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
Private Owner – End User
…I will use your firm again and will recommend you to anybody for honest and reliable service…
Mon, April 14, 2014 – Managing Director of London’s Premiere Data Centre Operator
Mon, April 14, 2014 – Managing Director of London’s Premiere Data Centre Operator A quick email to thank you both and in addition your engineer who attended site today – I cannot express how professional, knowledgeable and easy to work with he was. Most don’t take the time to recognise the good, only quickly enough … Continued
Tue, July 02, 2013 – Manager, Hire Company
Tue, July 02, 2013 – Manager, Hire Company Chloe couldn’t do enough to help with the whole hire, she was great and makes you want to hire again and again. Would want to deal with her all the time – you know the job is going to be done. The guys on site were very … Continued
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
Paul Hamblyn, Managing Director of EuroSite Power and Russell Phillips, VP Facilities and Development of Celtic Manor
Celtic Manor is a key client for EuroSite Power, and so equipment performance and reliability are a priority. The TEDOM product, supported by Shenton Group was an ideal choice and has delivered consistent results both for us and our customer. – Paul Hamblyn The solution has provided us with immediate cost and carbon emission savings … Continued
Thu, June 30, 2011 – Electrical Design Engineer at the University of East Anglia
Thu, June 30, 2011 – Electrical Design Engineer at the University of East Anglia We have received excellent service from shentongroup, which was able to advise us on the best possible way of ensuring that all our essential equipment could continue functioning during powercuts.
Fri, July 25, 2014 – Tyre Specialists
Fri, July 25, 2014 – Tyre Specialists Very happy with your company, we have a lot of power outages where we are and your generators have never failed to start, been excellent and the service is good. Don’t worry I would never think of going anywhere else when other project arise.
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.
Manager – Engineering Services Company
Many Thanks Shirley. Excellent job all round
Manager – Wireless Network Distributor
Shenton Group has done an amazing job. Now we can maintain continuity when powercuts occur as lighting, IT equipment, telephones, heating and air conditioning are all supported by the UPS and the Power Call service. We are extremely impressed with the company and its service, support and expertise.
Mon, April 29, 2013 – Contractor Supervisor, FM Company
Mon, April 29, 2013 – Contractor Supervisor, FM Company Just to say a quick thank you to James Hawksworth who helped us out over the weekend. We are quick to moan at people but not so quick in complementing so well done shentongroup.
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.
