Category: Hard Services
Solar Carport Brings Clean Power to Scottish Water’s Stepps Headquarters
OCS has delivered one of Scotland's largest solar carports at The Bridge, Scottish Water's headquarters in Stepps. The 2,250-panel installation is now operational and will supply more than a third of the site's power needs.
OCS Team
12 Oct, 2026
Sustainability and Uptime: the Real Test Facing Data Centre Growth
Data centres have become critical national infrastructure, and the pace of their growth will shape the UK's digital economy for decades. Oliver Sander, OCS's Delivery Director of Data Centre Operations, joined operators, engineers and energy specialists at a recent roundtable examining the challenge now defining the sector: expanding fast enough to meet demand while cutting environmental impact and maintaining uptime.
OCS Team
07 Oct, 2026
What’s Next in Data Centres: Energy Efficiency and the Trends Shaping 2026
Explore the data centre energy efficiency trends shaping 2026, from retrofit and efficient infrastructure to real time data and skills.
Steve Clifford - Director of Data Centres, OCS UK & Ireland
14 Aug, 2026
Installing Solar PV at Scale at Glasgow Sheriff Court
OCS installed a 257 kWp rooftop solar PV system at Glasgow Sheriff Court, cutting carbon by an estimated 41 tCO₂e a year with no service disruption.
OCS Team
06 Aug, 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
What a Warship and a Building Have in Common: Matt Kent’s Journey from the Royal Navy to FM Leadership
Former Royal Navy engineer Matt Kent shares how military experience, leadership and engineering skills helped shape his career in facilities management.
OCS Team
25 Jun, 2026
Supporting the Transition: Why Veterans Thrive in Facilities Management
Carl Gage on why veterans thrive in facilities management, the transferable skills military service develops, and how the OCS Armed Forces Network supports service leavers.
OCS Team
24 Jun, 2026
International Women in Engineering Day: Eloise Nickerson on energy and the future of FM
International Women in Engineering Day: Eloise Nickerson shares her journey into energy management, inclusion and the future of FM.
OCS Team
23 Jun, 2026