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EXCELREDSTONE region to another to help drive efficiency and enhance project delivery in terms of quality , cost and timescale : ‘ With a team of 450 engineers and over 40 project managers across the company , as well as a dedicated hyper-scale team specialising in compliance , design , and delivery , ExcelRedstone attracts some of the biggest players in the market . “ We can offer these clients end-to-end data centre solutions , from the initial design and installation of structured cabling systems , cable containment and hot or cold aisle containment solutions through to a full suite of IP services including networking , IP surveillance , access control , environmental monitoring etc .” adds Smethurst . Beyond that , ExcelRedstone also provides managed

“WHETHER WE ' RE DOING A DATA CENTRE IN THE UK OR DELIVERING ONE IN JAPAN , COMPANIES WANT GLOBAL CONSISTENCY AND TO STREAMLINE THE NUMBER OF VENDORS THEY DEAL WITH ”

JOHN SMETHURST SALES DIRECTOR , EXCELREDSTONE
services for the support , maintenance and optimisation of client data centres and computer rooms . “ It ’ s one thing having the tools , but it ’ s really a question of how you use them . That ' s why a big part of our business is the managed services to support data centre environments .”
ExcelRedstone ’ s work wouldn ’ t be possible without support from their prestigious portfolio of partners , as Smethurst explains . “ We are proud to work with many of the leading manufacturers and solutions providers of network infrastructure and associated technology . This broad-based approach allows us to select the very best solutions for each and every client application , regardless of manufacturer or vendor .”
For example , ExcelRedstone has worked with Vertiv , Corning and Prism DCS on a number of large scale , high profile data centre projects over the years . “ We ’ ve got a long-standing relationship with Vertiv , and we work really well together within the data centre space , particularly in terms of their
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