Why Conselve ?
TECHNOLOGY
Why Conselve ?
Situated close to the University of
Padua - which boasts a long-standing history of producing high quality mechanical engineering graduates - Schneider , like many of its competitors and colleagues of industry , set up their cooling hub close to the epicentre of home-grown engineering excellence .
“ There ’ s an ecosystem in this part of Italy near Padua that has allowed a lot of companies to grow up ,” Bradner says . “ I give the example that in California you have Silicon Valley - this is considered the Valley of Air . Many people and companies can drive their genealogy back to a single company that drove other companies to grow from it .
“ There ’ s a competency and supply chain that exists in this area that is unique , that has grown up around the number of companies that are manufacturing air conditioning here .”
As Bradner explains , cooling technology isn ’ t exclusive to the data centre industry , whether precision for data centres ,
commercial industrial applications , or even for the likes of vineyards and wine making .
“ Padua has a great university that has a great mechanical engineering programme and thermodynamics ,” he adds . “ You ’ ve got an engineering expertise and a labour pool that is trained around some of the mechanical and electrical trades that you need to manufacture . Everything is available here .”
And with plenty flocking to Conselve for a slice of this action , Brader highlights how that makes competition healthy and strong .
Garner adds how training programmes , held across Schneider Electric including in Conselve , allows the company to facilitate and nurture a diverse workforce to challenge traditional ways of thinking .
“ It ’ s fantastic ,” he says . “ This really helps you to accelerate further and share some best practices that you maybe wouldn ’ t see traditionally day-to-day if you were just in one geography .”
98 October 2023