Category: Hard Services

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

Is Your Hard Services Strategy Ready for AI?
AI has unlocked a whole new world of building maintenance. Are your hard services ready for this big leap? OCS weighs in.
OCS Team
10 Jun, 2025

OCS delivers future-proofed sustainable energy centre design and build
The OCS team completed an 18-month project to design and build a new energy centre that utilises waste heat, a solar array, ambient, and district heating networks.
OCS Team
15 May, 2025

The Role Of OCS Hard Services in Engineering and The Journey to Net Zero
Learn about our hard services proposition to support our customers on their journey to net zero.
OCS Team
13 May, 2025

NextGenFM: Leading the Future of Facilities Management with Nick Maggs
In our inaugural interview for our NextGenFM series, we had the pleasure of speaking with Nick Maggs, the Managing Director for Hard Services on the future of facilities management.
OCS Team
09 May, 2025

Overcoming Hesitance Towards Smart Air Ventilation Systems
OCS Hard Services Director Tony Parkinson offers insight on how to overcome hurdles and hesitation towards air ventilation systems.
Tony Parkinson
08 May, 2025
OCS Secures Contract with Church of England Pensions Board
OCS wins five-year contract to deliver hard FM services to over 1,150 Church of England retirement homes, with nationwide coverage.
OCS Team
01 May, 2025

TRUE Story: Graeme Hamilton, Driving Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Innovation
Graeme Hamilton is a seasoned professional with a background in management consulting and nearly two decades of experience in energy efficiency and decarbonisation. He recently joined OCS as the Energy Sector Director.
OCS Team
14 Mar, 2025

OCS Completes Low-Carbon Vehicle Hub for the Electric Era
OCS completes the build of a new £1.3 million low-carbon vehicle hub to facilitate electric vehicles at Falkirk Stadium in Falkirk, Scotland.
OCS Team
04 Mar, 2025

OCS, SCTS and COPFS Sign Strategic Facilities Management Contract
OCS and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) have officially signed a contract reaffirming their long-standing partnership in delivering Total Facilities Management services across the SCTS estate.
OCS Team
26 Feb, 2025

TRUE Story: Jamil Al-Farahdi, Energy and Warmth in Abundance
Jamil Al-Farahdi, a Mobile Electrical Engineer on the OCS Facilities Management team, embodies the company’s TRUE Values through his warm and humble approach. With his expertise and dedication, he’s a great example of the exceptional people who make OCS what it is today.
OCS Team
03 Feb, 2025

OCS Strengthens Partnership with GKN Aerospace Through Comprehensive TFM Contract
OCS is pleased to announce the expansion of its long-standing partnership with GKN Aerospace, a global leader in aerospace manufacturing, into a comprehensive TFM contract.
OCS Team
10 Jan, 2025