Category: Services
For the Love of Food – Celebrating OCS Chefs this International Chef’s Day 2025
This International Chef’s Day, we’re celebrating three of our talented chefs, Daisy Smith, Shannon Talbot-Bennett, and Andre Alto, whose passion for food embodies our catering brand promise: for the love of food.
OCS Team
20 Oct, 2025
Stories of Pride, Purpose, and the People Keeping Our Schools Safe and Operational
For Thank Your Cleaner Day, we’re shining a light on two of those people: Sue and Nicky, cleaning supervisors who lead with care, pride, and an unshakeable sense of purpose.
OCS Team
15 Oct, 2025
Rethinking Green Building Certifications: Why Sustainability Must Go Beyond the Badge
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 Director - Energy
14 Oct, 2025
Celebrating Frontline Excellence: OCS Finalists Announced at Excellence Awards 2025
This week, we’re proud to announce that OCS teams from across the UK have been named finalists in nine categories at the Cleaning Excellence Awards 2025.
OCS Team
13 Oct, 2025
Confidence on a Plate: How OCS Chef Shannon Talbot Served Up Success at the StrEAT Food Awards 2025
When Shannon Talbot stepped into the kitchen at the 2025 StrEAT Food Awards, she didn’t expect to walk away with two trophies. In her first year competing, the OCS chef not only claimed the coveted title of StrEAT Food Chef of the Year but also secured second place in the StrEAT Food Dish of the Year category, an impressive double for a first-time contender.
OCS Team
10 Oct, 2025
OCS to Deliver £2.4m Solar Carport at Scottish Water’s Head Office
OCS is to deliver a £2.4m solar carport at Scottish Water’s HQ, providing 1 MW of renewable energy and cutting 160 tonnes of carbon.
OCS Team
01 Oct, 2025
OCS to Acquire EMCOR UK, Strengthening Technical and Engineering Capabilities
OCS to acquire EMCOR UK, expanding engineering-led facilities management and strengthening hard services across the UK and Ireland.
OCS Team
25 Sep, 2025
Smart Infrastructure Legacy at the London 2012 Olympic Village
More than a decade on, in 2025, the infrastructure behind the London 2012 Olympic Village continues to support a thriving residential community. Delivered through close collaboration, the project combined multi-utility networks with integrated smart management systems — built to meet the demands of the Games and designed for long-term, technology-enabled living.
OCS Team
23 Sep, 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
20 Sep, 2025
Feeding Minds, Fuelling Futures: The Power of Nutrition in Schools
Discover how school catering plays a vital role in fuelling learning, supporting wellbeing, and shaping brighter futures for children.
Amy Teichman, Head of Nutrition - UK & Ireland
18 Sep, 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
16 Sep, 2025
OCS Wins Operations Team of the Year at the Operational Excellence Awards
OCS’s Covent Garden team wins Operations Team of the Year 2025, recognised for innovation, collaboration, and outstanding service delivery.
OCS Team
15 Sep, 2025