• Black & White Engineering has opened its first office in Spain, expanding its data centre engineering presence in southern Europe
• Engineering consultancies establish local bases as Spanish data centre construction accelerates
The fact
Black & White Engineering has opened its first office in Spain, establishing a permanent presence in Madrid to support data centre clients across Spain and southern Europe. The office will provide civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering, together with design management services.
The Madrid office will be led by Hector Hernandez, area director for Spain, and Marcos Uttley, regional director for Europe. The consultancy employs more than 1,200 people across 20 offices specialising in data centre and critical infrastructure engineering.
The assessment
The Madrid office signals that specialist engineering capacity is shifting closer to where data centre construction is happening. Rather than deploying teams from regional hubs, consultancies are establishing permanent local bases to support project pipelines. For BTW readers, this is a marker of how mature the Spanish data centre market has become: when global engineering firms open dedicated offices, it suggests project volume has reached a level that justifies on-the-ground capacity.
What to watch
Watch for project wins and engineering appointments from the Madrid office. They will show whether Black & White Engineering is building a permanent Spanish operation or using the office as a beachhead for broader southern European expansion.