Ans group limited: MANOC5 Data Center

The MANOC5 Data Center is part of the ANS / UKFast Manchester cluster, located at 8 Blackmore Road, Trafford Park in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. It operates among the trio of MANOC5, MANOC6 & MANOC7 in a shared campus development under the ANS brand. 

Strategically, being based in Trafford Park gives MANOC5 excellent access to Manchester’s connectivity ecosystem, proximity to major highways (M60), and nearby interconnection to carrier hotels and major network backbones. The facility is part of ANS’s managed services and colocation platform, supporting both internal managed infrastructure and external colocation customers.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• The MANOC5 / MANOC6 / MANOC7 complex supports a gross 3.5 MVA incoming power feed, with a net IT load of ~2 MW across the three linked buildings. 
• The buildings cover a total of ~14,000 sq ft of net usable space (out of ~22,000 sq ft gross across the three buildings). 
• The facility houses up to 650 racks in combined capacity.
• Typical cabinet power: 16–32 A per cabinet, supporting ~3.5–7 kW average per rack. 
• Cooling and environmental systems: Redundant cooling in place (N+1 or equivalent), designed to support continuous operation under load. 
• The site was secured and upgraded with perimeter fencing, vehicle gate, trap, and a security lodge following acquisition. 
• Modular distribution across the buildings allows scaling and cross-building resilience

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Certifications: ISO 27001 (security certification) held by the site. 
• The facility also supports PCI DSS and UK Government IL4 capability accreditation in service offerings. 
• 24/7 on-site technical and security staff. 
• Multiple layers of physical security including controlled gates, fencing, vehicle traps, and secure building shell. 
• Access control measures: biometric or card-based authentication, CCTV, logging of access, etc. (implied from standard data center practices and ANS’s managed services model). 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral environment: multiple ISPs and network providers are present on-site. 
• On-net networks: e.g. Cogent, euNetworks, and others are listed as providers present in building. 
• Cross-connect and peering enabled between internal ANS services and external customers. 
• Redundant network paths to ensure resilience in connectivity routing. (While explicit path redundancy is not publicly disclosed, this is a common requirement for such facilities and implied by “high quality environment” descriptions) 

💼 Who It Serves

• ANS’s managed service clients, including web hosting, application services, and managed infrastructure
• External colocation customers seeking mid-sized footprint in the Manchester area
• Enterprises and service providers requiring proximity to Manchester’s digital and network ecosystem
• Content, cloud, and SaaS providers needing low-latency links in Northern England
• Organizations requiring certified infrastructure (ISO 27001, PCI DSS, IL4) and high availability