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I have seen an advert in my thompson local magazine from OCS but i've never seen them at work. Are they a national company and if they are how do they operate? Do they subby work out or do they have loads of outfits? The ad shows someone cleaning barge boards with wfp so they are obviously capable of wfp.

[Karl Wheeler]

OCS other than Rentokil are probably the largest cleaning company in the country.

Karl

[DaveG]

OCS are one of the biggest cleaning firms inthe country, i think OCS stands for "Office Cleaning Services" Im not sure if they sub work out tho....

[Tosh]

I asked a similar question not so long ago:

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=61713.0

 

[ftp]

After digging around on this site i think they stand for "one cleaning solution" they seem to have a poor safety record and aren't very popular with smaller companies on here.

[clean]

OCS are one of the biggest cleaning firms inthe country, i think OCS stands for "Office Cleaning Services" Im not sure if they sub work out tho....

No,OCS stands for "One Complete Solution"  

[geefree]

Who's the founder ? i need to talk to him

[DaveG]

I just spoke to my step dad and they bought out his cleaning firm in the 70's and it stood for Office Cleaning Services back then (well hes almost sure!!!)

[dave0123]

And there quality of cleaning is crap! i watch them cleaning one of the local  wetherspoons round here which they do every monday morning! its shocking

[Tosh]

And there quiality of cleaning is crap! i watch them cleaning one of the local  wetherspoons round here which they do every monday morning! its shocking

I've got to agree!  I clean the insides of an office building and OCS clean the exterior (honest); and they must just 'splash and dash' judging by the spots and runs left behind; they obviously don't care.

But the building is looked after by a management company and the tenants don't have any say over who cleans the exterior; but they're responsible for the interior window cleaning.

And there's nothing they can do about it.

[Mike_G]

It was office cleaning services upto a few years ago and now is one complete solution. They started as a family business ( and I think are still privately owned) before 1900 and back then and indeed upto the 1970s the window cleaning division was called New Century. They are into everything now they clean most of the airports and do security as well.

[williamx]

They started over 100 years ago cleaning windows, they now do quite a lot of different types of cleaning and have a turnover of £674 million per year.

See there is protential being a window cleaner.

http://www.ocs.co.uk/html/about-ocs-group/?PHPSESSID=6acbf2d4a6df48396bb2d4fb075c1bee

[matt]

It was office cleaning services upto a few years ago and now is one complete solution. They started as a family business ( and I think are still privately owned) before 1900 and back then and indeed upto the 1970s the window cleaning division was called New Century. They are into everything now they clean most of the airports and do security as well.

they clean at gatwick airport and do the minor security , i spoke to 1 of them in gatwick, shame he didnt speak english  : :, but he looked smart stood next to a post

[tomy jackson]

thers a van down thronton rd in bradfod small voxhall

[dd]

They started over 100 years ago cleaning windows, they now do quite a lot of different types of cleaning and have a turnover of £674 million per year.

See there is protential being a window cleaner.

http://www.ocs.co.uk/html/about-ocs-group/?PHPSESSID=6acbf2d4a6df48396bb2d4fb075c1bee

Yes in a 100 years or so I plan to have a turnover around the £674 million mark.

[williamx]

They started over 100 years ago cleaning windows, they now do quite a lot of different types of cleaning and have a turnover of £674 million per year.

See there is protential being a window cleaner.

http://www.ocs.co.uk/html/about-ocs-group/?PHPSESSID=6acbf2d4a6df48396bb2d4fb075c1bee

Yes in a 100 years or so I plan to have a turnover around the £674 million mark.

It took them 100 years to reach that target, but with wfp and "the coach" it should be possible by christmas.

[seandyer2003]

OCS are one of the biggest cleaning firms inthe country, i think OCS stands for "Office Cleaning Services" Im not sure if they sub work out tho....

One Complete Solution

They are a HUGE facilities management firm and do everything, not just cleaning they supply staff for postroom duties, security etc, they have a huge window cleaning and contract cleaning department too but those are the extras they almost chuck in for nothing for the bigger jobs like waste mangement etc so its hard to outdo them on price or size!! But there quality often is poor, but companies time and again get sucked in by them

[LWC]

OCS are one of the biggest cleaning firms inthe country, i think OCS stands for "Office Cleaning Services" Im not sure if they sub work out tho....

No,OCS stands for "One Complete Solution"  

I always thought it stands for Office Care Services...

[DaveG]

It was office cleaning services upto a few years ago and now is one complete solution. They started as a family business ( and I think are still privately owned) before 1900 and back then and indeed upto the 1970s the window cleaning division was called New Century. They are into everything now they clean most of the airports and do security as well.

Yeah my Step Dad also mentioned New Century

Cheers Mike ill tell him hes right......he will be pleased!

[Mike_G]

My dad worked for them many years ago then I did for about 10 years by which time they were OCS. (Got an old new century half stick somewhere its red with cream at the top of the point.)  They also own fox and sons who do sign maintenance.