UK operator Virtus Data Centres is planning a new data center outside London.

The company this week announced the development of London19. Located within the Slough Trading Estate, the facility will deliver 32.5MW of IT load.

Planning permission for London19 has already been secured via the Slough Trading Estate Simplified Planning Zone (SPZ). Real estate firm Segro will develop the powered shell, with construction expected to commence shortly after design approval.

Virtus said the facility will make its waste heat to potential offtakers benefit the local community.

The company’s UK data center footprint currently comprises over 300MW of operational and committed capacity. This new development reinforces Virtus’s position as one of Europe’s leading data centre providers.

Adam Eaton, CEO at Virtus Data Centres said: “This development builds on our long-standing relationship with Segro and enables us to deliver critical power and IT capacity aligned with customer demand. By embedding sustainability considerations from the outset, including provision for future waste heat utilisation, London19 reflects our focus on delivering flexible, future-ready infrastructure that supports the UK’s digital economy while minimising environmental impact.”

Andrew Pilsworth, managing director of data centers and strategic partnerships at Segro, said: “Virtus is one of Europe’s leading data center operators and we are pleased to be extending our long‑standing relationship through the delivery of this new facility at the Slough Trading Estate. The trading estate has been at the centre of the UK’s data center market for more than 20 years, and the scale of infrastructure, power availability and planning certainty we have established there, alongside a strong focus on sustainability and positive engagement with the local community, continues to support customers like Virtus as they expand in a highly constrained environment.”

Founded in 2008, UK-based Virtus operates 14 data centers across four campuses in Greater London and a fifth in Buckinghamshire. It has more sites in development in Germany and Italy.

The company was made a wholly-owned subsidiary of STT GDC in 2017. Macquarie Asset Management acquired a 40 percent stake in the UK operator in 2023.

STT GDC is currently being acquired by KKR and Singtel.