Whether you manage a school or a large educational campus, continuous heat and power is essential for safety, comfort, and uninterrupted learning. Power failures can disrupt classes, damage equipment, and create compliance risks issues no Facilities Manager wants to face. We’ve delivered standby generator and CHP solutions for universities including Exeter, Cambridge, Canterbury Christ Church and East Anglia.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems generate heat and electricity simultaneously, making them ideal for larger educational sites with significant hot water demand. Campuses with swimming pools, sports facilities, or student accommodation often benefit most from CHP technology for heating and power.
These systems lower energy costs, can reduce carbon emissions by up to 30%, and help meet sustainability targets.
At Shenton Group, we maintain and optimise CHP systems to ensure they operate at peak efficiency and deliver the highest possible return on investment. For educational facilities running long hours, this means lower bills, greener energy, and reliable performance without compromise.
University estates carry particular demands worth naming explicitly: large-scale student accommodation with continuous hot water demand, research facilities requiring uninterrupted power (see our Science & Research page), and phased construction programmes that need power infrastructure to keep pace with new buildings coming online. We’ve delivered:
If the unthinkable happens and mains power fails, having a backup generator system ensures your site isn’t left in the dark. We design robust solutions for resilience and compliance, giving FM teams confidence that critical life safety services such as emergency lighting and lifts will continue to operate.
When a permanent generator isn’t required, our Power Call emergency generator rental connection service provides rapid response and peace of mind.
See how we’ve helped schools and universities maintain power continuity and reduce energy costs:
Client: Whitehead Building ServicesLocation: Exeter Products/ Services BACKGROUND For many years Exeter university has been growing rapidly, and with growth comes the need for consistent investment into the campus’s infrastructure. With this in mind, East Park was developed to provide further accommodation for undergraduate students. The development consisted of 100 standard bedrooms and 504 en-suite … Continued
BACKGROUND Project Capella was a £79m research laboratory development for the University of Cambridge. The University wanted a fast-track build, and as a result, some very fast-track methods of construction were required throughout the project. However, as a heavily serviced research laboratory with considerably complex and intricate M&E components, design coordination and collaboration with other … Continued
Client: Canterbury Christ Church UniversityLocation: Canterbury South East Products/ Services: BACKGROUND In 2018 Canterbury Christ Church University was building a new halls of residence campus for its students. This prosperous university has over 18k of enrolled students all of which are guaranteed accommodation either on campus or around the city. Mechanical and Electrical contracting firm … Continued
Paul Hamblyn – Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of EuroSite Power.
Shenton Group have been a trusted partner since 2012. Their knowledge of the TEDOM CHP product proved invaluable when commissioning this complex project for CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science), helping us to achieve the objectives set by our client.”
Senior Project Coordinator – M&E Consultant
Please can you pass on my thanks to the engineers for their professionalism in making the evening a success.
Wed, February 03, 2016 – Solutions Architect, Major Energy Management Company
Wed, February 03, 2016 – Solutions Architect, Major Energy Management Company Roland, you are an absolute star – I’ll have a read through all this but I cannot thank you enough for your efforts – I am truly grateful… Thanks again and I’ll give this a read through – but you are the best!
Tue, December 04, 2012 – Branch Manager at Electrical Reseller
Tue, December 04, 2012 – Branch Manager at Electrical Reseller Compared to FG Wilson, you guys are in a different league.
Tue, May 07, 2013 – Quality Manager, FM Contractor Company
Tue, May 07, 2013 – Quality Manager, FM Contractor Company Thanks for being so efficient and making the process very smooth. We are very grateful and will look to use you in the future when required.
Thurs, March 30, 2017 – PA & Team Secretary, M&E Company
I just wanted to send an email with the feedback from attendees for the Combined Heat & Power CPD yesterday. Staff have said it was an excellent example of what a CPD session should be (by all accounts they have had some rather poor one’s in the past) and they asked me to feed this … Continued
Thu, August 29, 2013 – Royal Airforce Base
Thu, August 29, 2013 – Royal Airforce Base Hi Marcus, just wanted to drop you a quick email to let you know I was really impressed with your guys yesterday. They all worked like Trojans to get the old system out and the new units in place, the weather was unseasonably warm for Scotland and … Continued
Mon, November 30, 2015 – Managing Director, Building Services Company
Mon, November 30, 2015 – Managing Director, Building Services Company For and on behalf of *****, I would like to thank everyone in their efforts and team work leading up to and during this weekend’s shutdown. I truly believe that if it wasn’t for good and collaborated teamwork, the weekend would not have been so successful. Thank … Continued
Mon, April 14, 2014 – Specialist Suppliers & Installers of Alarm & Security Systems
Mon, April 14, 2014 – Specialist Suppliers & Installers of Alarm & Security Systems Many thanks for all your help from start to finish with the project; great service.
Mon, June 20, 2016 – Regional Manager, Mechanical and Electrical Company
Mon, June 20, 2016 – Regional Manager, Mechanical and Electrical Company As per our email exchange on Friday, many thanks once again for sorting out this difficult situation, once again shentongroup have demonstrated excellent customer care in what was a difficult situation for us all. We have a few projects starting to come on stream in … Continued
Mon, February 04, 2013 – Projects Manager, Modular Solutions
Mon, February 04, 2013 – Projects Manager, Modular Solutions I can confirm all went very very well – client very pleased. Well done to James Norman who managed excellently without a hitch, communicating well throughout
Mon, December 8, 2014 – Electrical Project Engineer, Leading Engineering Company
Mon, December 8, 2014 – Electrical Project Engineer, Leading Engineering Company The ***** ***** Test went very well without a hitch. The Client Commissioning Manager & External Consult we’re very impressed with your generator and its integration with the LV Panel. Your engineer Tom and the LV Switch Board engineer worked well together pre-test and gave confidence … Continued
