Pulsant invests £1m in Birmingham datacentre
The move will aim to support rising AI demand across the Midlands
Pulsant is investing £1m in its Birmingham datacentre to bolster the facility’s capacity for AI workloads.
The digital infrastructure provider acquired the 2,405m² site from SCC last year and has since integrated it into its network of 14 regional datacentres in locations including Birmingham, Fareham, Manchester, Reading, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Rotherham, Milton Keynes, Maidenhead and Croydon.
Based five miles southeast of Birmingham city centre, the facility is now set for further infrastructure and security upgrades as well as a wider refurbishment.
The investment is aimed at meeting growing demand for computing capacity outside London, with Pulsant positioning Birmingham as a regional hub for AI workloads.
Pulsant pointed to rising technology investment across the Midlands as a driver behind the move as research conducted by the company found more than 60 per cent of businesses in the region expect to increase tech investment within two years, compared with 47 per cent nationally.
“We’re investing in our datacentres to meet the urgent need for ultra-low latency, sovereign, compute power across the UK,” said Pulsant CEO Rob Coupland.
“Our platform is here to support inference AI workloads today – and now we’re all set to scale in Birmingham as demand grows.”
Russell Brown, CEO of SCC, added: “As organisations adopt AI and manage increasingly critical workloads, they are placing greater importance on resilience, security and knowing where their data is stored and processed.
“Investments like this help strengthen regional capability, give organisations more choice and support the long-term growth of businesses across the Midlands and the wider UK.”
Pulsant noted that it worked with fibre network provider Zayo Europe to connect the Birmingham site to its nationwide platform.
Pulsant doubles down on datacentre investment
The announcement comes after Pulsant completed refinancing and extended its debt facilities to £187m in October.
The move was aimed at supporting the organisation’s future acquisitions and development of its datacentre portfolio.
A month later, it announced a further £4.5m investment in its Manchester datacentre.
In February, it invested £10m in a new datacentre in Milton Keynes.
In June, the organisation announced the completion of a £2m investment programme across its sites to modernise facilities and refresh interiors.