Ark Data Centres (UK): Spring Park P2

Ark Spring Park P2 is one of multiple data center buildings on the Spring Park campus, located in Corsham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. The Spring Park campus is Ark’s flagship site, featuring modular design and a long-term capacity goal of 55 MW of compute capacity.  Spring Park benefits from its position in the UK’s “data corridor,” offering strong connectivity options and proximity to major network backbones. The campus comprises multiple buildings (SQ17, P1, P2, P3, P4, planned P5) and occupies about 38 acres, hosting 16 diverse fiber providers and between 10,000 and 13,000 rack positions. Ark markets Spring Park as a modern, high-efficiency, secure data campus that supports high-density workloads and scalable expansion. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Part of a campus-rated capacity: 46 MW IT load across the Spring Park site.
• Modular design allowing phased expansion. 
• Low PUE design practices, employing efficient cooling strategies. 
• Dedicated high-voltage infrastructure: P2 is supplied via a dedicated 150 kV substation, enabling scalable, robust power delivery. 
• Cooling system: combination of free cooling and mechanical cooling is used to maintain optimal operational temperature. 
• Campus scale: six buildings in total (SQ17, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) with multiple shared and private meet-me rooms and diverse fiber entry. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• The campus occupies a high-security 38-acre site, with perimeter protections and controlled entry. 
• Multiple fiber entry points to ensure entry diversity across buildings. 
• Accredited certifications: the Spring Park campus holds ISO 14001, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001. 
• The management of Ark P2 is independently audited; the Spring Park campus holds the Uptime Institute Management & Operations (M&O) Stamp of Approval. 
• 24/7 manned campus, controlled access, and extensive surveillance and logging. 
• Data halls are enclosed with high-security fencing and anti-climb features. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• The Spring Park campus is carrier-neutral, supporting multiple providers and cross-connect opportunities. 
• 16 diverse fiber providers serve the campus, supplying robust path resilience. 
• Meet-me rooms and shared / private MMRs allow interconnection across buildings.
• Cloud connectivity: hybrid colocation model enables direct connections to cloud providers via on-site cross connects. 
• Integration with campus-wide interconnection ecosystem, enabling traffic flows across Spring Park buildings. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Hyperscalers, cloud providers, and wholesale customers demanding large-scale capacity and high-density infrastructure
• Enterprises requiring secure and compliant data center footprint in the UK
• Telecom and network operators needing dense interconnection hubs
• Government and public sector organizations, especially through Ark’s Crown Hosting partnership
• Businesses pursuing sustainability goals, given Ark’s focus on efficiency, renewable energy, and carbon reduction