Nordik Data Centers

What Nordik Data Centers does

Nordik Data Centers operates a data center real estate park headquartered in Shawinigan, Quebec, within the Mauricie Energy Valley between Montreal and Quebec City. Its core offering is the NDC1 facility, a Tier III-certified (Uptime Institute) and TIA-942-compliant building of more than 46,000 square feet with 5 MW of power capacity, 24-foot ceilings, four service doors, redundant fiber connectivity, and security that includes facial recognition cameras. The broader campus comprises 2 million square feet of development land across seven prepared plots, supported by 100% renewable energy, free-cooling, CO2-based cooling, and heat recovery systems.

The product portfolio extends beyond colocation to include fully customized white room solutions, flexible space rentals (offices, technical workspaces, storage), 24/7 technical support with remote hand services, and land sales with bespoke private data center construction across five additional planned phases. Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time land sales, recurring space and white room rentals, project-based construction services, and ongoing managed support, all priced via a quote-based, custom-design model.

The business is privately held and is an initiative of Watts Illimités (Watts Unlimited), which provides capital and strategic backing. Nordik sells primarily to enterprise data center operators, custom infrastructure builders, and managed service providers in Quebec and broader Canada through direct enterprise field sales, with a bilingual (French/English) website and direct contact channels serving as the primary marketing surface. Customer logos and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Nordik Data Centers

Legal name

Nordik Data Centers

Website

https://nordikdatacenters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nordik Data Centers operates a Tier III-certified data center campus in Shawinigan, Quebec, offering colocation, custom white rooms, flexible space rentals, land sales, private data center construction, and 24/7 technical support to enterprise and infrastructure-builder customers across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Data Centers & On-Prem Facilities (Owned/Operated) (HDABACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Center Operations & Managed Services (Remote Hands, NOC/SOC) (HDABANAA), Data Center Site Development & Permitting (Land, Zoning, Utilities) (HDABACAM), Power Distribution & Switchgear (UPS, PDUs, Busway) (HDABAKAA)

Keywords

• Colocation services
• Data center infrastructure
• White room solutions
• Private data center construction
• Renewable energy data centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Shawinigan

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Land Sales: Sale of land plots for private data center construction. The company offers seven available plots of land, fully prepared for immediate construction with essential infrastructure including roads, sewer systems, and water mains.
2. White Room Rental: Fully customized white room services where clients can configure room dimensions, circuit breakers, outlets, network connections, surveillance cameras, and technical flooring according to their specific requirements.
3. Flexible Space Rental: Rental of offices, technical workspaces (laboratories), and storage areas designed to meet data center management needs. Solutions for temporary workspaces or specialized laboratories.
4. Private Data Center Construction: Bespoke construction services for private data centers including design and construction with innovative solutions for power, cooling, connectivity, and maintenance.
5. 24/7 Technical Support: Round-the-clock technical support including remote hand services for equipment intervention. Provides continuous assistance and rapid problem resolution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Nordik Data Centers operates a Tier III certified data center park in Shawinigan, Quebec, providing colocation, custom white room solutions, flexible space rentals, prepared land parcels for private data center construction, and 24/7 technical support. The flagship facility NDC1 offers 46,000+ square feet of usable space with 5 MW power capacity per building, while the broader 2 million square foot site supports five additional development phases. All operations run on 100% renewable energy with free-cooling, CO2-based cooling, and heat recovery systems.

Product overview

Nordik Data Centers operates a data center park dedicated to sustainable innovation, offering optimal connectivity, exceptional reliability, and top-level security. The portfolio consists of NDC1 (their flagship Tier III certified data center with 5 MW capacity and 46,000 sq ft), Custom White Room Solutions (tailored server rooms), Flexible Space Rentals (offices, labs, storage), Land Sales with Private Data Center Construction services, and 24/7 Technical Support with remote hand services. All facilities operate on 100% renewable energy with free-cooling systems and heat recovery capabilities, positioned in the Energy Valley between Montreal and Quebec City.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NDC1: First data center of Nordik Data Centers project, featuring over 46,000 square feet of usable space built to Tier III standards with 5 MW power capacity, 100% green energy, CO2-based cooling, and advanced security systems including facial recognition surveillance

Products and services

• NDC1 (Nordik Data Center 1) The first data center facility in the Nordik project, built to Tier III standards by the Uptime Institute with 5 MW power capacity and 46,000+ square feet of usable space, featuring 100% renewable energy, CO2-based cooling, and 24/7 surveillance with facial recognition, targeting enterprise tenants needing Tier III colocation.
• Custom White Room Solutions Fully customized white room services where clients configure room dimensions, circuit breakers, outlets, network connections, surveillance cameras, and technical flooring to their exact specifications, designed for enterprises needing tailored server rooms.
• Flexible Space Rentals Rental of offices, technical workspaces (laboratories), and storage areas designed to meet data center management needs, including temporary workspaces and specialized laboratories for tenant operations.
• Land Sales and Private Data Center Construction Land sales and bespoke construction services for building private data centers with innovative solutions for power, cooling, connectivity, and maintenance, meeting the latest standards and unique client needs across the multi-phase park.
• 24/7 Technical Support Round-the-clock technical support including remote hand services for equipment intervention, providing continuous assistance and rapid problem resolution to minimize disruptions and maintain optimal infrastructure performance for tenant workloads.
• Data Center Land Parcels Seven fully prepared land parcels with essential infrastructure (roads, sewers, water mains) offering 2 million square feet of development-ready land, with redundant fiber optic connectivity and 5 MW electricity capacity per building, for buyers intending to build private data centers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% renewable energy reduces carbon footprint for clients
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• QScale: Quebec-based sustainable data center operator purpose-built for AI and HPC workloads with liquid cooling and renewable energy. Closest comparable in terms of Quebec location, sustainability focus, and AI-ready positioning.
• Cologix: North American colocation and interconnection provider with a strong Canadian footprint including Montreal and Quebec City. Comparable carrier-neutral colocation model targeting similar enterprise and cloud customers.
• eStruxture Data Centers: Canadian colocation operator headquartered in Montreal with multiple facilities across Canada. Directly comparable as a Canadian-focused colocation provider serving enterprise and hyperscale tenants with similar service offerings.
• Compass Datacenters: Custom build-to-suit data center provider offering land, construction, and managed services to hyperscale and enterprise clients. Comparable business model spanning land sales, custom construction, and ongoing operations.
• Hypertec: Quebec-based technology company offering colocation, cloud, and AI infrastructure. Closely comparable as a regional Quebec player with similar enterprise and AI-focused infrastructure offerings.
• T5 Data Centers: Custom data center operator offering build-to-suit, wholesale colocation, and critical facility management. Comparable custom-build and managed services model targeting enterprise tenants.

Broad incumbents

• Vantage Data Centers: Global hyperscale data center operator with Canadian presence and significant Quebec projects underway. Comparable wholesale/colocation model but at much larger scale with deeper capital backing.
• Digital Realty: Global data center REIT operating PlatformDIGITAL across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Comparable colocation and interconnection offerings though as a large incumbent serving hyperscale tenants worldwide.
• Equinix: Global colocation and interconnection leader operating IBX facilities worldwide. Comparable retail colocation and interconnection model though at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• EdgeConneX: Specialized data center operator focused on edge and hyperscale deployments with custom-build capabilities. Comparable in custom data center construction and emerging-market colocation positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nordik-dc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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