Case Study: Education
Client: St Barts Trust
Site: Hungerford Academy, Crewe
Budget Electrical: £245k
Completed: September 2025
Services Used
- M&E designs
- Electrical Engineering
- Cleaning Team
Meel Group delivered the building’s complete electrical refurbishment.
Site:
Hungerford Academy in Crewe, Cheshire opened in 2018 and is part of the St Bart’s Multi Academy Trust catering for 3-11 year olds.
Contract Arrangements:
Meel Group was awarded the role of principal contractor through a competitive tender process.
Project Background:
The school’s existing electrical infrastructure had reached the end of its serviceable life and required a full upgrade to ensure safety, reliability, and compliance with modern standards.
Electrical Scope:
Preparation and stripping out
- Isolate & remove all existing lighting in our area of works.
- Strip out all existing small power in our area of works.
- Isolate & remove all existing sub mains and distribution boards in our area of works.
Compliance
School-wide compliance was a major part of this project, and Meel Group was to ensure the school’s electrical and lighting infrastructure complied with current statutory requirements and recognised industry standards. These included BS 7671:2018 (IET Wiring Regulations, 18th Edition) and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
Practicality of design
We designed the lighting installation in line with best-practice guidance, including CIBSE LG2: Lighting for Education, with attention paid to maintaining appropriate UGR (Unified Glare Rating) values to minimise glare and support visual comfort in teaching spaces.
Energy efficiency
As part of the upgrade, new lighting controls were installed to optimise energy efficiency, provide greater flexibility in classroom use, and ensure consistent illumination levels throughout the building.
Longevity
In addition to achieving compliance, the works were designed to extend the serviceable life of the electrical systems, improve overall safety and reliability, providing a brighter, more comfortable, and practical learning environment for staff and pupils.
Health and Safety:
At Meel Group site safety is a priority. No accidents or near misses occurred during the project. The project was delivered on schedule and within budget.
Handover:
At the end of the project our Project Manager conducted a client walk around and and submission of an O&M manual complete with all compliance records.
Completion of works produce Electrical Installation Certificate.
Completion of works produce Em Lighting Completion Certificate.
Commission the scheme and fine tune all devices to their optimised performance functionality.
The Results:
St. Bart’s Trust was very happy with end results and excellent standard of finish.
