Bradford-based Mansfield Pollard and BladeRoom Data Centres have announced a new partnership, paving the way for the businesses to collaborate and deliver industry-leading cooling solutions for the fast-growing data centre market in the UK and globally.
The new agreement builds on a 15-year-long relationship, during which time both businesses have used their history of developing high-quality engineering solutions to support the high-tech and mission-critical market of data centre cooling.
Building on this foundation, the partnership will see the two companies collaborate on industry-leading research and development to meet growing demand for advanced air and chilled water-based cooling solutions: supporting evolving AI and high-performance computing applications.
Significant results have already been achieved, with over 210MW of IT cooling delivered to date, and further systems in production.
These solutions are designed to be adaptable and forward-looking, accommodating new compute technologies while maintaining compatibility with legacy estates.
As cooling requirements continue to increase with the latest chipsets and processing densities, the partnership will place added emphasis on innovative approaches, including hybrid system architectures that combine the strengths of air and liquid cooling.
These designs enable seamless integration within new or existing facilities, and support retrofitting strategies that extend the lifecycle of established data centres.
The solutions developed by Mansfield Pollard and BladeRoom Data Centres are not only meeting growing thermal demands, but are also built with sustainability, resilience, and operational efficiency at their core.
Louise Ellis-Frankland, chief executive of Mansfield Pollard, said: “Mansfield Pollard and BladeRoom Data Centres have always been aligned in our values, especially when it comes to sustainability, energy efficiency, and technological advances.
“Both companies have a strong focus on responsible manufacturing and driving innovation, making this partnership a natural evolution in our longstanding relationship.
“Our expertise in creating custom, highly energy-efficient air management solutions integrates seamlessly with BladeRoom’s focus on low-energy, highly efficient data centres of any scale, anywhere in the world.
“Our partnership aims to combine the best of these specialisms and together, we aim to take operational resilience to an unprecedented level.
“However, it’s not just about meeting the needs of today; together we’re anticipating the future, and our goal is to provide solutions that are so efficient they set a new standard in the industry.”
Will Thornton, chief executive of BladeRoom Data Centres, said: “As a company that prides itself on delivering low-energy, high-efficiency data centre infrastructure solutions at any scale, our partnership with Mansfield Pollard adds a whole new dimension to what we can offer our clients.
“Their innovative technologies align seamlessly with our commitment to dramatically reduce energy consumption and build the world’s most efficient, sustainable, and operationally superior data centres.”
Head of sales for BladeRoom Data Centres, Edward Dusting, added: “This collaboration also focuses on retrofitting our existing facilities with cutting-edge, energy-efficient cooling technologies, be that via air or water.
“This ensures that already established data centre estates, such as those delivered for our partners Ark Data Centres, always achieve optimal performance whilst becoming future-ready, AI-optimised infrastructure ready for the next generation of innovation.”