A leading UK-based specialist in smart electrical switchgear and critical power systems is expanding into the United States to fill the equipment, skills and services gaps created by an unprecedented boom in data centre construction.
Prism Power Group, with its HQ in Watford, North London, is looking to purchase a U.S business that already has UL Certification (for compliance, safety and quality assurance regulations) and is raising 40million USD for the acquisition and expansion in the UK.
With surging data centre demand (fuelled by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital services) straining power infrastructure and outpacing domestic capacity, U.S. developers are actively seeking trusted overseas suppliers to simply keep pace and projects on track.
Prism is very well-placed to take advantage, having forged its reputation on delivering complete mechanical and electrical infrastructure for modular data centre initiatives in the UK and across Europe since 2005. Its engineers have executed a variety of end-to-end installations, from high-voltage substations and backup generators to the low-voltage switchboards that safeguard servers, in tightly scheduled, turnkey data centre projects.
Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Director at Prism Power Group, explains: “The scale and urgency is such that America’s data centre expansion has become an international endeavour, and we’re again able to punch well above our weight in providing the niche expertise that’s missing and will augment strained local supply chains – on the ground, straight away.
“Major power manufacturers in the United States are ramping up production, while global giants have announced new stateside factories for transformers and switchgear components, aiming to cut lead times and ease the backlog – but those investments will take years to bear fruit and that is time the U.S. data centre market simply doesn’t have.”
Keith Hall, CEO at Prism Power Group, adds: “For overseas engineering companies like us with uniquely skilled contractors and technicians, plus a proven track-record in modular power systems that can be built off-site, the time is now and represents an exceptional opening into the world’s fastest-growing infrastructure market. Equally, for the U.S. sector, the willingness to look globally for critical power systems excellence will prove vital in keeping ambitious build-outs on schedule and preventing the data centre explosion from hitting a capacity wall.”
For further information on the company visit: prismpower.co.uk while for partnership and investment queries email Adhum Wolde-Luhl: acw@prismpower.co.uk
