EMCOR UK launches full lifecycle data centre operations service
EMCOR UK has introduced a Data Centre Operations solution that delivers services across the full lifecycle of data centre operations, from initial design and build through to ongoing management and maintenance.
The decision to launch the end-to-end offering is in response to the accelerating demand for data centres, driven by the growth of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud services, analytics, and edge computing. With more organisations relying on the ability to store and process significant volumes of data, requirements for data centre uptime, resilience, and efficiency continue to increase.
Comprehensive lifecycle coverage
The new solution aims to provide customers not only with modern site development but also with upgrades to existing facilities, ensuring that critical infrastructure is maintained and enhanced to achieve optimum operational performance.
EMCOR UK's services include maximising uptime and reliability, strengthening operational safety, compliance and security, managing risk and resilience to maintain continuity, and supporting sustainability and energy efficiency goals. Optimisation of metrics such as Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is a core element of the offering, alongside delivering scalability to support rapid business growth and the shift to smarter operations.
Design to build and beyond
The company's dedicated data centre team will oversee all aspects from project inception. This covers the initial design stage, where EMCOR UK collaborates with clients to ensure data centres are efficient, resilient, and sustainable through construction, delivering high-performance sites via precision engineering and coordinated project management.
Once operational, EMCOR UK will provide ongoing management by employing a forward-thinking methodology. This is intended to support continuous efficiency, resilience and sustainability across evolving digital requirements.
The engineering teams will handle system health through advanced monitoring, proactive maintenance, and technical support. The goal is to sustain uptime and anticipate technical issues before they lead to operational disruptions.
Leadership and approach
Steve Clifford, Director of Data Centres at EMCOR UK, underscores the company's commitment to meeting both current and future data centre requirements for its customers:
"Our end-to-end self-delivered solution offer customers a complete design, build, management and maintenance solution. Providing them with the uptime, assurance and resilience they need to meet today's data centre demands while also creating readiness for future sustainability, scaling and growth, to deliver peak performance for their data centre operations."
Responding to industry trends
Within the wider sector, there is increasing pressure on data centres to address sustainability, minimise environmental impact, and operate with greater energy efficiency. EMCOR UK's solution has been established to respond to this need by taking a comprehensive, managed approach and aligning infrastructure improvements with environmental and regulatory requirements.
The move sees EMCOR UK joining a growing number of organisations aiming to offer integrated services spanning the entire data centre lifecycle. The firm's expertise in engineering, facility management and critical infrastructure has been positioned as a foundation for supporting clients through both technological advancement and greater operational complexity within the industry.
The new solution is part of EMCOR UK's broader facilities management capabilities, which adapt to the shifting priorities faced by modern businesses in terms of technology adoption, sustainability strategies, and the management of core assets.
