Latos announces £100m AI data centre in Stockton-on-Tees
Planning approval given for neural edge data centre putting cutting-edge AI capabilities on the doorsteps of Tees Valley businesses.
Data centre will open in 18 months and will contribute significantly to the primary and secondary employment markets, helping to stimulate the growth of the local digital economy.
Latos, Britain's pioneering neural edge infrastructure company, today announces it has secured full planning approval for its first revolutionary neural edge facility in Stockton-on-Tees. The £100 million state-of-the-art facility will deliver game-changing AI inference capabilities and absolute data sovereignty, marking the beginning of Latos' ambitious 40-site national rollout.
Located at Preston Farm Industrial Estate in Stockton and costing £100m, the Latos neural edge facility comprises two data halls with a total area of 1,750 sq.m. Custom designed to house the latest Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, the facility will open in early 2027.
Andy Collin, Managing Director, Latos Data Centres said: “From robotics to autonomous transportation, real-time AI is set to transform how we live and work. But businesses need totally new data centre infrastructure to capitalise on these opportunities. We pioneered neural edge designs to meet this need. They support the most demanding workloads, are highly energy efficient and can be built faster and at lower cost than conventional data centres.”
Unlike conventional “cloud computing” data centres, neural edge facilities eliminate data latency by bringing powerful AI computing closer to end users. This makes possible entirely new AI use cases including augmented reality, smart manufacturing, and predictive healthcare. Key features include:
AI inference in milliseconds, enabling advanced real-time AI capabilities, avoiding the limitations of centralised cloud processing
Sovereign data processing, keeping British data within UK borders, offering security without compromise
State-of-the-art GPU computing based on Nvidia Blackwell GPU architectures, optimised for large language models and computer vision
Distributed intelligence network connecting to Latos planned national infrastructure
The Tees Valley has a burgeoning tech and digital ecosystem and is the UK’s fastest-growing region for startup growth. It is also home to leading manufacturers and engineering companies, as well as the government’s manufacturing innovation accelerator, the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI). As a result, Latos anticipates considerable local demand for its facility.
The Stockton facility marks the beginning of Latos' ambitious national expansion, with 40 neural edge sites planned across Britain by 2030. The network will create a distributed AI processing capability that ensures no location is more than 50 miles from ultra-low latency artificial intelligence services.
Future sites are planned for major urban centres including Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, and Glasgow, creating a comprehensive neural edge network that positions Britain as the global leader in sovereign AI infrastructure.
Andy continued: “Our nationwide neural edge network is a fundamental shift from centralised ‘cloud computing’ models. It will help ensure British companies can thrive using AI, rather than being constrained by yesterday’s technology.”
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