Sudlows delivers data centre project for Stockport Council

Infrastructure specialist, Sudlows, was commissioned by Stockport Council to deliver a state of the art data centre to support current and future needs.

Monday, 4th July 2016 Posted 8 years ago in by Phil Alsop

The ?300,000 contract included a number of new facilities to increase capacity, improved energy efficiency and ease of management via a single interface. The data centre will the first in the UK to be fitted with a very advanced cooling system developed by global manufacturer Airedale.

Adrian Davies, Stockport Council’s IT Operations Manager said: “Stockport is an innovative Council delivering a wide range of public services to around 286,000 residents.

“The essential infrastructure provided by the Sudlows team forms one part of our wider Digital by Design programme, which aims to improve our digital offer through a new website and make better use of the data the Council holds.

“This new facility will help us to deliver this by providing additional resilience, security and reduce energy costs from our core facility.

Chris Dummett, Commercial Director at Sudlows commented: “Stockport Council is a dynamic Council who aim to deliver a wider range of digital services to the local residents of Stockport. This important project will not only allow for greater expansion of services and access for residents, but will also deliver a more environmental, reliable and energy efficient system.”

Paul Golding, Sales Engineer, Airedale International Air Conditioning Ltd added: “Airedale worked closely with infrastructure specialists, Sudlows, to develop a resilient cooling solution for Stockport Council that incorporates the SmartCool™ SV DX inverter-driven PAC. The SmartCool™ SV provides a highly efficient route to cooling that delivers excellent part-load efficiencies, very precise control and lower capacity turndown that are maximised via integration with Airedale’s ACIS™ building management system.”