Case Study: Compaq Data Centre
Centaur Properties Group
Compaq Factory, Moss Hill Industrial Estate, Ayr
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Centaur Group is behind plans to turn the former Compaq electronics plant in Ayr into a £25m data-centre.
Alan Fernback, whose Centaur Group owns a £100m portfolio of industrial, warehousing, offices, residential flats and land throughout the UK, has engaged Scottish businessman William Morris to negotiate a deal to convert the factory into a Tier 3 data storage facility.
Morris is talking to a number of companies, including Scottish Power and BT, to fit out the plant.
The plan is to turn the former circuit board manufacturing facility into a hosting data centre that will rent out computer services.
Chartered engineer Morris, who runs Energy Solutions Consultants in Glasgow, is managing the project and his firm has been asked to produce an eco-friendly facility that will include power generation from green sources.
"We are in early discussions, but we are talking about a large project," he said.
He estimated that it could employ up to 60 people. He said the project would not require any change of use approval from the local authority. It is thought the development could be in operation within 18 months.
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