London Central Build Blog – Week 52

Fantastic progress yet again this week, as various elements of the project come together as we continue to head towards making the site ready for initial occupancy.

Power supply for meet me room VESDA being installed

Power supply for meet me room VESDA being installed

Clips for VESDA pipework installed on wall and ceiling grid

Clips for VESDA pipework installed on wall and ceiling grid

VESDA pipework being fitted in meet me room

VESDA pipework being fitted in meet me room

VESDA pipework in first data hall reaching completion

VESDA pipework in first data hall reaching completion

Power for core UPS systems installed

Power for core UPS systems installed

Power for core UPS systems installed

Power for core UPS systems installed

Speedy Fuels delivery - generators now ready for commissioning

Speedy Fuels delivery – generators now ready for commissioning

Our first two generator sets are now fuelled and ready for commissioning in the coming weeks

Our first two generator sets are now fuelled and ready for commissioning in the coming weeks

Power feed for fork lift charging station installed

Power feed for fork lift charging station installed in warehouse / loading bay

Network cabling run in for cooling system control units

Network cabling run in for cooling system control units

Cabling for the future second data hall on the ground floor awaiting their final pull into the meet me room

Cabling for the future second data hall on the ground floor awaiting their final pull into the meet me room

An exclusive look at our custom made APC quarter rack enclosures

An exclusive look at our custom made APC quarter rack enclosures

An exclusive look at our custom made APC quarter rack enclosures

An exclusive look at our custom made APC quarter rack enclosures

Our new BT duct installed on Old Jamaica Road

Our new BT duct installed on Old Jamaica Road

London Central Build Blog – Week 51

Much progress has been made again this week across many areas of the project, as we head towards our launch.

Small VESDA unit installed for sampling air in the meet me and electrical intake rooms

Small VESDA unit installed for sampling air in the meet me and electrical intake rooms

Power outlets installed for the A side of the core UPS system

Power outlets installed for the A side of the core UPS system

Custom made cooling control box installed for backup AC supply in meet me room

Custom made cooling control box installed for backup AC supply in meet me room

Conduit run into top of outlets ahead of commissioning

Conduit run into top of outlets ahead of commissioning

Testing operation of the backup AC controller

Testing operation of the backup AC controller

Secondary cooling controller being installed for primary cooling from main evaporative system

Secondary cooling controller being installed for primary cooling from main evaporative system

VESDA system being installed in first data hall

VESDA system being installed in first data hall

A-side power distribution installed in cold corridor

A-side power distribution installed in cold corridor

B-side power distribution installed in cold corridor

B-side power distribution installation under way in cold corridor

Supplies in place for first two generators, ahead of finalisation

Supplies in place for first two generators, ahead of finalisation

Generator feed breakouts to external compound including custom junction boxes for control cables

Generator feed breakouts to external compound, including custom junction boxes for control cables

VESDA pipework installation begins

VESDA pipework installation begins

VESDA pipework leading to first containment pod

VESDA pipework leading to first containment pod

VESDA pipework reaching the far side of the first data hall

VESDA pipework reaching the far side of the first data hall

VESDA pipework backbone which feeds back to the control and analysis unit

VESDA pipework backbone which feeds back to the control and analysis unit

Next week will see many of the elements completed, along with a primary emphasis on finalising all cable runs ahead of a period of commissioning.

London Central Build Blog – Week 50

Cabling, termination and commissioning continues this week, as we head towards taking the site live very soon.

Power cable reaching the electrical intake room on overhead containment system

Power cable reaching the electrical intake room on overhead containment system

Cable coiled together for one of the generators, ready for taking outside through the cladding onto the cable ladder

Cable coiled together for one of the generators, ready for taking outside through the cladding onto the cable ladder

Cabling pulled through awaiting break out to generators in external compound

Cabling pulled through awaiting break out to generators in external compound

Power cables exiting facility to generator compound

Power cables exiting facility to generator compound

Power cables exiting facility to generator compound

Power cables exiting facility to generator compound

Power cables being tied into containment basket internally

Power cables being tied into containment basket internally

Power cables for one generator set tied into the cable ladder system

Power cables for one generator set tied into the cable ladder system

A look at the cable path down the side of the generator set

A look at the cable path down the side of the generator set

A look at the cable path down the side of the generator set

A look at the cable path down the side of the generator set

A look at the containment frame being fitted above the meet-me room infrastructure

A look at the containment frame being fitted above the meet-me room infrastructure

Meet-me room containment frame in place

Meet-me room containment frame in place

Containment frame complete with basket, ready for livening up any manner of connectivity requirements

Containment frame complete with basket, ready for livening up any manner of connectivity requirements

Backup / failover AC system being fitted into meet-me room

Backup / failover AC system being fitted into meet-me room

Containment for AC feeds to external condenser being fitted

Containment for AC feeds to external condenser being fitted

Copper piping feeds run to external cladding

Copper piping feeds run to external cladding

External pipework and cable containment installed, along with bracket for external condenser

External pipework and cable containment installed, along with bracket for external condenser

External condenser in place ahead of gas and electrical connections being made

External condenser in place ahead of gas and electrical connections being made

External portion of the backup / failover meet-me room AC system completed

External portion of the backup / failover meet-me room AC system completed

Internal portion of the backup / failover meet-me room AC system completed

Internal portion of the backup / failover meet-me room AC system completed

London Central Build Blog – Week 49

Cable pulling and system commissioning is now in full swing here at the London Central facility, which is a very exciting time for our entire team. Things are coming together very quickly now, and the data centre will soon have power and connectivity flowing through it as we head into a testing phase shortly thereafter.

We took delivery of our forklift this week, which will be employed to move heavy equipment around our campus moving forwards - it will be getting a full respray and livery soon

We took delivery of our new forklift this week, which will be employed to move heavy equipment around our campus moving forwards – it will be getting a full respray and livery soon

Final containment bridge in place, linking the first pod with the network backbone which runs across the entire data floor

Final containment bridge in place, linking the first pod with the network backbone which runs across the entire data floor

Custom power distribution enclosures being built on-site

Custom power distribution enclosures being built on-site

APC maintenance bypass switch for UPS being fitted with custom fabricated rack ears

APC maintenance bypass switch for UPS being fitted with custom fabricated rack ears, for fitment into power distribution rack

Test fitting of APC maintenance bypass switch in power distribution rack

Test fitting of APC maintenance bypass switch in power distribution rack

Customised door panel for power distribution enclosure, ahead of assembly

Customised door panel for power distribution enclosure, ahead of assembly

Customised door panel for power distribution enclosure, ahead of assembly

Customised door panel for power distribution enclosure, ahead of assembly

Power distribution enclosure being fitted with modified and sprayed door panels

Power distribution enclosure being fitted with modified and sprayed door panels

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Power distribution enclosure door panel assembly underway

Power distribution enclosure door panel assembly completed

Power distribution enclosure door panel assembly completed

Custom built internals for power distribution enclosure

Custom built internals for power distribution enclosure

Fully assembled power distribution enclosure ahead of internal wiring and final commissioning

Fully assembled power distribution enclosure ahead of internal wiring and final commissioning

Containment run in place for cabling to external generators

Containment run in place for cabling to external generators

Containment run in place for cabling to external generators

Containment run in place for cabling to external generators

External cable ladder system installed to generators

External cable ladder system being installed on generators

External cable ladder system being installed on generators

External cable ladder system being installed on generators

External cable ladder system joining the generator sets to the facility cladding

External cable ladder system joining the generator sets to the facility cladding

Cable basket affixed to generators and cladding

Cable basket affixed to generators and cladding

Basket affixed to cladding, ahead of cable exit holes and glands being cut and fitted

Basket affixed to cladding, ahead of cable exit holes and glands being cut and fitted

Final cable ladder elements being fitted

Final cable ladder elements being fitted

Internal generator containment spine along external cladding, ahead of cable exits being cut into the external facial

Internal generator containment spine along external cladding, ahead of cable exits being cut into the external facade

New fire alarm call points being installed throughout the facility

New fire alarm call points being installed throughout the facility, along with install and commissioning of centralised alarm and VESDA systems

New fire alarm call points being installed throughout the facility, along with install and commissioning of centralised alarm and VESDA systems

New fire alarm call points being installed throughout the facility, along with install and commissioning of centralised alarm and VESDA systems

Ceiling void alarm notification points fitted to data hall ceiling

Ceiling void alarm notification points fitted to data hall ceiling

VESDA system and power supply units fitted to data hall entry point

VESDA system and power supply units fitted to data hall entry point

London Central Build Blog – Week 48

With the final elements of the facility wide containment systems now finalised, we can run headlong into the final stage of the project, which will involve running cabling, commissioning the power and network, and final testing. With all being well we are hoping to welcome existing and pre-sale customers into the new site very soon, with absolute finalisation to follow (smaller ancillary works such as signage, finishing touches, etc).

Multi-tiered containment basket running across pod rows

Multi-tiered containment basket running across pod rows

Second pod bridge in place between backbone containment and racks

Second pod bridge in place between backbone containment and racks

Second pod containment bridge in place

Second pod containment bridge in place

A look at the containment system taking shape

A look at the containment system taking shape

Inter-pod containment bridge in place, to allow for maximum cross-connect flexibility

Inter-pod containment bridge in place, to allow for maximum cross-connect flexibility

Power and network bridges between rows in place through cold aisle

Power and network bridges between rows in place through cold aisle

First UPS power cabling being installed

First UPS power cabling being installed

UPS cable bridging through cold aisle for first UPS run

UPS cable bridging through cold aisle for first UPS run

Power cable running into distribution rack, ahead of power management fit out

Power cable running into distribution rack, ahead of power management fit out

Power cabling being tied into containment backbone

Power cabling being tied into containment backbone

Main power cable exit point from primary power riser onto first floor data hall

Main power cable exit point from primary power riser onto first floor data hall

Power cabling to second pod tied into containment bridge

Power cabling to second pod tied into containment bridge

Final networking bridge in place between first pod and main backbone, thus completing the containment system for the first two online pods

Final networking bridge in place between first pod and main backbone, thus completing the containment system for the first two online pods

A look at the scale of the first cable pull - 4 initial cables weighing close to 500kg

A look at the scale of the first cable pull – 4 initial cables weighing close to 500kg

Ground floor rear warehouse flooring taking shape

Ground floor rear warehouse flooring taking shape