Education

Engineering the institutions that foster safe, stimulating, and collaborative learning.

Education places uniquely varied and complex demands on mechanical and electrical engineering – spanning community-facing schools to some of the most operationally sensitive, complex research laboratories and teaching facilities.

We understand the complexities of working within live educational estates, working closely with institutions from the earliest stages to ensure M&E systems are planned around the operational and teaching demands of each project. Programmes are carefully coordinated around academic calendars, and our specialist supply chain ensures we can serve every educational need.

Our projects span the full education lifecycle, from primary and special educational needs schools through to some of the world’s most prestigious universities. Our breadth and depth of experience has shaped how we design, deliver, and maintain; for the students and communities we ultimately serve.

Key Stats

Years of education experience:

25+

Value of M&E education projects delivered

£135m+

Number of education projects delivered:

35+

Largest M&E Project Value:

£22m

Key Trends

The education sector is navigating a demographic and environmental shift: rising expectations for digital-first environments, growing recognition of health and wellbeing as central to learning outcomes, and mounting pressure to decarbonise ageing estates and meet net-zero targets – all placing unprecedented strain on existing campus infrastructure. 

M&E is front and centre in the design and delivery of education infrastructure – as these trends intensify, the complexity and criticality of the systems required to meet them continues to grow, from the intelligent networks that power digital learning to the building services that underpin healthy, efficient campuses. 

We view the following trends as fundamental drivers of the future of commercial infrastructure and the increasing complexity of the M&E systems within it: 

Growing pressure to decarbonise, combined with the burden of maintaining and upgrading ageing estate, is forcing education institutions to fundamentally rethink how their buildings perform – with energy efficiency, net-zero targets, and long-term operational costs now central to investment decisions. 

Growing pressure to decarbonise, combined with the burden of maintaining and upgrading ageing estate, is forcing education institutions to fundamentally rethink how their buildings perform – with energy efficiency, net-zero targets, and long-term operational costs now central to investment decisions.