DataVita confirms Dell Technologies as the first tenant for the new AI Innovation Park in the Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone at Strathclyde Business Park.
Dell will move to Mercury House, placing the company and its growing team at the heart of the AI Growth Zone. Being part of this cluster strengthens Dell’s role in the wider technology and AI community, allowing it to both contribute to and benefit from closer collaboration with organisations shaping the future of AI. It builds on Dell's ongoing work to attract and support early-career talent and to upskill its team in emerging technologies such as agentic AI.
“Dell has always led the way in technology and innovation, so it is no surprise that they recognise the potential of AI Growth Zones,” said Danny Quinn, Managing Director of DataVita. “That is exactly the magnetic effect we designed the AI Growth Zone to create, attracting leading businesses to Lanarkshire, creating community and driving the UK’s AI ecosystem forward.” DataVita’s Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone will be a focal point for advancing AI infrastructure by creating the conditions needed to scale these capabilities. Designed as a high-density, high-performance campus with integrated power, cooling and connectivity, the site is built to support the next generation of AI workloads at scale.
“The AI Growth Zone is set to become an important hub for AI innovation, and we’re looking forward to working with DataVita and other organisations based there as the Zone develops,” said Steve Young, Senior Vice President and UK Managing Director for Dell Technologies. “We want our people to be at the heart of the UK’s AI ecosystem, and Strathclyde Business Park is the right home for our Scottish team as we help customers across the UK deploy AI at scale.”
The workspace at Mercury House is provided by OSPA, DataVita’s sister company and a specialist in premium managed office space at Strathclyde Business Park. Dell is taking 38,000 sq ft at Mercury House, which provides high quality office accommodation on flexible lease structures, with a central reception, kitchen and breakout areas and full AV meeting and conference facilities, all on a truly all-inclusive basis, set within a 130 acre landscaped and amenity rich business park.
“This is a fully managed environment tailored to how Dell works, combining a core space with room to adapt as needs change. It allows their team to settle in immediately and focus on their customers from day one,” said Rosemary Hill, Managing Director of OSPA.
DataVita’s Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone is Scotland’s first, designated by the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Centred on DataVita’s campus in North Lanarkshire, it combines large-scale renewable power, an accelerated grid connection and the new AI Innovation Park to draw AI and technology companies, compute and jobs into the region. Dell’s arrival is an early signal of the pull the zone is designed to create.
Steve Young, Senior Vice President and UK Managing Director for Dell Technologies, said:
"AI is creating new opportunities for organisations across every sector. Realising its potential depends on having the right infrastructure, skills and partnerships in place.
"Our Scottish team moving to Lanarkshire means we will join a growing community of organisations helping to advance AI innovation, skills and collaboration. Being part of that ecosystem will help us strengthen relationships across Scotland while continuing to support customers and partners across the UK on their AI journeys."
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