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JCA shortlisted for DCS Awards 2018

Leading design and build contractor in the data centre arena, JCA, is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for the 2018 DCS Awards in the category, New Design/Build Data Centre Project of the Year. The DCS awards are designed to reward the product designers, manufacturers, suppliers and providers operating in data centre industry. The Awards recognise the achievements of the vendors and their business partners alike and this year encompass a wider range of both facilities and information technology…

JCA showcases data centre firsts at DCW18 with Kao Data London One

Innovations in data centre design, energy-efficiency and sustainability are being showcased at Data Centre World 2018 by engineering services led principal contractor, JCA, which has just delivered one of the UK’s most advanced data centres for its client, Kao Data. Offering industry-leading flexible configuration and environmental performance credentials, JCA’s design and construction of Kao Data London One followed the innovative principles of the Open Compute Project, one of the first carrier neutral wholesale data centres to do so. Officially opened…

Blog – Tackling the skills conundrum in UK construction

With the UK continuing to face a chronic shortage of skilled tradespeople, leading building engineering and fit-out specialist, JCA, looks at the changing landscape for the construction labour market and its future prospects. A healthy construction sector is hugely important to the UK economy. It generates over £110 billion annually, equivalent to 7% of GDP and employs approximately three million people, a figure that’s representative of 10% of the nation’s workforce. Construction is a high cost, high risk, long-term activity, so its…