JLL selected by EDGNEX to optimise and accelerate their Data Centre operations across Africa, Asia, CIS, Europe and the Middle East

LONDON, Thursday 31 March 2022 – Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL), a leading global provider of real estate and investment services, has been selected by EDGNEX, a global digital infrastructure provider, to provide facilities management to its expanding data centre operations across Africa, Asia, CIS, Europe and the Middle East.

EDGNEX is in the process of buying, building and partnering to develop data centres in underserved and overlooked markets. JLL will support EDGNEX with creating and developing the delivery model and customer facing portal to support incident management and other value-added services such as remote hands, whitespace provision and customer relations.

Jonathan Kinsey, JLL’s Head of Data Centre Services (EMEA) said: “We’re looking forward to supporting EDGNEX’s mission and growing together in the data centre space. It has ambitious plans and we’re excited to support its vision for the next digital hubs.”

EDGNEX provides access to digital infrastructure in rapidly growing local markets with the same service and experience they receive in global destinations.  EDGNEX’s parent company, DAMAC Properties, is owned by Dubai-based billionaire Hussain Sajwani. It has been at the forefront of the Middle East’s luxury real estate market since 2002. The company’s footprint extends across the Middle East with projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman as well as the UK.