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Kao Data Expands Data Centre Capacity With West London Plans

Datacentremagazine · · 634 words · By Ben Craske
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Kao Data has acquired a 4.7-acre brownfield site in Park Royal, West London, to develop a new data centre focused on AI and advanced computing. The company plans to redevelop the former Frogmore Industrial Estate with an emphasis on sustainability and community engagement, with the facility expected to enter service in 2029.

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Kao Data has acquired a new industrial site in Park Royal, West London”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Kao Data has acquired a new industrial site in Park Royal, West London.
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web search NEUTRAL — Located in Park Royal in West London, LHR2 is a six-story data center spanning 194,000 square feet (18,000 sqm).Kao Data's Northolt site is in West London, inside the M25. It's easy to reach from cent…
https://baxtel.com/data-center/gtt-london-gs2
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web search NEUTRAL — Legal & General Capital’s data centre business, Kao Data, announces the acquisition of two prime West of London sites within Slough, expanding the business to become a multi-location platform.
https://group.legalandgeneral.com/en/newsroom/press-releases…
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web search NEUTRAL — Doug Loewe of Kao Data – Kao Data. UK-based Kao Data, which made an early bet on supporting high-density racks, is no different. Backed by Legal & General, Goldacre, and Infratil, it has ambitious pla…
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/kao-data-cent…
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“plans to redevelop the former Frogmore Industrial Estate into a new data centre”
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Multiple sources confirm the acquisition of the site in Park Royal and specifically identify it as the former Frogmore Industrial Estate for the purpose of developing a data centre.
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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago · Kao Data has acquired a new industrial site in Park Royal, West London, as part of its continued expansion across the UK data centre market. The specialist developer and operator, which…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/kao-data-expands-data-ce…
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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago · Author: Joe Peck Kao Data, a data centre developer and operator, has acquired a 4.7-acre (19,020m²) industrial site in Park Royal, West London, for the development of a new data centre …
https://dcnnmagazine.com/build/projects/kao-data-acquires-si…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2025 · One of London ’s biggest data centres is to be built at the Park Royal industrial estate near Acton, it was revealed today. The £1 billion project will create a 56MW data centre...
https://www.standard.co.uk/business/data-centre-park-royal-l…
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“The 4.7-acre brownfield site was acquired from Legal & General business Reassure Limited in March.”
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While the acquisition of a 4.7-acre site in Park Royal is corroborated, the specific detail regarding the seller being 'Reassure Limited' (a Legal & General business) and the timing of 'March' is not independently confirmed by the provided evidence snippets, though the general context of L&G's ownership of Kao Data is present.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kao Data leads the industry, pioneering the development and operation of data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kao-data/
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web search NEUTRAL — Did your policy transfer to ReAssure from Legal & General?By choosing to get a quote from Legal & General you are leaving the ReAssure website. We're introducing customers to Legal & General for annui…
https://www.reassure.co.uk/
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web search NEUTRAL — Legal & General Capital’s data centre business, Kao Data, announces the acquisition of two prime West of London sites within Slough, expanding the business to become a multi-location platform.
https://group.legalandgeneral.com/en/newsroom/press-releases…
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“the facility will support workloads linked to AI, life sciences, healthcare research and financial services when it enters service in 2029.”
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The provided evidence mentions a £1 billion project at Park Royal, but the specific target date of 2029 and the specific workloads (AI, life sciences, etc.) are not explicitly detailed in the search results provided. Other 2029 dates refer to Mexico and Thailand.
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web search NEUTRAL — One of London’s biggest data centres is to be built at the Park Royal industrial estate near Acton, it was revealed today.It is expected that the data centre will be pre-let to a hyperscaler on a long…
https://app.standard.co.uk/business/data-centre-park-royal-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Para 2029 se espera la construcción de 73 nuevos Centros de Datos en México, que se suman a los 166 ya existentes en el país.
https://mexicoindustry.com/noticia/nearshoring-demanda-insta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thailand's co-location data centre market is expected to generate $268 million this year before rising to $652 million in 2029, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.1% during the five-year perio…
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3012627/data-ce…
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“The Park Royal site spans 107,000 sq ft”
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The evidence provided for claim 4 refers to Kao Corporation (the soap/beauty company), which is a different entity from Kao Data. No evidence regarding the square footage of the Park Royal site was found in the provided snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kao was established in 1882 by Tomiro Nagase as a manufacturer of domestic toiletry soap. Until 1954, they were known as Kao Soap Company (花王石鹸株式会社), and finally in 1985 to Kao Corporation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kao_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to Kao’s official website. Get info about our company, sustainability efforts, innovation, brands, investor relations, news releases, and careers.
https://www.kao.com/global/en/
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web search NEUTRAL — Kao strives to deliver beauty and value to the life of people everywhere. Our brands and products make everyday moments more extraordinary and ‘kirei’.
https://mykaoshop.com/
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“The operator already runs data centre campuses in Harlow, Slough and Stockport”
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Evidence confirms a campus in Harlow and mentions the launch of the SEED fund in Stockport, and general references to multi-site operations in the London area (including Slough).
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web search NEUTRAL — Kao Data Campus, London Road, Harlow, CM17 9NA.Technical Space: 14,000 m2. Kao Data’s OCP-Ready facility in Harlow and their technical expertise in high density computing made them a clear choice to d…
https://kaodata.com/locations/harlow
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web search NEUTRAL — KAO Data operates 10 data centers across 6 regions. Compare facilities, pricing, and specifications for colocation services.Kao Data Campus provides state-of-the-art, carrier-neutral data centre space…
https://baxtel.com/data-centers/kao-data
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web search NEUTRAL — Kao Data representatives wirth recipients of the SEED Fund (Credit: Kao Data). Why did you create the Kao SEED Fund and why did you decide to launch it in Stockport, ahead of your other locations?
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/establishing-data-centre…
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“The company operates initiatives including the Kao SEED Fund for Social Enterprise and Environment Development and the Kao Academy”
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Multiple sources confirm the existence of the Kao SEED Fund and the Kao Academy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Critical Careers Kao SEED Fund Kao Academy.Kao Data’s data centre portfolio includes more than 160MW of IT-load either currently operational, under development or planned – all of which is under-pinne…
https://kaodata.com/about
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web search NEUTRAL — Kao Data launched its inaugural Kao SEED Fund in 2024 as part of its pioneering Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, and the company has an ambition to support all of the communities …
https://electricalengineeringmagazine.co.uk/kao-data-has-tod…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Kao SEED Fund supported Plastic Shed in expanding its network of Plastic Donation Stations across Stockport. These stations, hosted in local shops, libraries and cafés, made it easier for resident…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/establishing-data-centre…
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“Kao Data also works with the Good Things Foundation to support digital inclusion”
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The Good Things Foundation is identified as a digital inclusion charity, but the provided evidence does not explicitly confirm a partnership with Kao Data.
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web search NEUTRAL — Good Things Foundation is the UK’s leading digital inclusion charity. We’re building a society where everyone can participate in a digital world.We build partnerships with purpose. Our partners innova…
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — About KAO Data - Founded in 2014, Kao Data develop and operate advanced data centres for high performance colocation.
https://kaodata.com/about
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web search NEUTRAL — Kao Data pioneers the development and operation of secure, scalable and sustainable data centres engineered for AI.
https://in.linkedin.com/company/kao-data
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“David Bloom, Founder and Executive Chairman of Kao Data”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm David Bloom's role as Founder and Executive Chairman.
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