Ramboll acquires data centre consulting company

With the strategic acquisition, which follows the previous acquisition of EYP Mission Critical Facilities in 2022, Ramboll cements its position as a full-service provider at the top of the international league of data centre consulting companies, now with an expanded presence in North America, Europe, and Asia. The ambition is to contribute to reducing the climate footprint of the industry, which is integral to our digitalised society.

i3 Solutions Group has strong competencies in strategy, planning, design and commissioning of data centres and advises clients in Europe and Asia in storing and securing their business-critical, digital environments. With the acquisition of i3 Solutions, a company based in the UK and Singapore, Ramboll now has hundreds of dedicated data centre design experts globally.

"We are very pleased to welcome i3 Solutions Group' experts to Ramboll," says Peter Heymann Andersen, Group Chief Operating Officer of Ramboll. "For more than two decades, Ramboll has provided expert advice in the fields of environment, water, energy and construction to data centres and helped our clients to design, build and operate water and energy efficient solutions worldwide. At Ramboll we operate with the mindset that 100 percent renewably powered, zero waste data centres are achievable. With i3 Solutions, we get a company on board with deep, technical domain knowledge within data centres, which will strengthen our consultancy within integrated, innovative data centre solutions and strengthen Ramboll's position at the top of the international league of data centre consulting companies," he says.

For Ed Ansett, Founder and Chairman of i3 Solutions Group, joining forces also offers great opportunities.

"Becoming part of Ramboll is a fantastic opportunity to expand the portfolio of consulting engineering services to our existing, global client base, while at the same time bringing our specialist technical expertise into Ramboll's current and future clients across 35 countries around the world. Ramboll has a strong commitment to fostering a sustainable development of the data centre sector. This commitment aligns with our own belief in the importance of minimising the environmental impact of data centres on society," he says.

The data centre industry is growing rapidly. Since 2010, global internet traffic has expanded 25-fold and global data consumption is expected to continue to rise. With data centres and data transmission networks each accounting for 1-1.5 percent of global electricity use and 2 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, improving the sustainability performance of the sector is more important than ever.