Category: Community
Creating Local Opportunities Through Facilities Management
How facilities management at Everton FC is creating local jobs, skills and lasting social value through partnership.
OCS Team
11 Feb, 2026
Building Opportunity and Impact, A Conversation With Nikki Brown
Nikki Brown, Head of the OCS Foundation, reflects on her journey into the charitable sector and her commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for young people and communities. She shares the experiences that have shaped her approach and outlines her priorities for growing the Foundation’s impact across the regions OCS serves.
OCS Team
29 Jan, 2026
People-Centred HR: A Conversation with Stephanie Turner
Stephanie Turner leads HR for OCS’s Private FM business, bringing frontline experience into a senior leadership role. In this conversation, she shares how operational insight shapes practical HR leadership, supports sustainable growth, and ensures people, technology and values work together to deliver consistent outcomes on the ground.
OCS Team
13 Jan, 2026
“We Lead with Understanding”: A Conversation with Sarah Williams, Chief People Officer
For Sarah Williams, Chief People Officer for the UK & Ireland, inclusive recruitment is a professional and personal responsibility.
OCS Team
25 Oct, 2025
Building an Evidence-led Case for Decarbonisation Across the Scottish Courts Estate
OCS secured £15.1m in funding to support low-carbon retrofit and decarbonisation across the Scottish Courts estate.
OCS Team
08 Oct, 2025
Volunteering That Builds Opportunity: Highlights from ‘The HR Director’ Publication
UK&I ESG Director, Jacky So, was featured in The HR Director’s recent article, “Volunteering opportunity creation outshines traditional support methods”. The piece explores how organisations can move beyond conventional volunteering models to create meaningful, long-term opportunities for individuals and communities.
OCS Team
03 Sep, 2025
Spread Kindness This August: Supporting Pecan with CHROMA
This August, OCS’s CHROMA’s Race, Ethnicity and Faith Network is proud to support Pecan, a South London charity helping people through some of life’s toughest challenges, from food poverty and unemployment to navigating life after prison.
OCS Team
22 Aug, 2025
OCS at 125: A Milestone Marked by Movement and Giving Back
To honour our 125th anniversary, we’ve launched a global fundraising initiative: the 125 Challenge.
OCS Team
08 Aug, 2025
OCS Team Lend a Hand to Transform Sensory Garden for Adult Services Users
In a remarkable display of dedication and stewardship, OCS colleagues carved time out to refurbish and refresh an ageing sensory garden at an Adult Services site.
OCS Team
11 Jun, 2025
OCS Foundation: Meet The Partners We’re Proudly Supporting
Last week, we announced the relaunch of the OCS Foundation, and today we’re pleased to be sharing more information about the four inspiring organisations we’ll be supporting through fundraising and grant-giving in 2025.
OCS Team
30 May, 2025
OCS Receives High Commendation for Going ‘Above and Beyond’ at City of London Careers Festival
OCS has been recognised with a High Commendation in the “Above and Beyond” category at the City of London’s Careers and Apprenticeship Festival 2025.
OCS Team
12 May, 2025
OCS Partners with Charity to Support Veterans
OCS supports UK veterans through a partnership with Veterans Aid, including a community BBQ at New Belvedere House in East London.
OCS Team
08 May, 2025