UK managed hosting provider CWCS has opened a new data centre in Beeston, Nottingham, quadrupling its rack capacity to more than 200 racks. The Tier-3-aligned facility is designed for enterprise workloads including high-density servers, GPU compute and AI training.
The site targets a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.15 using free cooling and hot-aisle containment, well below the UK industry average of approximately 1.5. It runs entirely on renewable electricity, with on-site solar panels supplementing grid supply. CWCS has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030.
We’re seeing a major increase in demand for colocation from organisations who want more control, lower cloud costs and a closer relationship with their provider.
The new facility offers colocation alongside CWCS’s existing cloud hosting and dedicated server products, with 24/7 on-site engineering support and fibre-optic connectivity throughout.
The expansion reflects a pattern among mid-market UK hosting providers: as hyperscale cloud pricing and lock-in concerns grow, regional operators are finding renewed demand from businesses that want physical proximity to their infrastructure. For CWCS, which has operated from Nottingham since its founding, the new site is a capacity play that also strengthens its local pitch.
