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£3m funding for Gloucester data centre

Source: https://www.insidermedia.com

A £3m loan from the Gloucestershire Infrastructure and Investment Fund (GIIF) to support the development of a new data centre in Gloucester has been approved.The Shield House scheme covers the refurbishment and extension of disused premises in Barnwood.As part of the three-phase project, existing outbuildings and offices will be removed with new two-storey offices and large data centre block being createdThe site will be turned into a co-location data centre, housed in a state of the art building run by Indectron. The data hub will service the needs of hundreds of businesses.It is hoped that the new centre will bring new high-technology employment to Gloucestershire, creating numerous new jobs.Gloucestershire County Council acts as accountable body and provides the programme management for the GIIF fund on behalf of the GFirst LEP.