Week 4 on site has seen the transformation of the office space really start to take shape. Emphasis has been placed on this side of the building so that our operational hub can be migrated to Bermondsey as soon as possible. As the pictures will begin to illustrate, we are maintaining our superb brand and corporate image, taking our stylistic offices to the next level with dramatic feature walls, interesting spaces and intrinsic design. This all creates a space which our staff are overjoyed to work in, and a space in which customers feel relaxed and at home.

As you can see, things are really beginning to take shape now. Week 5 will see things start to come together, with flooring and the early stages of furniture additions ahead of migrating our office to the new site shortly thereafter.

Week 3 focused largely on the final structural works in the office side of the facility, along with rewiring of the office electrical systems.

This week also saw us cut in our vision panels, which we are very excited about. We have never seen another data centre install anything like this before, so we are hoping it will be well received by our customers and the industry at large.

Can you guess exactly what these vision panels will allow for? We are keeping our cards close to our chest for the time being, however those with a keen eye will probably be able to work this out for themselves! We will present more detailed photos once the glass has been installed.

 

 

Much of the work undertaken this week has been behind the scenes, such as the rewiring of the office which is all hidden behind the walls, ceiling and under the floor. Another piece of structural work completed this week was the finalisation of the electrical intake room’s cabinet wall, which will take most of our new electrical switch gear.

The structure of the mezzanine floor has reached completion this week. This is the first major milestone to be reached in this project, meaning that primary building works are now complete.

 

This week also saw office works begin, with the removal of all existing flooring in this side of the building.

We have also begun to take delivery of our new Cisco core infrastructure. This has been delivered early to allow for all pre-configuration works to be carried out by our team, ready for our go live date.

Our new Cisco core will be faster and more resilient than the system it is replacing in Sutton. We are investing heavily in both network and power infrastructure at the new data centre, making it one of London’s most advanced hosting facilities.

We are now half way through week two, and can show you progress on the new mezzanine floor so far.

 

 

 

 

The mezzanine floor will be finished this coming Friday (24th January).

Build works are now well under way, with all areas of the facility seeing dramatic change. The office side of the facility has had its flooring removed ready for our new carpets and hard floors, which will be the first major installation on the office side of the site.

Serious works began at the new data centre this week, starting with clearing works to make way for the large mezzanine floor to be installed next week. As the first part to this blog, we will begin with a small selection of photos of the new facility prior to works beginning, followed by some update photos as clearing works are under way.

 

Clearing works began this week, preparing the site for the division of the warehouse into two data halls.

As you can see when comparing the first gallery to the shots above, much of the original ceiling rig has been removed, including lighting, duct work and cooling systems. This will be finalised towards the end of next week when the mezzanine floor is installed. You can also see where a new doorway has been cut on the first floor, which will lead from the first floor build room onto the new data floor.

This week has also seen the installation of cable tray systems throughout the office and amenities side of the building, ready for cable pulling to begin shortly. Check back next week for progress shots of the mezzanine installation.