SUDLOWS
The Contractor ’ s Consultancy Sudlows Consulting is “ an inch wide and a mile deep ,” John explains . Outside of the UK , the company is a dedicated , full-stack , fulllifecycle consulting and professional services provider to some of the world ’ s biggest data centre operators - and the work they attract speaks for itself .
“ Between Dubai and India , we have over 500 MW of projects , and we ' re working with pretty much every company in the top right of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for our industry ,” says John .
One of the key reasons behind Sudlows ’ success in the UAE , India , and beyond is the level of intersectional expertise and holistic understanding that it cultivates across its teams . “ It ' s really important that our people have a holistic understanding of how all the elements of the business work . If you ' ve got commissioning experience , it ' s going to make you a better designer because you understand the whole process from start to finish , not just your own little silo ,” John explains . “ We move people around the business and we end up with people who ' ve been design engineers for five years telling us that they actually really like and now prefer commissioning .”
As a result , he continues , designers pick up tricks of the trade from commissioners , people working on projects have a deeper understanding of the intent behind designs - not to mention how to execute them - and the entire team ends up having a flexible , dynamic approach that translates directly into benefits for the client .
“ We ' re known as the contractor ' s consultancy out here because we come from a contracting background , which
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