Legrand – Legrand announces 2 new acquisitions in the rapidly-growing datacenters segment

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More information on Benoît Coquart (Chief Executive Officer, Legrand): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

More information on Franck Lemery (Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Legrand): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

More information on Davenham Switchgear Limited by Legrand: http://www.davenham.com/ + Davenham Switchgear Limited is a wholly owned Irish company founded in 1982. Davenham is based in Clondalkin, Dublin and has a modern manufacturing facility in excess of 90,000 square feet. Davenham has become a market leader in the design, engineering, manufacture and commissioning of electrical distribution and control solutions for major industries.

Davenham Switch Limited is a critical power solutions provider to large businesses such as data centers, universities, hospitals, office buildings.

Davenham is based in Dublin, employing 350 people and reports annual revenue of around €120 million, mostly in Europe and in the United States.

 More information on John Corcoran (Managing Director, Davenham Switchgear Limited, Legrand): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

More information on VASS Electrical Industries by Legrand: https://vass.com.au/ + Vass Electrical Industries is an Australian company that designs, manufactures and supplies high quality Busway power distribution solutions for clients all around the world.

We’re Australia’s largest supplier of Busway electrical busway systems and products, We ‘re specialised in designing, manufacturing and supplying Busways Systems for Australian and international clients for more than 50 years.

Based in Ingleburn, near Sydney, and employing close to 40 people, VASS reports annual revenue of just under €10 million, mostly in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

 More information on Christopher Vass (Managing Director, VASS Electrical Industries, Legrand): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

More information on MSS by Legrand: https://www.mechanicalsupport.co.nz/ + MSS was founded in 2005 with a simple focus of supplying and installing the best cable containment solutions we could for the electrical and mechanical sectors. Today, our focus is no different. Our focus on creating better cable containment solutions remains, but has expanded to ensure that we can deliver on all aspects of a quality cable containment outcome; from initial design, local supply for stability and consistency, in-house or locally sourced manufacturing, on-time delivery of product to site and, of course, high-quality and efficient installation. MSS is committed to providing high quality, one-stop, cable containment solutions.

Based in Auckland, MSS has around 100 employees and reports annual sales of more than €10 million

More information on Alan Dalton (General Manager, MSS, Legrand): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

More information on Enovation by Legrand: https://enovationgroup.com/en/ + Enovation. The number 1 partner and specialist in the field of digital healthcare and collaboration.

We’re here for the healthcare sector. We’re here for the dedicated professionals who devote their personal attention to each and every patient. We’re here for the organisations who provide ever more complex care to a rising number of people with fewer staff. We’re here for the caregivers and prevention officers. And we’re here for the patients and clients who want to receive the assistance and care they need, today, tomorrow and in the future.

Enovation is based in Rotterdam, employs over 350 people and has annual sales of over €60 million.

More information on Jeroen van Rijswijk (Chief Executive Officer, Enovation, Legrand): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

More information on Netrack by Legrand: https://www.netrackindia.com/ + The advent of computers heralded the birth of many industries in support of it. The rapid growth and advancement in technology that is being witnessed every day necessitates the setting up of data centers with associated paraphernalia of storage systems, networking and telecommunications to handle voluminous data that is threatening to grow exponentially by the minute snowballing into an avalanche.

All this comes with a heavy price tag of increased complexity in setting up and maintenance of the same. There are many constraints and challenges faced by industries today.

The complexities include dealing with copious amounts of cables that connect various components to achieve synchronicity amidst the chaos. The vital components like huge servers and storage systems need to be organized and well accommodated within the given space. As these electronic components consume huge power, they are also subjected to overheating and thus the need arises for cooling systems.

Most importantly security has always been a major concern and issue. As these systems store sensitive data which cannot be compromised, the need for their protection and denial of unauthorized access was of paramount importance.

The need of the hour today is an industry that addresses the constraints and takes over the nitty-gritty’s of the backend and offers the Clients the luxury of carrying on the business at hand.

Having studied and understood the challenges faced by these industries, NetRack offers an array of services that serve to Store, Secure, Integrate and Systemize passive and active network components like:

• Data Center Racks
• Acoustic Racks
• iRack & iRack Blocks
• Server & Networking Racks
• High Density Open & Closed Racks
• Data Center Technology Products
• Customized Racks
• Lab Racks & Furnitures

Based in Bangalore and employing over 250 people, Netrack reports annual revenue of around €10 million.

More information on Ravi Raj (Director Sales & Support, Netrack, Legrand): See the full profile on EMR Executive Services

EMR Additional Notes:

• Extra Low-Voltage (ELV):
  • Voltage of 50V or less (AC RMS), or 120V or less (ripple-free DC).
• Low-Voltage (LV):
  • The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) defines supply system low voltage as voltage in the range 50–1000 V AC or 120–1500 V DC.
• Medium-Voltage (MV):
  • Medium-voltage circuit breakers rated between 1 and 35/72 kV.
• High-Voltage (HV):
  • The International Electrotechnical Commission define high voltage as above 1000 V for alternating current, and at least 1500 V for direct current.
• Super High-Voltage: 
  • Is >300kV.
• Ultra High-Voltage: 
  • Is >1.000kV.

• Cloud Computing:
  • Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the internet. … Cloud computing is a technology that uses the internet for storing and managing data on remote servers and then access data via the internet.
  • Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage and computing power, without direct active management by the user. Large clouds often have functions distributed over multiple locations, each location being a data center.
• Edge Computing:
  • Edge computing is a form of computing that is done on site or near a particular data source, minimizing the need for data to be processed in a remote data center.
  • Edge computing can enable more effective city traffic management. Examples of this include optimising bus frequency given fluctuations in demand, managing the opening and closing of extra lanes, and, in future, managing autonomous car flows.
  • An edge device is any piece of hardware that controls data flow at the boundary between two networks. Edge devices fulfill a variety of roles, depending on what type of device they are, but they essentially serve as network entry — or exit — points.
  • There are five main types of edge computing devices: IoT sensors, smart cameras, uCPE equipment, servers and processors. IoT sensors, smart cameras and uCPE equipment will reside on the customer premises, whereas servers and processors will reside in an edge computing data centre.
  • In service-based industries such as the finance and e-commerce sector, edge computing devices also have roles to play. In this case, a smart phone, laptop, or tablet becomes the edge computing device.
  • Edge Devices:
    • Edge devices encompass a broad range of device types, including sensors, actuators and other endpoints, as well as IoT gateways. Within a local area network (LAN), switches in the access layer — that is, those connecting end-user devices to the aggregation layer — are sometimes called edge switches.
• Data Centers:
  • A data center is a facility that centralizes an organization’s shared IT operations and equipment for the purposes of storing, processing, and disseminating data and applications. Because they house an organization’s most critical and proprietary assets, data centers are vital to the continuity of daily operations.
• Hyperscale Data Centers:
  • The clue is in the name: hyperscale data centers are massive facilities built by companies with vast data processing and storage needs. These firms may derive their income directly from the applications or websites the equipment supports, or sell technology management services to third parties.

• Busbar – Busway:
  • A busbar is a rigid piece of copper or aluminum, bolted or housed inside switchgear, panel boards, and busway enclosures used to carry large amounts of current / to distribute ac power to the rows of circuit breakers
  • Quite often, busbars have no insulation—they’re protected by a separate enclosure.
  • Busbars are the backbones for most power applications, providing the critical interfaces between the power module and the outside world.
  • They are also used to connect high voltage equipment at electrical switchyards, and low voltage equipment in battery banks.