Acquires site for a new DC to accommodate growth from the corporate market; delivery of service to commence in January.

IXEurope, a Europe based data center services company, recently announced that it has acquired a new site to convert into a data center in London to accommodate strong growth from the corporate market, including leading financial services organisations.

First customers, for over 20% of the space, have already been signed and delivery of service will commence in January, says the company. With approximately 30,000 sq. ft. of net area, the data center is the first new facility to be opened in London in over four years. Located in Park Royal, West London, it will become IXEurope's third facility in London and tenth across Europe following its acquisition last month of a 13-acre (5 hectare) data center and business continuity campus in Frankfurt, Germany.

"This acquisition is part of a Europe-wide expansion plan which we are executing over the coming months at IXEurope with the aim of maintaining our industry-record annual year-on-year revenue growth of over 35%," said Guy Willner, CEO, IXEurope. "Having reviewed our business we decided on a plan to ensure the next five years' growth for the company based on our significant success rate in providing high-end datacentre services to enterprise and web businesses across Europe. This new London IXDatacentre puts us in a commanding position in the market."

"We have conducted a rigorous review of all potential sites on the market and this is the only property available to meet IXEurope's high standards. The site is undergoing a substantial refit and provides us with considerable capacity to meet the strong demand we are experiencing for data center based services in the region," added Guy Willner.