The Irish building materials giant now targets €1.13 billion in trading profit after its data center division posted explosive growth in the first half of 2026. The catalyst was not a recovery in traditional construction markets, which remain sluggish, but a surge in demand from data centers. AdvertisementThe Advnsys engineKingspan’s data infrastructure business, Advnsys, posted 34% sales growth in the first half of 2026, and order intake and backlog more than doubled compared to the same period last year. The bigger picture for KingspanGroup-wide, Kingspan posted a first-half trading profit of €487 million, representing 10% year-on-year growth. For the full year, Kingspan now expects to break €10 billion in annual revenue for the first time in its history.