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WINVIC CONSTRUCTION ENTERS DATA CENTRE MARKET, BUILDING ON CORE CAPABILITIES
Danny Cross, Director – Head of Data Centre Delivery, Winvic Construction
Data centres have become one of Winvic Construction’ s core specialist areas – alongside Industrial & Logistics; Multi-room; and Civils & Infrastructure. Danny Cross, Director – Head of Data Centre Delivery, explains why entering this market was a natural next step and how it builds on the company’ s existing expertise.
Winvic Construction, a leading contractor specialising in the design and delivery of private and public sector construction and civil engineering projects, has announced its expansion into the data centre market.
This transition will see Winvic deliver purpose-built, resilient and scalable data centre solutions to meet growing market demand, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, operational excellence and supporting the digital economy.
As a Tier 1 partner of the UK’ s most complex industrial and infrastructure developments, Winvic has built a record of disciplined delivery and the highest standards of quality. Its move into the data centre market is part of its ongoing growth and diversification, bringing its core values and expertise to a rapidly expanding market.
“ Over the last 18 months we have focused on developing our supply chain, upskilling our teams and recruiting new expertise,” said Danny Cross, Director – Head of Data Centre Delivery at Winvic.“ Working alongside specialist MEP partners, we’ re combining civil engineering scale and management with technical precision to deliver data centres designed for uptime, resilience and scalability.
“ This marks a significant milestone in Winvic’ s evolution as we expand into one of the fastest-growing construction sectors whilst maintaining our commitment to quality, collaboration and excellence.”
Danny Nelson, Managing Director of Industrial, Logistics and Data Centres at Winvic, said:“ Our entry into the data centre market is a natural evolution of our capabilities as these developments share similar attributes to buildings we ' ve been specialising in for over 25 years. Our proven delivery of largescale and complex industrial and logistics projects, rigorous safety and
“ quality standards through our‘ Doing It Right’ culture and collaborative approach, gives us a strong advantage."
Danny Cross, Director – Head of Data Centre Delivery at Winvic, shares more of the details behind the transition.
What trends in client demand or technological advancement have been the driving force behind this initiative and why now?
Over the past few years, we’ ve seen a rise in data centre demand driven by rapid cloud adoption and AI acceleration. Clients are facing increased pressure to deliver data centres closer to end-users. The market is growing rapidly and we’ ve
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