Construction Magazine June 2018 | Page 113

EUROPE The pair believe that it is this ability to manage everything physical in a digital world which is ServerFarm ’ s unique selling point .
Originally launched by the international real estate development company , Red Sea Group , ServerFarm also has a distinctive customer-centric ethos ingrained in its DNA .
With sister companies focused on hospitality , Shanahan says that the firm understands that customer service is king .
“ We apply a customer focus to the data centre space and it has served us very well ,” says Shanahan . “ Like the real estate or hospitality business , we value customer service above everything else .
“ We try to be very flexible in our approach to customers because everybody ’ s needs are different . We will go the extra mile to try and give those customers whatever they need and it pays off because we have customers that will follow us around the world .”
Nowhere can this customer loyalty be seen better than the firm ’ s newly-opened data centre in London , in what is its first step into the European market .
The latest acquisition adds to ServerFarm ’ s growing data centre estate with locations in California , Chicago , Atlanta , Washington and Toronto among others .
In doing so it adds a further 120,000 sq ft to the company ’ s footprint , www . constructionglobal . com 113