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Why Now is the Best Time to Join the Data Centre Industry
Our Head of Talent, Oli, and Early Careers Specialist, Tianna, explain how to get into the data centre industry, what makes a great hire, and why data centre power is one of the most stable career paths in tech right now.
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AVK Secures Majority Investment from Partners Group
The first external investment in our 36-year history sees Partners Group become majority shareholder alongside our management, backing AVK's growth as a European leader in prime, standby, modular, and dispatchable power solutions. Building upon our long-standing heritage in mission-critical systems, the investment from Partners Group will support the roll-out of an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) model for data centre operators.
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AVK and Pure DC Deploy Europe’s First Data Centre Microgrid
Designed to support phased data centre delivery without burdening Ireland’s national grid, the 110MW microgrid solution will ease energy constraints and help accelerate cloud and AI deployments. The first-of-its-kind in Europe, this scalable energy solution complements long‑term grid connection and renewable integration while accelerating data centre development, and providing an entirely off-grid solution in the meantime.
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AVK and Rolls-Royce Sign New Five-Year Capacity Agreement
Moving beyond 2024’s record-breaking achievements that we achieved alongside Rolls-Royce, this new strategically integrated, longer‑term alliance formalises a five‑year capacity partnership between Rolls‑Royce’s Power Systems division and ourselves. This secures guaranteed production slots for mtu Series 4000 generator sets.
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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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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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AVK Announced as GeN+1 Impact Sponsor, Strengthening Efforts to Inspire the Next Generation of Data Centre Professionals
GeN+1 welcomes AVK as its latest Impact Sponsor. This partnership marks a significant step in both organisations’ shared mission to raise awareness of the data centre industry among young professionals and create career pathways in this rapidly growing sector.
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