In infrastructure and utilities, power failure isn’t just disruptive it can halt essential services, breach regulatory compliance, and impact thousands of customers. Shenton Group delivers standby generators from 300kVA to 3200kVA, CHP systems, and 24/7 emergency response, engineered for the demands of water, gas, telecoms, and critical national infrastructure.
Whether you’re managing pumping stations, treatment plants, gas networks, or remote unmanned sites, our systems keep operations running, protect compliance, and keep communities connected.
Utility and infrastructure providers face unique challenges when power fails:
We engineer and maintain power systems that meet the demands of this sector:
Infrastructure and utility sites each carry distinct risk profiles and your existing case studies already prove this. Making the sub-sector split explicit helps both search relevance and AI extraction:
We’ve supported major utility providers and infrastructure projects with reliable power:
A major gas network provider was facing critical disruptions due to unreliable generator maintenance. We stepped in with a tailored solution to keep their operations running smoothly – 24/7.
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Explore how Shenton Group powered one of the UK’s leading water utility companies with turnkey generator solutions – including generator for hire UK, standby generator supply, and nationwide generator servicing for utilities.
Along with offering a turnkey project where we would also remove the old equipment, the design we put forward negated the need for rental generators and reduced the amount of cable, which would save the client a quarter of a million pounds. This ultimately leads us to win the project.
BACKGROUND As the Royal Mail continue to invest in their infrastructure, Shenton Group were once again called upon to offer a resilient standby power solution to support one of their distribution centres. The project was progressing under tight deadlines, and a well-respected M&E contractor contracted Shenton Group to design, supply and install the generator package … Continued
BACKGROUND Having worked with many gas network providers over the years, Shenton Group was approached once again by a long-standing client to assist with their network role out. PROJECT OVERVIEW The requirement for this particular project was to install a natural gas generator at a remote site in Shalford just outside Guildford. These gas network … Continued
BACKGROUND Bentley Ings is a vital flood defence in Doncaster North and helps protect 1,670 properties from flooding by diverting water away from local areas such as Toll Bar, Arksey and Bentley. The defences were undergoing a significant upgrade, spanning over two years and costing £11m. The project was to replace the pumping stations 80-year-old … Continued
Location: UK Products/ Services BACKGROUND A new baggage substation was being developed and required a generator solution with a fast turn around. The initial power solution was originally designed around another manufacturer’s equipment who unexpectedly pulled out of the project. This left the Airport in a difficult situation, needing to find a supplier who could … Continued
OVERVIEW The ever-expanding world of IT depends one hundred percent on the availability of reliable continuous power supplies. When a major IT infrastructure company decided to relocate its headquarters, it entrusted its continuous power supplies to Shenton Group, which firstly provided a standby generator whilst managing the modification of an existing generator. This, alongside a … Continued
Client: Murrow AD Ltd, Somerset Farm Location: Murrow, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Products/ Services BACKGROUND The Murrow AD team approached Shenton Group to help design the complete CHP and generator system. Due to the nature of all Gas to Grid sites, there was a requirement to power very large gas compressors and a biogas upgrading unit without incurring … Continued
When a leading construction and civil engineering company completed a major project to upgrade the fuel storage and delivery systems on a large number of standby diesel generators for Thames Water
Fri, July 22, 2011 – Contracts Manager – Telecomm FM provider.
Fri, July 22, 2011 – Contracts Manager – Telecomm FM provider. We went out to tender but chose shentongroup as we were particularly impressed with the fact they immediately understood what was required and took the time to understand how we wanted the contract to work. The company has national coverage and offers far more … Continued
Wed, August 31, 2011 – 10:10:55 – General Manager – Hotel Group
Wed, August 31, 2011 – 10:10:55 – General Manager – Hotel Group The major powercut focused our minds on the need for additional power support ….
Tue, November 08, 2011 – Principle Oil & Development Engineer
Tue, November 08, 2011 – Principle Oil & Development Engineer shentongroup’s generators are robust for longevity, large enough to run the degasification and ancillary equipment but still maintain low noise levels. They have an excellent reputation and ability to think outside the box.
Wed, January 14, 2015 – Owner, Large Farm
Wed, January 14, 2015 – Owner, Large Farm All I want to add is that we were highly impressed with the professionalism of your team in dealing with the installation. It really is a magnificent piece of kit! (And it’s got a Perkins Diesel engine – the sound of which I’m very familiar with!) Many thanks … Continued
Wed, March 15, 2017 – Systems Manager, British University
Brilliant Stuff Stephanie and you are welcome, I must say you guys have always helped us in a crisis and that counts for a lot… …As usual let me known when you have a team ready for the Hawkeye installation.
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
Wed, October 12, 2016 – Electrical Site Foreman, Building Services Company
May I take this opportunity to thank you and your site team for the excellent service you have provided over the past 3 months at the **********. Special praise needs to go to Tom & Stuart who have shown true dedication and professionalism in delivering a successful project which at times has been a challenge!! … 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.
Sun, July 31, 2013 – Construction Project Manager for UK and Ireland at Large Retail Property Investment Company
Wed, July 31, 2013 – Construction Project Manager for UK and Ireland at Large Retail Property Investment Company I have had the chance to review the installation works on the new SO generator; and wanted to say that I am happy with the standard of works. Walking the installation, everything looks to be good and … Continued
Tue, November 08, 2011 – Group Estates Surveyor – Healthcare Group
Tue, November 08, 2011 – Group Estates Surveyor – Healthcare Group Power Call is unique and the only company that serves our niche market.
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.
Wed, October 12, 2011 – Manager – Health and Fitness Club
Wed, October 12, 2011 – Manager – Health and Fitness Club When due to our increasing growth we needed to open a second Health and Fitness centre, shentongroup provided us with a clean…
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