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
Mon, February 9, 2015 – Engineering Manager, Product Testing Laboratory
Mon, February 9, 2015 – Engineering Manager, Product Testing Laboratory Thanks. I must say we were very impressed with how your company reacted to our requirement [Rental]. Myself and our client, *******, were particularly impressed with Tom. He was very polite, positive with good technical knowledge about the equipment and very helpful. A credit to … 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.
Fri, April 26, 2013 – Director, Consultants
Fri, April 26, 2013 – Director, Consultants I take pleasure in writing formally to you for the very impressive performance provided by you and your company in delivering the new generator to the site. As you know our clients timescale for delivering this project was extremely tight in terms of both delivery and installation. Thanks … Continued
Tue, September 27, 2016 – Director, Electrical Services Company
Thank you, the client and ourselves are pleased with your installation
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!
Sat, June 11, 2011 – Senior Building Services Engineer – Construction Comapany
Sat, June 11, 2011 – Senior Building Services Engineer – Construction Comapany When the power outaged occurred the generator coped very well. shentongroup did an excellent job and I have no hesitation in recommending the company to others and using it again as the need arises.
Tue, November 08, 2011 – Head of ATM & Customer Support – Systems Integration Company
Tue, November 08, 2011 – Head of ATM & Customer Support – Systems Integration Company Thank you for rearranging your busy schedule to fit in a Company overview presentation to myself and other team members of our Partnership organisations.
Fri, January 04, 2013- Electrical Reseller
Fri, January 04, 2013- Electrical Reseller Just to say a big big ‘thank you’ to Steve for all his help today. We were a bit held up and Steve was such a help.
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
Wed, February 4, 2015 – Senior Systems Technician, Defence Company
Wed, February 4, 2015 – Senior Systems Technician, Defence Company The project management of the replacement UPS at ***** was dealt with in a professional manner which included a site recce proving vital to the success of the end result…The services that shentongroup provide to this site is valued. To date, shentongroup have responded in a timely … Continued
Ian Hedges – Briggs & Forrester
Shenton Group provide us with excellent estimating support on many projects, always returning on time or advising up-front if it’s something they can’t offer, which is invaluable.Their professional and pro-active approach has cemented them as one of our go to providers for generator and UPS systems.
Wed, July 27, 2016 – Owner, Production Services Company
Wed, July 27, 2016 – Owner, Production Services Company Just a quick note to say thank you to you and your team for another fantastic year of generator delivery! Everything is so easy and I’m sure that is down to you personally. Doug and Tom were excellent as ever – they are so efficient (and also said … Continued
