Amazon AWS plans to invest £8 billion in building data centers in the UK over the next 5 years

Amazon Web Services announced on September 11th that it plans to invest £8 billion in the UK over the next five years to build, operate, and maintain data centers. This investment is part of the company's long-term commitment to supporting the UK's economic growth and productivity enhancement. It is expected to contribute £14 billion to the UK's GDP by 2028 and provide an average of over 14,000 full-time equivalent job opportunities annually for local businesses in the UK. These positions are all part of the AWS data center supply chain, including construction, facility maintenance, engineering, telecommunications, and other roles in the local economy