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September 12, 2016
8 Solutions expands sales resource with key appointment
8 Solutions, the leading provider of specialist technical cleaning and data centre healthcare services, has appointed Colin Henry as Business Development Director responsible for further growing the company’s presence within the UK. Colin, who has a proven track record in … Continue reading
July 26, 2016
Goed Nieuws as 8 Solutions plans new offices in The Netherlands
8 Solutions, the leading provider of specialist technical cleaning and data centre healthcare services across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has announced plans to open new offices in the Netherlands. The company, which already has a number of … Continue reading
July 15, 2016
Pushing back the flood
8 Solutions, the leading provider of specialist technical cleaning and data centre services across EMEA, has just completed a significant restoration project for a data centre in Leeds damaged by flooding earlier in the year when the River Aire broke … Continue reading
June 29, 2016
More great Customer feedback for 8 Solutions Ltd
Kay Mannering from Cinque Energy Solutions felt compelled to drop us an email following the recent works that 8 Solutions Ltd carried out on her behalf. Following on from the site audit our client had on Friday 24th June, I … Continue reading
June 24, 2016
8 Solutions keeping education technically clean
8 Solutions the leading provider of specialist technical cleaning and data centre services across EMEA has just signed a new multi-year contract with a leading University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is the third consecutive contract and will … Continue reading
April 5, 2016
Three-year contract for Europe’s leading data centre healthcare business
8 Solutions, Europe’s leading data centre healthcare business, has signed a three-year contract with a major European Data Centre operator to provide technical cleaning at 20 sites across mainland Europe. David Hogg, 8 Solutions Managing Director, says the contract is … Continue reading
March 24, 2016
Changes to ISO standard will require more rigorous testing
8 Solutions, the leading data centre healthcare business in Europe, has warned that upgrades and updates to ISO regulation standard 14644 will require more rigorous testing and reporting to meet the new guidelines. ISO 14644 is the international standard for … Continue reading
March 22, 2016
8 Solutions provides answer to V-Block cooling issue
8 Solutions, the leading data centre healthcare business, has launched an innovative cooling solution for data centres using the latest high-power V-Block storage technology. The solution comprises a series of automatic damper grilles installed at ground level that can be … Continue reading
February 8, 2016
8 Solutions celebrates Silver Jubilee
8 Solutions, the leading technical cleaning and data centre healthcare business, is celebrating 25 years in business and reaching a number of significant milestones. Started in 1991 in Bolsover, Derbyshire, it now has more than 100 employees located across the … Continue reading
December 14, 2015
David Hogg appointed to Data Centre Alliance Technical Council
8 Solutions Managing Director, David Hogg has been appointed to the Data Centre Alliance Technical Council. The Data Centre Alliance (DCA) is the only UK data centre industry association and has a clear remit to drive awareness of the data … Continue reading
December 4, 2015
8 Solutions keeps power on the grid
The UK and Europe’s leading technical cleaning and data centre healthcare business is proactively mitigating the risks of IT infrastructure failure for a major power distributor. 8 Solutions is safeguarding against potentially costly power outages, and the resulting disruption to … Continue reading
November 20, 2015
8 Solutions signs up with major international bank
8 Solutions has been awarded a 3-year contract to provide technical cleaning and associated services to a major data centre campus for an international bank based in the Midlands UK. The contract provides for permanent onsite based 8 Solutions technicians … Continue reading
November 5, 2015
Award Winning 8 Solutions
8 Solutions have recently won a prestigious award for all aspects of outstanding Health & Safety displayed on a large ongoing overseas data centre project in Holland. This achievement reflects the continuous improvement and utmost attention to detail applied to … Continue reading
October 22, 2015
8 Solutions delivers technical solutions overseas
A Spanish data centre that was experiencing high levels of white dust within its data halls that was threatening the integrity of its IT equipment has had the problem solved, thanks to a complete package of technical cleaning solutions from … Continue reading
October 14, 2015
Dead Certain
David Hogg of 8 Solutions says that data centres are often a victim of their own environment. Dust is an insidious beast. Its official definition is ‘tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground, on surfaces, or … Continue reading
September 7, 2015
8 Solutions appoints new Technical Services Director
8 Solutions, the UK and Europe’s leading technical cleaning and datacentre healthcare business, has further strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Matthew Fuller as Technical Services Director. David Hogg, Managing Director of 8 Solutions, says that Matt … Continue reading
March 13, 2015
Smart air-cooling for Smart-IT
This paper introduces an effective cooling strategy to work in unison with today’s Converged Infrastructure, offering: Streamlined deployment—Critical cooling deployed in days, not weeks… complementing the IT deployment Lower datacentre costs—lowering pro-rata energy costs (OPEX) with optimised supply-air delivery, and … Continue reading
March 2, 2015
Virtual Containment
An innovative step towards a more sustainable datacentre This paper introduces the concept of partial & virtual containment, and how many Data Centres are now using this to improve energy efficiency and cooling effectiveness at a fraction of the cost … Continue reading
February 27, 2015
Overseas Developments
8 Solutions has just completed two large technical cleaning projects within mainland Europe on time and to budget. The first of these jobs was in the Nordic region and was completed to a client specification that included cleaning areas to … Continue reading
December 24, 2014
Seasons Greetings
2014 has been another great year for the 8 Solutions Team. We have grown considerably, added new business streams, been awarded several prestigious projects for new Clients both in the UK and overseas and welcomed several new members of staff … Continue reading
December 15, 2014
8 Solutions, a specialist at increasing efficiency and mitigating against the risk of down-time in critical facilities, has been granted the title of Endorser, to the European Code of Conduct on Data Centres
Notified on the 10th December, 2014, 8 Solutions proudly accepts the responsibilities which come with the role of Endorser, including, but not limited to: Aiding Code of Conduct Participants in putting into practice the recommendations of Participant Guidelines and Best … Continue reading
July 29, 2014
8 Solutions rapid response to Client’s emergency
At 6am on Saturday we received a call from a central London bank to report an emergency situation at their business critical facility. 8 solutions successfully mobilised a four man team who were on site within 4 hours and completed … Continue reading
April 22, 2014
8 Solutions grows again
8 Solutions further cements its position as the Number 1 Data Centre technical cleaning provider within EMEA with two contracts to clean new data centres being built within Europe. The two data centres total an area of over 40,000 square … Continue reading
February 10, 2014
The 8 key ways 8 Solutions mitigate against data centre risks
8 Solutions is synonymous with data centre cleaning and mitigating against the risk of down-time in critical facilities. The company has carried out over 100,000 completed projects and has a client base that includes the majority of the FTSE 100, … Continue reading
February 10, 2014
8 Solutions to attend Data Centre World 2014
Data Centre World Conference and Expo takes place at the Excel London, 26 – 27 Feb, 2014 8 Solutions, a specialist at increasing efficiency and mitigating against the risk of down-time in critical facilities, will be joining over 200 leading … Continue reading
January 27, 2014
Why is so much cold air in data centres being wasted?
8 Solutions reveals that many Data Centres are producing nearly 4 times the amount of cold airflow that is needed Despite rising energy costs, data centres are spending an unnecessary amount of money on cold air to ensure there is … Continue reading
December 12, 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
2013 has been a fantastic year for the 8 Solutions team. Within the last twelve months we have increased our staffing levels by a third to cope with increasing volumes, been awarded the prestigious ‘Highly Commended Supplier of the Year’ from … Continue reading
December 12, 2013
“Why are insurance companies not offering a reduction in premiums to data centres that adhere to best practice?” asks David Hogg, Managing Director at 8 Solutions
The data centre market has grown significantly over the past ten years but unchecked contamination, both particulate and gaseous, continues to be a major issue in the data centre sector. Despite companies investing millions of pounds in critical IT systems, … Continue reading
November 29, 2013
Demand for innovative solutions to cut energy costs will be a major focus for UK data centres, predicts David Hogg, Managing Director at 8 Solutions
A study conducted by Campos Research & Analysis has found that data centre power was one of the major driving forces for European data centre expansion. According to David Hogg, Managing Director at 8 Solutions, a specialist at increasing efficiency … Continue reading
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Company News
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8 Solutions expands sales resource with key appointment
12 Sep 2016
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Goed Nieuws as 8 Solutions plans new offices in The Netherlands
26 Jul 2016
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Pushing back the flood
15 Jul 2016
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Completion of Major Technical Cleaning Project
7 Jul 2016