Category: Hard Services
Mobilisation Through the Eyes and Ears of Andrew Sellars: Planning for a Smooth Landing
Andrew Sellars shares how planning and teamwork support a smooth mobilisation for colleagues and customers.
OCS Team
30 Jan, 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
27 Jan, 2026
From Watchdog to Acting: The Future of AI Driven Surveillance
From watchdog to acting: the future of AI-driven surveillance Drawing on insights from Andrew Robbins, Director of Security, Risk and Resilience at OCS UK & Ireland, this article explores how AI-enabled CCTV is transforming surveillance from passive monitoring to proactive intervention. It examines the role of intelligent analytics in improving situational awareness, reducing alert fatigue and supporting faster, more informed decision-making, while emphasising the importance of human judgement, ethical governance and transparency in keeping people and places safe.
OCS Team
19 Jan, 2026
Engineering Excellence. A Stronger Future Together
Matt Kent explains how Engineering Excellence strengthens capability to support safe and resilient performance across complex environments.
Matt Kent - Director of Engineering, EMCOR UK (Proudly OCS)
16 Jan, 2026
OCS Delivering Magic Behind the Scenes at Merlin Entertainments
OCS and Merlin Entertainments agree a five-year integrated FM partnership across UK attractions, supporting safe and reliable environments.
OCS Team
18 Dec, 2025
Unlocking Deeper Energy Insight Across The Scottish Courts Estate
OCS used advanced analytics across the Scottish Courts estate, identifying £200k in savings and 170 tonnes of CO₂e reduction.
OCS Team
16 Dec, 2025
An FM Career Built on Care: Geraldine Christus on Leading FM at Southbank Centre
A look at Geraldine's career at Southbank Centre, showing how practical experience and teamwork shape effective facilities management.
OCS Team
11 Dec, 2025
Why FM Must Lead the Energy Transition
Facilities management leading the shift to lower carbon estates through practical energy action and data led decision making.
OCS Team
03 Dec, 2025
OCS Completes Acquistion of EMCOR UK, Strengthening Hard Services Capability
The acquisition brings added technical capability, sector support and strong national coverage for customers across critical environments.
OCS Team
01 Dec, 2025
Unlocking Net Zero: Why Estates and Infrastructure Need a Delivery-First Approach
How estates and infrastructure can move from plans to action through a delivery first approach to carbon reduction.
OCS Team
25 Nov, 2025
Where Performance Cannot Pause: Facilities Management in the Data Centre Era
OCS provides expert facilities management for data centres, maintaining uptime, efficiency and compliance where performance cannot pause.
OCS Team
21 Nov, 2025
Delivering Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling for BBC Scotland’s Pacific Quay Studio
OCS delivered a low-carbon heating and cooling upgrade at BBC Scotland’s Pacific Quay, reducing carbon by 38% with zero broadcast downtime.
OCS Team
13 Nov, 2025