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What Were the Key factors impacting data centre developments during 2025?

Mark Acton — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:34:46 +0000

2025 has been a transformative year for data centre development. Shaped by the growth of AI deployments to new priorities in data centre site selection and power availability, the data centre industry is having to adapt at a rapid pace. In this blog, Head of Technical Due-Diligence, Mark Acton, explores the key factors that impacted […]

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Future-tech joins Nscale to strengthen worldwide AI infrastructure design and execution

Mark Acton — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:18:18 +0000

We’re proud to announce the acquisition of Future-tech by global AI hyperscaler, Nscale, as it continues to scale the delivery of AI-ready infrastructure across Europe and North America. With Future-tech’s specialist knowledge of technical data centre design, build and management services and proven history of delivering secure, resilient, and high-performance infrastructure for complex environments, this […]

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What is Future-tech’s Data Centre Consultancy Service?

Mark Acton — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:40:30 +0000

Future-tech offers a fully customised consultancy service, providing data centre–specific expertise across a wide range of topics and disciplines, without being limited to any single area of specialisation. This flexible service is based upon world-leading data centre expertise developed over several decades of designing, building, maintaining and operating data centres. This expertise and experience is […]

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Sustainability Reporting Service for Data Centres

Mark Acton — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:06:28 +0000

As sustainability expectations grow across industries, data centres face increasing pressure to align with regulatory frameworks and environmental best practices. Future-tech’s Sustainability Reporting Service is designed to help clients navigate these challenges, establishing a robust, measurable sustainability strategy tailored specifically for data centre environments. What is The Sustainability Reporting Service? Sustainability reporting is a way […]

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Assess Your Data Centre Development Plans with a Site Red, Amber, Green (RAG) Assessment

Emma Douglas — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:55:47 +0000

What is a Site Red, Amber, Green (RAG) Assessment? The Future-tech Site RAG (Red, Amber, Green) assessment offers a high-level summary of a site’s suitability for data centre development. Applicable for both buy and sell sides, this assessment highlights key risks associated with a site and outlines recommended next steps. The process is designed to […]

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Comprehensive Site Due Diligence with Our Site Maturity Model (SMM) Assessment

Emma Douglas — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:12:14 +0000

What is the Site Maturity Model (SMM)? The Future-tech Site Maturity Model (SMM) Assessment offers a comprehensive due diligence review for potential data centre sites. Applicable to both buyers and sellers, the model identifies areas that may require additional examination by investors or other interested parties and features approximately 200 line-items. The Future-tech Site Maturity […]

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Data Centre Water Usage in the UK vs. the US – The Real Facts!

Mark Acton — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:37:31 +0000

In recent months, headlines have painted an alarming picture of data centres draining precious water resources, particularly in the UK and Europe. But the real story is far more nuanced than the headlines suggest… This blog aims to set the record straight. Following the recent article by the BBC ‘Concern UK’s AI ambitions could lead […]

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The Data Centre Skills Shortage

Mark Acton — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:41:35 +0000

As demand for digital infrastructure increases, the data centre industry faces a growing challenge: a persistent shortage of skilled professionals. Without a concerted effort to bridge the data centre skills gap, the industry may struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing demand for digital services at the current rate of expansion. In this blog post, […]

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software in Data Centre Design

Tom Newson — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:51:18 +0000

What is Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD?) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a field of engineering that uses specialised computer software to solve complex numerical equations to predict the behaviour of a fluid and calculate variables such as the velocity, temperature and pressure of the fluid within a space. Data Centre Design and Analysis using Reality […]

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Advancing Nuclear-Powered Data Centres: Future-tech and Deep Atomic’s Strategic Partnership.

James Wilman — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:26:49 +0000

As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) continue to drive unprecedented demand for scalable, high-density infrastructure, the need for resilient, location-flexible energy solutions has never been more urgent… In an aim to meet these escalating demands, Future-tech is proud to announce their strategic partnership with Deep Atomic, a pioneer in on-site nuclear integration for […]

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