Through its partnership with Data Centre Dynamics, utility infrastructure specialist Matrix Group is sponsoring the 2023 DCD Global Awards.

The Award ceremony is taking place at London’s Park Plaza hotel on Wednesday 6th December and finalists are competing in 17 categories covering every aspect of data centre development, impact and innovation worldwide.

As a supply chain partner in the build out of data centres, Matrix Group is the exclusive sponsor of the Data Centre Construction Team of the Year Award. This category is open to any new data centre build project which has been delivered over the past 12 months. Judges are looking to shortlist teams which have overcome regulatory, supply chain, technical or other major challenges, to deliver projects on-time and on-budget.

James Smith, Managing Director of the Group’s Independent Connections Provider (ICP), Matrix Networks, is an Award judge. He said: “As an ICP with specialist capabilities working on high voltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV) installations, we have a keen interest in the how the landscape for data centre construction is evolving. This is the first time we’ve sponsored these Awards and from what I’ve read of the category entries so far, there are some stand out submissions which are worthy of industry recognition.”

A spokesperson for DCD added: “For 17 years, we’ve been recognising the best people, projects, and teams who put innovation at the heart of this vibrant industry sector. The DCD Awards are the most anticipated and most-talked-about awards programme that annually attracts hundreds of entries from all around the world. And ultimately, it’s the strength of our judging panel that makes us the data centre award-to-win, comprised of recognised experts from all the technical domains and disciplines.”

Supporting James in the judging process are expert panels from across the data centre industry. Category entries are now being reviewed with finalists due to be revealed in early November.