Whether you manage a school or a large educational campus, continuous heat and power are essential for safety, comfort, and uninterrupted learning. Power failures can disrupt classes, damage equipment, and create compliance risks that 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
Director of Property, Leading Healthcare Provider
I am the Director of Property for **********, operating *** residential nursing homes across the UK. For around six years, Power Call has provided outstanding emergency generator support, now covering over 80 of our homes, with 30 more planned next year. Their service is exceptional—reliable, responsive, and consistently exceeding expectations, regularly delivering, installing, and commissioning … Continued
Tue, August 16, 2011 – Finance Director – Care Home Group
Tue, August 16, 2011 – Finance Director – Care Home Group shentongroup’s Power Call service is a cost effective solution to providing standby power for our Care Home
Service Manager – Real Estate
I would just like to pass on from both Mike, and myself our appreciation, and sincere thanks to you and the rest of Shenton Team. During the evening, and our day spent factory testing the whole ethos of the group shone through, and for QVC it is a real pleasure to be working in conjunction … Continued
Fri, April 26, 2013 – Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager, County Council
Fri, April 26, 2013 – Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager, County Council Can you please give my thanks to the shentongroup engineers for successfully completing the generator panel modifications and testing of the system, I would like to thank Paul in particular for coping with the challenging situation under pressure, the shentongroup engineers performed excellently and … Continued
Wed, August 31, 2016 – Project Manager, M&E Company
Wed, August 31, 2016 – Project Manager, M&E Company I understand everything was up and running by 8:15pm, which was absolutely brilliant and the ***** Director was very pleased. Thanks for all your help last night; I know it was very last minute. We will be forwarding the official order this morning. I believe its things … Continued
Tue, September 27, 2016 – Director, Electrical Services Company
Thank you, the client and ourselves are pleased with your installation
Fri, April 26, 2013 – Electrical Contractor
Fri, April 26, 2013 – Electrical Contractor We are very happy with your service and have no suggestions for improvement everything went as planned with no hiccups. Thank you for your efforts.
Thu, September 29, 2011 – Projects Manager MOD Site
Thu, September 29, 2011 – Projects Manager MOD Site shentongroup site operatives were clean and tidy, courteous and professional in their conduct.
Wed, September 18, 2013 – Prepayment Operations & Client Manager for a Global Technology Company
Wed, September 18, 2013 – Prepayment Operations & Client Manager for a Global Technology Company Just to let you know that all went well and install is completed. Thanks for a strerling job once again. Pass my thanks onto Alex and Andrew.
Sat, October 01, 2011 – IT Manager, Lift Manufacturers
Sat, October 01, 2011 – IT Manager, Lift Manufacturers The installation of the air conditioning was completed on time and to our complete satisfaction.
Wed, June 10, 2015 – Electrical Project Manager, Large Engineering Services Company
Wed, June 10, 2015 – Electrical Project Manager, Large Engineering Services Company …the technical liaison, proposed design, technical submittal, prompt reactions and quality of components and workmanship has been very good…The installation process dates when declared where adhered to and undertaken in a professional manner, under difficult circumstances with constant main contractor external works on-going around the access area … Continued
Mon, December 20, 2014 – Owner, Large Manor House
Mon, December 20, 2014 – Owner, Large Manor House From my request for quotation to commissioning I was pleased with the prompt and efficient way your company and staff carried out the supply and delivery of the set. The delivery in spite of the short lead time was on the date promised and during the interim … Continued
