OCS TRUE Values
Our guiding principles
Having easily understandable and universally applicable values is crucial because they are a foundational guide for decision-making – providing a clear framework for all colleagues, ensuring consistency and alignment with the company’s goals across diverse teams and geographies.
Our TRUE Values are a vital navigational tool for OCS, steering our actions and strategies as we work towards our vision and mission. They help create a unified culture, fostering a sense of purpose and direction among colleagues and ensuring that every decision aligns with our core principles.
Inspired by our TRUE Values, we’ve developed a set of commitments we all sign up for when joining OCS. Alongside those values, this alignment is essential for maintaining our brand’s integrity and achieving our long-term objectives.
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Trust
Honesty, consistency and excellence.
Built and maintained through transparency and communication.
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Respect
People, planet and purpose.
The starting point and ongoing position for all our interaction and impact.
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Unity
Inclusive, diverse and together.
One team working for the betterment of each other and the environment.
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Empowerment
Dynamic, driven and agile.
Providing the tools and skills to do more and achieve great things.
Discover our OCS commitments
Starting with safety, respect, honesty and openness – capturing our commitment to leave things better than we found them and our universal promise that we’ll do the right things in the right way – the OCS way.
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Safety first
We always prioritise safety.
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Honesty
We are open, honest and speak up confidently.
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Respect
We respect our colleagues, customers and communities.
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Better than before
We always make people and places the very best they can be.
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Environment
We protect the environment and act sustainably.
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Together
We work together to help each other, leaving no one behind.
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Listen & Learn
We listen, learn, improve and get better.
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Inclusivity
We are inclusive, and we celebrate diversity.
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Promises
We deliver on our promises and we honour our commitments.
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The OCS Way
We do the right things in the right way.
“Our vision and values are our DNA. They guide us in how we operate and collaborate, how we treat our valued colleagues and customers and help us in our journey towards making people and places the best they can be.”
Clyde Harding
Country Manager, OCS Australia
Values: Customer alignment
Find out how we’ve aligned with our customers’ values
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Search CareersGlobally shared values
Our business may be global, but our TRUE Values remain the same. Discover our locations.
Global LocationsOCS insights, news and updates
The latest insights and updates from the team at OCS.
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AU and NZ Advisory Group | AustraliaKevin Obern joins the OCS Australia & New Zealand Advisory Group
Over a long career in business, Kevin Obern has led organisations through growth, transformation and some of the tougher decisions that shape companies over time. Many in the New Zealand business community will know Kevin through his role as Managing Director of OfficeMax New Zealand, where he has led a nationwide business responsible for strategy, commercial performance and organisational capability across sales, supply chain, finance and transformation functions.
OCS Team
26 Mar, 2026
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Australia | International Women’s DayJulia Yon: Trust, Discipline and the Art of Building Better Partnerships
Julia Yon never intended to pursue a career in facilities management. Her original goal was to be an actress. However, it turns out that years spent learning to read a room, perform under pressure, and understand what people truly mean, prepared her perfectly for the world of long-term, high-stakes commercial partnerships.
OCS Team
09 Mar, 2026
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Australia | International Women’s DayGive to Gain on International Women’s Day 2026
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026 (IWD), we’re sharing stories told by women right across our Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand businesses. Wheelchairs for Kids is a working space, not a showcase. Tools are laid out. Parts are stacked within reach. Volunteers work steadily, checking measurements, adjusting fittings, and moving on to the next step.
OCS Team
07 Mar, 2026
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Australia | Social value
Wheelchairs for Kids – From Wangarra to Wherever Its Needed
On a recent morning in Wangara, Western Australia, six of our OCS and Midcity colleagues stepped into a bustling factory as volunteers for a morning. Wheelchairs for Kids is a working space, not a showcase. Tools are laid out. Parts are stacked within reach. Volunteers work steadily, checking measurements, adjusting fittings, and moving on to the next step.
OCS Team
18 Dec, 2025