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Simon Humphrey has been appointed Sustainability Director for OCS UK & Ireland.
Humphrey brings to the role over two decades of experience in sustainability strategy, ESG reporting, and stakeholder engagement, and will lead the UK and Ireland sustainability function as OCS progresses its sustainability ambitions across the region.
Daniel Dickson, CEO, OCS UK & Ireland: “We are delighted to welcome Simon to OCS. His depth of experience in sustainability strategy and ESG, combined with his understanding of how to drive meaningful change within complex organisations, makes him well placed to lead our sustainability agenda across the UK and Ireland. His appointment reflects our commitment to embedding sustainability across everything we do, for our customers, our colleagues and the communities we serve.”
Humphrey’s ambition is to ensure sustainability is woven through every part of how OCS operates, from bid development through to service delivery.
He believes facilities management is one of the best platforms for achieving that kind of impact. The FM model means change is measurable from mobilisation through to renewal, with solutions developed to fit specific environments rather than a generic template. OCS is present across every major sector, and the scope for building on existing sustainable solutions is, in his words, vast.
Humphrey said: “Sustainability has to be more than an initiative or a philosophy. It has to be tangible and practical so people can buy into it and actually change how they work. If it’s too expensive, too difficult, or too theoretical, people won’t adopt it.”
The appointment strengthens OCS’s capacity to deliver on its sustainability commitments across the UK and Ireland.
FMJ and Watco Webinar: Meeting compliance in a new culture of accountability
From January 2026, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) formally separated from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Created under the Building Safety Act 2022 in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the BSR is designed to raise safety standards across the built environment and introduce a stronger culture of accountability, transparency, and proactive risk management.
This shift places facilities managers in a more strategic safety assurance role – far beyond routine maintenance.
FMJ and Watco are hosting a webinar on 22 April at 11:00am to explore what this new regulatory landscape means for FMs. To register for the webinar click here.
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