Equinix MA3 - Manchester
OperationalEquinix MA3 - Manchester is a data center in Manchester, United Kingdom, operated by Equinix, currently operational.
Equinix MA3 is a purpose-built, two-storey IBX data center at Joule House, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester, with 2,663 m² of colocation space.
- Operator
- Equinix
- City
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Power, MW
- —
- Cooling
- Air
- Floor space
- 2,663 m²
- Max density
- 20 kW/rack
- Market benchmark
- $213 per kW per month wholesale · United Kingdom
- Index rate for the market, not this operator’s price list
- Address
- Joule House, 76 Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester M17 1HE, United Kingdom · Open in maps ↗
2 sources · last checked 2026-10-03 · data pending on-site verification
Coloprice Score
45 out of 100
Class D · #7 of 196 in United Kingdom
- Resilience10/35
- Compliance20/20
- Transparency8/20
- Scale0/15
- Maturity7/10
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Equinix MA3 is a purpose-built, two-storey colocation data center at Joule House, 76 Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester. Equinix states that it offers flexible power densities scaling up to 20 kW per rack, and its specification sheet lists 2,663 square metres (28,664 sq ft) of colocation space, 40 on-site parking spaces and floor loading of 251 psf raised and 313 psf slab. UPS and generators are N+1 with generator autonomy of 30 hours or more at full load, and cooling is N+1; distribution is 230/400 V with a minimum cabinet density of 4 kVA. The building sits above the 100-year base flood elevation. Sustainability features include free cooling, LED lighting and hot/cold aisle containment, with 2025 supply described as supplier-bundled wind/solar REGOs from the United Kingdom. Equinix lists ISO 9001, 14001, 22301, 27001, 45001 and 50001, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials, the EU Code of Conduct and SOC 1/SOC 2 Type II. Total site power capacity in MW is not published.
- ▮Purpose-built two-storey building with 2,663 m² (28,664 sq ft) of colocation space.
- ▮Equinix states densities scale up to 20 kW per rack.
- ▮UPS and generators are N+1; generator autonomy is 30 hours or more at full load.
- ▮Cooling is N+1 with free cooling and hot/cold aisle containment.
- ▮Total power capacity (MW) is not published by the operator.
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