ARK DATA CENTRES
“ The data centre industry is hungry on power and water so we need to develop a fit for purpose green agenda ”
HUW OWEN CEO , ARK DATA CENTRES
the data center cooling to cool the energy center , but also allows Ark to build the energy center off site - improving health and safety while reducing material waste and cost .
“ Though competitors in the market , Gratte Brothers and JCA are both familyrun businesses that integrate well with Ark ,” says Garvin . “ They ’ re really adaptable and always looking to innovate . When we need to ensure speed to market , and in times of crisis like we ’ ve experienced during the pandemic , we rely on these partnerships to deliver safely to our customers .”
Partnering with the UK Government The UK government utilises a disparate set of data centres of varying scales and efficiencies . Entering the fray when a tender was held in 2013 , Ark subsequently won through to secure a deal to partner with the UK Cabinet Office in a joint venture to create Crown Hosting Data Centres to deliver increased efficiency , improved value , and transparency of data centre hosting utilisation across the entire UK Public Sector . Doing just that , Ark delivered £ 105m in savings which contributed towards over £ 2bn in savings for the UK government .
EXECUTIVE BIO
HUW OWEN
TITLE : CEO INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : WILTSHIRE , UK
Huw Owen joined Ark in
November 2012 as Chief Executive Officer to lead a new management team following the recapitalisation of the company . He has held key roles at a number of organisations , including BT Global Services and HP Defence & Security . Previous roles across a diverse career include Chief Executive of the Atlas Consortium , delivering the Ministry of Defence DII ( Defence Information Infrastructure ) programme .
Owen also worked for the Asia Foundation , formulating and driving national reform programmes in Cambodia , as well as advising the United Nations on their efforts in Central Asia . Before this , he served with the Royal Hong Kong Police Force , latterly as a Detective Inspector .