Lunar Digital becomes North West’s largest independent data centre operator with 15-year lease of new site at Manchester Technopark

Lunar Digital, a leader in the UK’s data centre market, has signed a 15-year lease on the Capitaland Ascendas REIT run Reynolds House in Manchester, adding 23,000 square feet of data centre space to its already substantial portfolio, making Lunar Digital the North West’s largest independent data centre operator.

The new site comprises two data centres, offering tier 2 and tier 3 colocation options through more than 20 carriers including their own Lunar Connect low latency high capacity network, making it one of the best-connected data centre facilities in the North West. In the coming years Lunar Digital will invest a seven-figure sum in the modernization of the site, substantially increasing its performance and energy efficiency.

Lunar Digital’s acquisition and development of the site’s two data centres, now named Lunar 1 and Lunar 2, represents an investment of millions of pounds into the modernization of Manchester’s colocation network, including the installation of their new cloud platform at the facility. ‘Lunar Cloud’ is a highly scalable, multi-tenanted cloud solution incorporating the flexibility and pay-as-you-go features of a public cloud with the industry’s leading security to provide the safest, simplest cloud solution for companies across Manchester.

This addition to their Manchester portfolio solidifies Lunar Digital’s position as one of the key data centre players in the city and has increased their capacity to over 35,000 square feet of powered space, providing essential colocation services to the region’s businesses and promoting industry in the North West.

Lunar Digital CEO Rob Garbutt commented:

‘We are delighted to have this opportunity to invest in the region we call home. Modernising the data centres in Manchester, and installing Lunar Cloud, will help local businesses run more smoothly and efficiently, and promote growth in the North West.’