Build and facilities
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Wallonia pours another hyperscale shell
BESIX has taken another hyperscale data centre EPC contract in Hainaut, extending Wallonia’s role in Europe’s delivery chain.
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Scotland’s grid problem reaches the warehouse
Opna says transformers, switchgear, cables, and manufacturer access could slow Scotland’s data centre expansion despite grid investment.
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AI capacity runs into the labour ledger
Turner & Townsend says data centre construction demand is rising while labour shortages, MEP pressure, and contractor capacity tighten delivery risk.
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Norway’s build-out reaches the trades
EQVA has secured Norwegian data centre work covering piping, mechanical installation, electrical services, and commissioning support.
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Tonstad puts water on the ledger
GreenScale’s 300MW Norwegian campus gives measurable form to data centre sustainability, from WUE and heat export to backup fuel.
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Strasbourg bids for Europe’s AI factory
The ÆTHER consortium is targeting two Strasbourg industrial sites for AI gigafactory capacity tied to European sovereignty and grid delivery.
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Paris turns power into rent
SEGRO and Pure DC are taking their powered-land data centre model into Paris with a planned 48MW facility and secured grid capacity.
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Data centre work reaches the ground
Keller’s upgraded outlook shows data centre demand reaching foundation contractors.
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Haydock gets the power-room factory
AVK is scaling modular electrical rooms for data centre delivery.
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Nscale draws debt into the AI build-out
Nscale has closed a $900m facility for global AI infrastructure.