--- title: "Kent Data Centres Expands into UK Market, strengthening Kent’s engineering offering  " date: 2026-03-20T08:59:00+00:00 author: Alex Chisholm canonical_url: "https://kentplc.com/news-insights/kent-data-centres-expands-into-uk-market" section: Blog --- 20 Mar 2026 Press Releases & Featured Stories # Kent Data Centres Expands into UK Market, strengthening Kent’s engineering offering ![Banner 1]() Kent Data Centres, part of global engineering leader Kent, today announced its expansion into the United Kingdom, marking a significant step in the company’s growth strategy as demand for resilient and energy efficient digital infrastructure accelerates across the UK and Europe. Kent Data Centres’ expansion is fully backed by Kent, a global engineering and project delivery company with decades of experience delivering complex infrastructure and energy projects across the UK. Kent’s deep technical capability and established presence across the United Kingdom provide a strong foundation for the company’s growth in the region. Kent’s long-standing footprint in the UK, supported by a network of offices and engineering teams across the country, provides a strong platform for Kent Data Centres’ growth in the region. As part of its UK expansion, Kent Data Centres has appointed Salih Toyran as UK Lead. Toyran brings extensive experience in the delivery of complex digital infrastructure projects and a strong background in engineering leadership. In this role, he will lead Kent Data Centres ’s UK operations, working closely with clients and project partners to deliver high-quality, resilient and sustainable data centre solutions. “Data centres are critical infrastructure underpinning the digital economy, and the UK remains one of the most important markets in EMEA ,” said Michael Collins, SVP Engineering & Consulting at Kent. “Kent Data Centres’ specialist focus on data centre engineering and commissioning complements Kent’s broader engineering and project delivery expertise in sustainable energy and power. Together we are well positioned to support clients in developing the next generation of digital infrastructure.” John Rippingale, CEO of Kent Data Centres, added: “Expanding into the UK is an important milestone for Kent Data Centres. With Kent’s strong engineering heritage and established presence across the UK, we are able to bring our specialist data centre expertise to the market with the depth of capability needed to deliver complex projects. We are also delighted to have Salih leading our UK operations as we build our presence in the region.” The expansion reflects growing demand for high-performance digital infrastructure across the UK, driven by rapid growth in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and data consumption. By combining specialist data centre expertise with Kent’s engineering scale and local presence, Kent Data Centres aims to support clients in delivering reliable, efficient and future-ready facilities. 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