Europe Data Center Rack Market

The Europe data center rack market is expanding rapidly, with a projected market size growing from about USD 1.18 billion in 2025 to USD 2.63 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 12.1%. The Europe data center rack market is driven by sustained investment in hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data centers across Germany, the UK, France, Nordic Countries, and Southern Europe, supported by strong demand for sovereign cloud, low-latency services, and regulatory compliance. Operators place high importance on racks that meet strict EU safety, fire protection, and environmental standards, making compliance readiness a core purchasing criterion. Space constraints in urban hubs and rising real estate costs are accelerating the adoption of standardized, high-density rack configurations that maximize floor efficiency and simplify multi-tenant deployments. Modular and scalable rack designs are widely preferred, enabling phased capacity expansion while aligning with cautious power provisioning and grid constraints. Thermal performance remains critical, as racks must support increasing power densities from AI, cloud-native, and edge workloads while meeting aggressive energy efficiency targets. Integration with intelligent PDUs, monitoring systems, and advanced airflow management is increasingly standard, supporting operational visibility and sustainability goals. Regulatory variation across European countries further reinforces demand for adaptable rack architectures that reduce customization complexity and accelerate compliant market entry.

Key vendors in Europe's data center rack market include Rittal (Germany), Legrand (France), Nvent Electric (UK), EFB-Elektronik GmbH (Germany), and ITRack (Italy). These providers design and deploy advanced data center rack solutions that securely house IT equipment, optimize airflow, and support efficient power distribution across facilities. By enabling high-density configurations, modular scalability, and integration with cooling and PDU systems, rack platforms improve space utilization, accelerate deployments, reduce operational complexity, and enhance infrastructure reliability.

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In April 2025, Legrand acquired Computer Room Solutions, a Sydney-based vendor with nearly 20 years of experience in server racks, security caging, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. The acquisition strengthens Legrand’s data center hardware portfolio and regional footprint in the Asia-Pacific region, enhancing its ability to serve edge, colocation, and enterprise deployments.

In April 2024, Rittal launched the TX Colo rack, targeting the fast-growing colocation data center market. The rack is a preconfigured, ready-to-use solution built for rapid deployment in large data centers, featuring integrated airflow control, cable management, and enhanced security. Designed for flexibility and scalability, it meets rising demand driven by AI and digitalization.

RITTAL

Rittal is a key player in the Europe data center rack market, driven by a strategy centered on standardized modular platforms, sustainability alignment, and system-level integration. Rittal positions data center racks as part of a broader end-to-end infrastructure architecture, tightly integrating enclosures with power distribution, cooling, monitoring, and engineering software to meet Europe’s stringent efficiency and compliance requirements. Core competencies include high-precision enclosure engineering, scalable rack systems for high-density workloads, advanced airflow management, and rapid configuration supported by automated manufacturing. Major activities focus on continuous portfolio expansion in modular and pre-configured data center solutions, alongside partnerships across the European data center ecosystem. Vertically, Rittal integrates racks with power, cooling, and digital engineering tools. Horizontally, the company supports diverse deployment models across enterprise, colocation, and edge environments throughout Europe.

LEGRAND

Legrand plays a significant role in the Europe data center rack market through a market approach anchored in electrical and digital building infrastructure rather than standalone rack hardware. The company emphasizes tightly engineered rack ecosystems aligned with European requirements for energy efficiency, electrical safety, and long-term operational reliability. Legrand’s strengths lie in integrating racks with intelligent PDUs, structured cabling, busway systems, and monitoring solutions, enabling cohesive white space design for enterprise and colocation operators. Legrand has expanded its regional capabilities through selective acquisitions that have enhanced its data center portfolio and deepened its expertise in power and connectivity. From a vertical perspective, the company integrates racks into its broader power and cabling stack. Horizontally, the company serves hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and edge deployments across diverse European regulatory environments.

Market Ranking

In 2025, the European data center rack market remained fragmented, with HPE, Schneider Electric, Rittal, Eaton, and Vertiv collectively accounting for approximately 15–20% of the market. Competition is shaped by Europe’s stringent sustainability regulations, rising AI-driven rack densities, and the rapid expansion of colocation campuses in Germany, France, the UK, and the Nordic countries. In March 2025, Schneider Electric enhanced its rack ecosystem with liquid-cooling-ready enclosures aligned with EU energy efficiency and circular economy goals. Rittal continued to strengthen its modular rack platforms in 2024 to enable faster deployment and standardized footprints across multi-country European sites. Vertiv expanded its high-density rack and containment solutions in January 2025 to address AI workloads and thermal constraints common in European urban data centers. HPE and Eaton increasingly position racks as part of integrated power and infrastructure stacks, targeting regulated industries and sovereign cloud operators. Overall, differentiation centers on compliance readiness, thermal performance, and seamless integration with power and cooling architectures tailored to Europe’s regulatory and sustainability landscape.

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Europe Data Center Rack Market by Rack Type (Open Frame, Enclosed), Type (Server Racks, Network Racks), Rack Height (42U & Below, 43U up to 52U), Rack Width (19 Inch, 23 Inch), Data Center Type (Enterprise, Colocation, Hyperscale) - Forecast to 2032

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