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AVK’s Brand, One Year On: From Visibility to a New Category

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How Big Ideas Become Real-World Impact

Our CEO and our Founder, Ben and Chris Pritchard, unveil AVK’s journey from the very beginning. We hear firsthand the inspiration behind AVK, the journey of the last 36 years, and the future we’re shaping.

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AVK and Landmark Power Holdings Agreement: Low-Carbon, Prime Power

AVK and Landmark Power Holdings (LMPH) are soon to be collaborating on delivering low-carbon, resilient power solutions for mission-critical and hyperscale data centres. This agreement marks the next step in preparing for future-ready power infrastructure, combining AVK’s resilient microgrid expertise with LMPH’s proven FLEXPOWER PLUS® technology. The partnership supports the advancement of carbon capture technology commercialisation, particularly within the UK market and includes a planned project pipeline for collaboration.

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Powering European Data Centre Growth

Our core market is expanding fast across Europe, and we are expanding to keep ahead of it. The industry is rising to this challenge with its usual resourcefulness, however at the same time, the challenges for data centre operators are getting bigger.

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AVK Welcomes Wayne Searle as Our New Chief People Officer

Joining us as Chief People Officer, we’re overjoyed to welcome Wayne Searle into AVK. Wayne brings nearly two decades of international HR leadership experience across the data centre and technology sectors. He also holds extensive M&A experience including leading the £2.8 billion E&I Engineering acquisition integration at Vertiv. For us, Wayne demonstrates our clear commitment to talent development and our people-centric growth strategy. After all, we are powered by people.

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Data Centre Dispatchable Capacity: A Major Opportunity for Europe’s Energy Transition

Europe's energy landscape is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented power demands, driven by AI. A new research paper, a collaboration between AVK and Wärtsilä, presents a compelling vision for how data centre microgrids can become a cornerstone of Europe's energy transition. By leveraging dispatchable power, data centre microgrids can save public sector grid infrastructure capex, curb emissions, minimise wasted energy, and provide a balanced and cost-effective pathway to net zero.