The site comprises circa 8 acres being strategically located adjacent to Trafford Park, Salford, Greater Manchester with very good access to all major road networks.
Trafford Park forms is one the largest mixed use commercial areas in the UK and sits within Greater Manchester the largest commercial area in the Uk outside London.
Halo West is strategically one of, if not the only site, within Manchester of any scale comprising a deliverable power supply (as below) and a consented data centre use (as below) which has driven the obvious demand from data centre operators with Manchester now being a tier1/2 location for data centre operators given the complete lack of any available power in the SE hub/s.
Key facts
- 8-acre prime data site near Trafford Park, Manchester’s premier commercial zone.
- 20 MVA power supply secured, ensuring uninterrupted operations.
- B1/B8 Planning Consent, optimized for data centre operators.
- Investor-ready with a projected value of £250M.
Power & utilities
IT
- TotalITLoad 12Mw -13.5Mw (peak PUE dependent)
- Cabinet Total – 1250
- Rack Power Density 9.6kW / Cabinet Average
(Increased density can be achieved with close coupled air or direct liquid cooling) - Target PUE -better than 1.2
Infrastructure Availability
- Overall -Tier III aligned (N+1 redundant / concurrently maintainable)
- Power -3 Sets of 4M3R Infrastructure
- Cooling – N+1 heat rejection, pumping and CRAH, with concurrently maintainable chilled water ring
- Comms – Dual meet me room
Ancillary – Dual loading bay / option dual goods lift
Utility
- Capacity – 20 MVA
- Basis – (dual connection)
- Source- ENWL Sale BSP
- Voltage 33kV
- Local Substation -Onsite
Cooling
- Topology- Air Cooled Through Wall
- Density – Average ~12kW per cabinet / Peak ~20kW per cabinet
- Heat Rejection Methodology – Free Cooling Chiller – (elevated water temps)
- High Density options – Air cooled through rear door or Direct Liquid Cooled with CDU.Can achieve densities 50kW to >150kW per cabinet
Power
- Onsite utility substation
- Dual onsite 11kV network
- 12# 1.5MW (IT) External Modular power pods with LV switchgear UPS and Battery 12# External 11kV/0.4kV Transformers
- 12# DCC Rated Generators (48-hour base tank fuel storage)
- On site PV option (roof)
Why Manchester?
- A Tier 1/2 data centre location with growing demand.
- Shortage of power in London & the South East, making Manchester the next key hub.
- Access to a skilled workforce, robust digital infrastructure, and major transport links.