Category: News
From casual shifts to leading a 24/7 cleaning operation
Eight years ago, Nafras Ifthkar was working one or two casual cleaning shifts a week. Today, he leads OCS’s 24/7 cleaning operation at a major airline-catering facility in Melbourne. A recent customer audit brought the scale of that progression into view. With his manager interstate, Nafras took responsibility for the audit himself.
OCS Team
02 Sep, 2026
From London to Sydney: Every Journey Means Something to Someone
Every journey begins with a person and a reason to travel: a family reunion, a first holiday, a meeting that matters. Behind each one, often unseen, is the work that gets them through the airport safely and calmly. Two decades later, he’s involved in projects across the business, from accounts to procurement and reporting, leading teams and managing systems that help over 1,700 customers in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
OCS Team
19 Aug, 2026
From cleaning trolley to reporting manager: Beckett Yang’s OCS career journey
Beckett Yang still remembers pushing a cleaning trolley for OCS while studying a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Auckland. Two decades later, he’s involved in projects across the business, from accounts to procurement and reporting, leading teams and managing systems that help over 1,700 customers in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
OCS Team
06 Aug, 2026
Building on 125 years of practical progress
In 2025, OCS marked 125 years since a one-man window cleaning round in London grew into a global facilities services business. It was an opportunity to reflect not only on how the business has evolved, but on the importance of continuing to adapt, strengthen and invest for the future.
OCS Team
09 Jul, 2026
From Wangara to Children Around the World
Wheelchairs for Kids is a Western Australia– based charity that builds all-terrain wheelchairs for children with limited mobility, distributing them free of charge to communities around the world.
OCS Team
06 Jul, 2026
A different approach to hiring in Kalgoorlie
In Kalgoorlie (Western Australia), where competition for labour is high and turnover can be a challenge, OCS Australia has taken a different approach to building its workforce.
OCS Team
06 Jul, 2026
Supporting The Salvation Army
OCS has supported The Salvation Army across Australia and Aotearoa for more than a decade, working alongside teams who provide support to people in the communities where we operate.
OCS Team
06 Jul, 2026
Finance leadership strengthening control and performance
Debby Wong, Finance Director for OCS Australia and New Zealand, was recognised as a finalist in the New Zealand CFO of the Year Awards and named a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Since joining OCS in 2006 and stepping into the Finance Director role in 2017, Debby has strengthened how finance operates across the business. Real-time reporting tools have been introduced, contract governance tightened, and financial oversight embedded more directly into day-to-day operations.
OCS Team
06 Jul, 2026
Using AI to strengthen legal control at scale
As OCS has grown across the Australia/ New Zealand region, the volume and complexity of legal contracts have increased across sectors including aviation, healthcare, education and construction. Over two years, contract volumes rose to around four times previous levels, without an increase in legal headcount. Whether it's managing hospitals, airports, schools, government facilities or commercial buildings, digital systems now sit behind many of the services people depend on. From work orders and maintenance schedules to payroll, customer reporting and supplier communications, technology supports activities that keep businesses operating and communities functioning.
OCS Team
06 Jul, 2026
Why Resilience Now Depends on Cyber Security
Every day, organisations across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand rely on technology to keep essential operations running. Whether it's managing hospitals, airports, schools, government facilities or commercial buildings, digital systems now sit behind many of the services people depend on. From work orders and maintenance schedules to payroll, customer reporting and supplier communications, technology supports activities that keep businesses operating and communities functioning.
OCS Team
04 Jun, 2026
Why Protecting People Strengthens Resilience
When people talk about resilience, they often think about how a business responds during a major disruption, but the truth is, resilience is built long before something goes wrong. It’s built through the everyday decisions people make, the systems that support them, and the culture that shapes how teams respond when challenges arise.
OCS Team
03 Jun, 2026
From Delhi to Sydney: Sandeep’s Story of Belonging
For the first few months after arriving in Australia in 2007, Sandeep Chhikara would stand at a public payphone every day with a calling card in his hand, waiting to hear his mother’s voice. He was 24, the first time he was away from home, and some 10,000+ km away from his close-knit family.
OCS Team
18 May, 2026