Gigabit December 2018

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management and property development.
He built the SYD10 Erskine Park I facility in
his previous role at FDC Construction before
moving client side.
“This building may be completely filled up
within a year of its opening, which is exciting
in itself. We have existing customers that are
energising or going live very soon after we hand
it over to them, so we’ve fitted-out two of the
six data halls and we’re in discussions about
the remaining four data halls to be leased.
“We’ve built-in the SCEC requirements
within the fabric of the building so that any
customer coming in can upgrade their data
suites to SCEC which allows for the government
work. It’s exciting to see so much interest
in the building, and in contrast to our previous
buildings, that has probably been a steady fill
over a four-year period.”
When it comes to construction, the business’
partners include key contractors, including
A.W Edwards, Barnwell Cambridge for
electrics, D&W Plumbing, Cummins, Schneider
and Parratech.
“Construction is always challenging,” he
explains, “but we’ve got well-established
relationships – and when you’re working with
people that have worked with you before, it
makes it a lot easier.
“The demand
that’s in the
market in
Sydney at the
moment is
unprecedented
with regards
to data centre
capacity”
—
Daniel Howard,
Director of Construction,
Digital Realty
DECEMBER 2018