Ark Data Centres (UK): Alliance Park 1

Alliance Park, situated in Ealing, West London (Concord Road / Western Avenue, W3 0RZ), is Ark Data Centres’ flagship modular campus designed for high performance, sustainability, and agility. The site was acquired from the Renault Retail Group’s former facility, with construction commencing toward a go-live target in 2025. Geographically, Alliance Park offers excellent access to central London, major transport corridors (M4, A406), and connectivity to the UK’s dense digital infrastructure.As part of Ark’s broader campus strategy, it supports scalable growth and modular deployment to meet evolving customer demand. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Total compute / campus target capacity: 50 MW across two data centres within the campus design. 
• Tier-3 resilience: the campus is designed to deliver Tier-3 or better reliability through redundant infrastructure and modular fault isolation. 
• Modular design & steel-centric construction: Ark uses prefabricated, recyclable steel structures to reduce lead time, waste, and improve flexibility. 
• Low-carbon / efficiency targets: designed to achieve sub-1.3 PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) metrics.
• Cooling technologies: the facility will leverage direct air cooling, indirect air cooling, and liquid cooling systems tailored to workload density and ambient conditions. 
• Sustainability & resource efficiency: inclusion of rainwater harvesting, prioritization of recyclable steel, reduced concrete use, and built-in adaptability. 
• Carrier and cloud interconnect potential: built to support cross-connects, hybrid colocation setups, and strong relationships with fiber providers. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Multi-layered physical security, consistent with high-integrity data centres. 
• 24/7 surveillance (CCTV), access control, and monitoring systems. 
• Carrier-neutral access: customers retain flexibility of connectivity choice without lock-in. 
• Built to support compliance frameworks: Ark emphasizes that its facilities are designed to meet enterprise, healthcare, financial, and regulated customer requirements. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral facility: supports multiple network, bandwidth, and cloud interconnect providers. 
• Cross-connect and interconnection services: enabled to link onsite networks, cloud, and external carriers efficiently. 
• Location advantage in London’s connectivity ecosystem, giving low-latency paths to major peering and cloud hubs. 
• Integration with Ark’s regional campus network ensures cross-site interconnectivity as the campus expands. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Global and regional enterprises requiring proximity to London and low-latency access to UK cloud / network infrastructure
• Cloud service providers, hyperscalers, and AI/ML workloads needing high-density compute capacity
• Financial, fintech, and trading firms demanding reliable, resilient infrastructure in London’s financial corridor
• Telecommunications, media/content distribution, and network operators needing flexible interconnect and peering capability
• Businesses with sustainability goals, as Alliance Park emphasizes carbon footprint reduction and energy efficiency