Peter Liddle

When studying my A-levels, I was torn between engineering, architecture and interior design. After spending a week at my father’s engineering practice, I decided that building services engineering offered me a mix of things that I enjoyed – a combination of design, drawing, maths and site-based activities. I started working on my first data centre designs shortly after graduating from university, and moved into the sector full-time in 2008, focusing on my passion for energy-efficient design.

One of the keys to the critical systems team’s success is our ability to leverage and collaborate across different locations within the business. Striving to ensure that we develop successful relationships with our design partners enables us to deliver award-winning projects for our clients, no matter which country they wish to develop in.

The team and I pride ourselves on delivering innovative solutions for our clients that go above and beyond the brief. I promote an active approach to research and development, working with vendors and clients to pioneer new technology that meets the future business needs of the clients, while ensuring ongoing improvements to the carbon and water impact of our designs.