Retail
Innovation Station: Joanne and Lee Put Frontline Experience at the Heart of Security Training
OCS security colleagues Joanne Lowe and Lee Irvine have won Innovation Station with their idea to create officer-made training videos. The videos will show real-life best practice in retail security situations, helping teams build skills, consistency and confidence across the UK.
OCS Team
06 Nov, 2026
OCS Wins Top Award at the Operational Excellence Awards
OCS has won the overall award at the Operational Excellence Awards UK 2026, as well as the Operational Excellence in Facilities Management category, for its work supporting more than 500 buildings across Shaftesbury Capital's West End estates.
OCS Team
25 Oct, 2026
OCS Announces Recommended Acquisition of Mitie
OCS announces its recommended acquisition of Mitie, bringing together two complementary facilities management businesses, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.
OCS Team
21 Jul, 2026
Rising Heat, Failing Cooling: How FM Keeps Sites Running as the UK Warms
UK heatwaves are pushing cooling and refrigeration past their design limits. FM can turn a rising continuity risk into a managed one.
Nick Maggs, Managing Director, Hard Services – OCS UK
16 Jul, 2026
Net Zero and Beyond: Why Delivery Is Now the Real Challenge
Discover why net zero programmes succeed or fail, and how governance, facilities management and optimisation turn strategy into results.
Graeme Hamilton - Managing Director – Energy, OCS UK & Ireland
08 Jul, 2026
Net Zero and Beyond: Why Energy Management Must Move From Strategy to Operations
OCS Energy Services and Graeme Hamilton on why cutting carbon depends on daily building operations, not strategy alone.
Graeme Hamilton - Managing Director – Energy, OCS UK & Ireland
06 Jul, 2026
FM’s Role in Giving Young People a Route into Work
Over one million young people in the UK are out of work or education. OCS explores how facilities management can help change that.
OCS Team
02 Jul, 2026
Resilience Week 2026: Five Pillars, One Principle
Explore the five pillars of organisational resilience and how small actions help build stronger, more resilient organisations.
OCS Team
05 Jun, 2026
Digital Engineering in FM: Turning Building Data into Better Decisions
How digital engineering and predictive maintenance are helping hard services teams improve building performance and reduce risk.
Nick Maggs, Managing Director, Hard Services – OCS UK
26 May, 2026
World FM Day: Belonging, Built into Every Journey
For World FM Day 2026, OCS explores how facilities management helps people feel they belong in the built environment.
OCS Team
13 May, 2026
Lights, Camera, Action: Caroline Reilly Sets Standards at Vue Cinema
Caroline Reilly leads cleaning at Vue Cinema Plymouth with a hands-on approach that delivers consistently high standards.
OCS Team
11 May, 2026
Smart Buildings, Energy Performance and the Role of Facilities Management
How facilities management and hard services support smarter buildings, stronger energy performance and practical delivery of energy goals.
OCS Team
11 Mar, 2026