European Liquidity Center (EULC)
20-315 Cranes Farm Rd, Basildon, SS14 3DF, GB
Colocation space
30,000
m²
Power capacity
1 MW
Basildon in Essex, 53 km from central London, holds the matching engines for ICE Futures Europe. The building runs to 30,000 m2 on a 6.5-hectare site, blast-hardened, with mechanical and electrical plant at ground level and data halls on the mezzanine above; seven halls of 1,000 m2 were designed and three are in use, each rated at 1 MW and expandable to 3 MW. Two diversely routed National Grid feeds terminate at their own on-site transformer stations, with 48 hours of generator fuel and cooling-tower water held behind them.
Facility Specifications
Site information
- Colocation space
- 30,000 m2 building on a 6.5-hectare site
- Power capacity
- 1 MW per hall, expandable to 3 MW; three of seven halls in use
Power & cooling
- Redundancy
- Two diversely routed National Grid feeds, each on its own transformer station; 48 hours of generator fuel
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Frequently asked questions
Which markets run their matching engines from Basildon?
ICE Futures Europe. The site opened in May 2010 as NYSE Euronext's European data centre, and all of that group's European matching engines had migrated in by 4 November 2010.
How does the Basildon building take its power?
From two diversely routed National Grid feeds, each terminating at its own on-site transformer station, with 48 hours of generator fuel and cooling-tower water held on site.
What became of Euronext's presence at Basildon?
Euronext moved its core data centre to Bergamo in Italy on 6 June 2022, years after the demerger. Intercontinental Exchange, which acquired the site with NYSE Euronext in 2013, kept it.
Which timing sources serve the Basildon centre?
NPLTime precision time protocol traceable to the National Physical Laboratory, alongside GNSS and Stratum-1 NTP.
Which certifications are attested for the Basildon centre?
ICE describes the building as designed and built on the principles of a Tier 4 facility with 2N infrastructure, which is its own design statement. The Uptime Institute's United Kingdom list records no award for the site.