Category: Hard Services
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 a Major Broadcast Facility
OCS delivered a low-carbon heating and cooling upgrade at a major broadcast facility, reducing carbon emissions by 38% with zero operational downtime.
OCS Team
13 Nov, 2025
Rethinking Green Building Certifications in Facilities Management
Green building certifications like BREEAM, LEED and WELL have become industry benchmarks for sustainable design. But as the built environment faces mounting pressure to reduce carbon emissions and deliver long-term value, it’s time to ask: do these certifications go far enough?
Graeme Hamilton - Sector Energy Director - Energy, OCS UK & Ireland
05 Nov, 2025
Edinburgh High Court: Unlocking Low-Carbon Performance in a Heritage Civic Building
OCS supported a low-carbon retrofit at Edinburgh High Court, securing £2.1m in funding and enabling up to 30% energy reduction.
OCS Team
04 Nov, 2025
TRUE Story: Luke Cooper – A Life Working in The Royal Parks
From apprentice carpenter to team leader, Luke Cooper has dedicated nearly 30 years to preserving The Royal Parks.
OCS Team
03 Nov, 2025
Low-Carbon District Heating Supporting a Major New Community Near Edinburgh
OCS delivered low-carbon district heating at Shawfair, reducing over 2,500 tonnes of CO₂ annually and supporting more than 3,000 new homes.
OCS Team
30 Oct, 2025
OCS Energy Services: Smarter Ventilation in Practice
Discover how smarter, sensor-led ventilation systems cut energy use, improve air quality and deliver lasting operational value.
Nick Mags - Managing Director - Hard Services, OCS UK & Ireland
25 Oct, 2025
Rethinking Green Building Certifications: Why Sustainability Must Go Beyond the Badge
Why green building certifications alone are not enough. Graeme Hamilton explores how real sustainability comes from operational performance.
Graeme Hamilton, Sector Director - Energy
14 Oct, 2025