Data Centre PR agency - The PHA Group

Data Centre PR agency

Data Centres power everything from AI and cloud computing to financial services, healthcare and public services.

Yet while demand for digital infrastructure continues to accelerate, public understanding has struggled to keep pace.

At PHA, we help Data Centre operators, developers and investors explain their role in economic growth, innovation and national resilience through communication strategies that build trust, navigate scrutiny and strengthen reputation.

Essential to everyone. Understood by few.

Most people interact with Data Centres every day without ever seeing them.

That creates a unique communications challenge. Unlike transport, housing or healthcare infrastructure, the public benefits are often invisible, while concerns around energy, land use and local impact are highly visible.

The organisations leading the next generation of digital infrastructure need communication strategies that close that gap, helping stakeholders understand not just what data centres are, but why they matter.

The stakeholders shaping data centre growth

Every successful project depends on earning confidence from multiple audiences simultaneously.

01 Developers & Operators

Building understanding before, during and after development.

02 Investors & Infrastructure Funds

Strengthening confidence in long-term value and growth potential.

03 Local Communities

Creating meaningful engagement and addressing concerns with transparency.

04 Policymakers & Regulators

Supporting evidence-based conversations around growth, energy and infrastructure.

05 Technology & Cloud Providers

Positioning organisations at the centre of the UK's digital future.

06 Energy & Sustainability Partners

Communicating progress, innovation and environmental commitments.

07 Planning & Construction Partners

Aligning multiple stakeholders around complex infrastructure projects.

08 Trade Bodies & Industry Groups

Helping shape sector-wide narratives and public understanding.

09 Critical Digital Infrastructure Providers

Building authority in an increasingly strategic national sector.
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Building confidence where it counts

Data Centre PR and communications aren’t about generating headlines for the sake of it. It’s about creating the right conditions for growth.

Changing the narrative

For years, the public conversation around data centres has been shaped by questions about energy usage, land requirements and infrastructure demand. Those are important discussions. But they’re only part of the story.

Data Centres are enabling AI innovation, supporting economic growth, attracting investment and underpinning the digital services that modern businesses and communities rely on every day.

The opportunity isn’t to avoid difficult conversations. It’s to make sure the full story gets told.

National conversations. International perspective.

The challenges facing data centre operators rarely stop at a local authority boundary.

Policy, regulation, investment, energy strategy and digital infrastructure are increasingly global issues.

With teams across London, Leeds, Manchester, New York and Boston, combined with our PROI Worldwide network of partners across 100+ markets, we help organisations navigate stakeholder conversations at local, national and international levels.

Trust is infrastructure too. Ready to tell a stronger story?

The organisations shaping tomorrow’s digital economy need more than technical expertise. They need communications strategies capable of building understanding, strengthening reputation and securing long-term support.

Let’s talk. Speak to our team of infrastructure and data centre PR agency specialists and get in touch at hello@thephagroup.com.

Our data centre and infrastructure comms experts

George Coleman

Chief Executive Officer

George spent 17 years at Weber Shandwick, the last six years as co-founder and Chief Executive of Current Global, a PR organisation that is part of the Weber Shandwick family. He was previously tech MD and board director at Nelson Bostock, where he established the agency’s tech division. In 2012 he founded the full-service comms agency, Creation, which had 20 offices globally and a client roster which included Microsoft, Netflix, Burger King and Adidas.

Neil McLeod

EVP, Corporate & Enterprise

Former journalist Neil specialises in helping companies and individuals grow and protect their reputations, and is listed as a Top Recommended Advisor in the prestigious Spear’s 500 index and the ‘legal bible’, Chambers and Partners.

An award-winning, contacts-rich PR professional, he scooped the PRCA National Issues and Reputation Management Award for his work to support Sir Cliff Richard in his landmark privacy battle with the BBC.

Alice Lamb

SVP, Corporate

With 20 years of experience across both the public and private sectors, Alice has counselled FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as emerging brands and purpose-led organisations. She combines geo-fluency and strategic intelligence to help clients anticipate risk, counter misinformation, and make confident, reputation-enhancing decisions that deliver tangible impact.

Tim Jotischky

EVP, Reputation

Tim joined PHA in 2014 after a 25-year career as a senior executive at UK national newspapers. He brings journalistic insight, deep knowledge of the media industry and a network of senior contacts, together with a decade of experience supporting clients on reputation management issues.

Tim has worked with businesses from all sectors and features on the Spear’s 500 list as one of the UK’s most trusted reputation advisors.

Sarah Poynder

VP, Technology

Sarah has worked across a range of corporate and tech disruptor businesses spanning the finance, sustainability, education, HR, retail, property, gaming, marketing and advertising sectors. Her background includes specific focuses on B2B PR, leadership profile building, and comms strategy development – particularly funding round closures and product launches. Having trained as a journalist, Sarah has a clear understanding of how the media works and uses this to advise on clients’ media narrative.

Fredrik Jonsson

SVP, Reputation

Fredrik has more than thirteen years of experience in PR. He joined The PHA Group after spending five years working with business leaders in the Middle East, in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, principally on consultancy, internal communications and crisis projects on behalf of clients such as Etihad and the Public Investment Fund. Previously, he was based in London, working with corporate clients including British Airways, Tata Steel and De Beers.

Aga Grzyb

Senior Account Manager

Aga began her career in the technology sector, where she gained exposure to the HFSS regulatory landscape. More recently, she has pivoted into the sustainability and decarbonisation space, advising brands with a global footprint on their media relations and wider communications strategies, including STX Group, Clarity AI and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Data Centre PR agency FAQs

Why are Data Centres facing increased public scrutiny?

As demand for digital infrastructure grows, so has scrutiny around energy use, sustainability and local impact. We help organisations communicate their role in supporting economic growth, innovation and the digital services people rely on every day.

How can operators build community support before planning challenges emerge?

The most effective engagement starts early. We help clients develop clear messaging, identify stakeholder concerns and engage communities proactively to build trust before opposition takes hold.

How can Data Centres change the conversation around their role in society?

The sector has a powerful story to tell around AI, investment, jobs, digital resilience and national competitiveness. We help organisations articulate that story in a way that resonates with communities, policymakers and the media.

How should organisations talk about sustainability and energy use?

With transparency, evidence and confidence. Our team helps clients communicate sustainability commitments, innovations and efficiencies while navigating complex stakeholder conversations with credibility.

How does PHA support planning and stakeholder engagement?

We combine communications, public affairs and reputation expertise to help clients engage local communities, policymakers, investors and industry stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Can you help prepare for reputational challenges or activist campaigns?

Yes. From media training and message development to crisis planning and issues management, we help organisations prepare for increased scrutiny and respond effectively when challenges arise.

Why do Data Centre and infrastructure organisations choose PHA?

Data Centres sit at the intersection of infrastructure, technology, sustainability, public affairs and corporate reputation. Our integrated team brings together expertise across all these disciplines, helping clients navigate complex environments and tell stronger stories.

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