Blackpool has been dubbed the “Silicon Sands” as it was connected to one of the fastest internet connections in the UK, after specialist divers waited six months for the right moment to lay ...

Blackpool Council is the accountable body for Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone, which is a 144-hectare site across Blackpool and Fylde and is earmarked to create 5,000 new jobs by 2041.

Across the 40-acre zone, Silicon Sands’ data centres could be up to 50% more energy efficient through use of liquid immersion cooling technologies. New opportunities "Silicon Sands has the potential ...

“Silicon Sands has the potential to be a complete game-changer in our plans to make Blackpool better. With the power supply, land availability, and ultra-fast internet access, we can sit at the heart ...

Silicon Sands at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone was launched at UK REiiF (UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum which attracts over 12,000 property-related professionals) ...

The new town centre offices for the DWP will bring over 3,000 workers into the centre of Blackpool. Silicon Sands is a forward looking project that will bring new, high quality tech jobs to Blackpool.

Blackpool Council is appealing to datacentre operators to support its bid to create a technology campus, dubbed Silicon Sands, to capitalise on the town’s close proximity to North Atlantic Loop ...

Silicon Sands at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone was launched at UKREiiF (image credit: Pixabay) A high-performance data centre campus could be developed in Blackpool under proposals outlined at ...