OCU Group Case Studies

Farnborough Rail Works

In order to support various Network Rail Telecommunication projects (Trans-Pennine Initiative; CP6 Transition Programme; Project Swift 2) connections to Data Centres outside of the railway boundary were required in order to provide interfaces and connectivity. OCU were engaged as Principal Contractor to undertake the survey, design and installation of a telecom fibre network at locations […]

Trans-Pennine Initiative Fibre Interface Point (FIP) York

Project/Framework Overview The TPI project has been funded to date by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to provide a high-capacity future-proofed digital telecoms transmission backbone along the Trans-Pennine corridor. DCMS announced a major initiative to promote investment in extending local full fibre across the UK to deliver faster and more reliable […]

Cardiff City Council – Lamby Way

Cardiff City Council have a new 9MW solar farm which is installed on a former landfill site located at Lamby Way. As a result of this newly-constructed solar farm, the Council required the expertise of a utilities contractor to provide connection, and chose OCU, who could call upon almost 28 years of experience to deliver […]

Irish Water – Cork Harbour

The Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project was carried out on behalf of the client Irish Water, and aims to provide enhanced wastewater treatment through the development of new wastewater treatment infrastructure which will service the areas of Cobh, Carrigaline, Crosshaven, Passage West/Monkstown and Ringaskiddy In 2015, the equivalent of 40,000 wheelie bins of raw […]

SSE – Corran Narrows

OCU has undertaken several high-profile projects in the past 12 months, putting a spotlight on its extensive expertise and ability to adapt to operational challenges quickly. In 2022, OCU completed The Corran Narrows project – an underground power cabling project underneath Loch Linnhe in the Scottish Highlands for Scottish and Southern Energy. The £3.4 million […]

Welsh Water – Saltney and Kinmel

OCU, in conjunction with Welsh Water and Waterco, had the Saltney and Kinmel Bay Horizontal Directional Drill pipeline installations shortlisted for an honour at the Institute of Water Welsh Innovation Awards. To cure blockages and bursts on existing sewerage rising mains, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, (DCWW}, contracted out a scheme to undertake the replacement of […]

ENWL – Padiham 132kV

Following a competitive tendering process, OCU Utility Services was awarded the Electricity North West (ENWL) Padiham 132kV Cable Installation contract. Valued at approximately £6.6m, the work was necessary to undertake because both ENWL and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), who are joint owners of the Padiham 132kV substation, identified that the existing facility needed to […]

NPg – Substations and Switchgear

OCU Utility Services were appointed as the contractor required to deliver 60 substation & switchgear replacement projects across Yorkshire and the Northeast. All works are completed in a manner in which the minimum risks are introduced to the operation of the NPg Distribution Network. Scope of Works The schemes cover substation and switchgear replacement projects […]

NPg – Cable Engineering Services

Throughout our works on the Cable Engineering Services (CES) Framework up to 33kV on behalf of Northern Powergrid (NPg), OCU are fully responsible for providing a full turnkey solution across the service delivery contract. The planning and scheduling of these high-volume, low-value works naturally form a key part of the process; activities of which have […]

CityFibre – Leeds Build

We are CityFibre’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) principal contractor, responsible for the full build of the new Leeds network which will connect c. 200,000 homes. The works will comprise the FTTP network from the Point of Presence (PoP) to the Toby Box outside the premise. OCU Utility Services Limited (OCU) are primarily responsible for three key areas, […]

Virgin Media – Local Full Fibre Network

OCU were Virgin Media‘s Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) contractor, responsible for the build throughout the Greater Manchester area. Scope of Works Our scope of works includes all activities covered under LFFN installation, including for the Construction, Installation, Maintenance or Repair across Residential Installation Services, Business Installation Services and Civils Works. The work scope included; […]

Colt – Network Build and Transition

Colt operate a high bandwidth network and voice services for enterprises and wholesale customers in Europe, Asia and North America. OCU provide a multitude of services to client Colt Technology ranging from customer site planning, fibre design and planning, internal fibre installations, external fibre networking and 24hrs/365 call out and maintenance, right across the UK. Scope […]

EON – Starbucks Forecourt

OCU Services were contracted to install and commission 175kW EV ultra-fast chargers on the Starbucks forecourt at Bluebell Way, Preston. The scope incorporated elements of network connection and private electrical works. A 1 MVA grid connection was acquired from the host DNO (ENWL) and an appropriately sized unit substation c/w LV metering was designed, procured, […]

Pacific Green – Richborough BESS

OCU Services was awarded the Balance of Plant (BoP) contract by PacificGreen Energy (UK) Ltd for the design, construction and commissioning of the 33kV/13kV electrical infrastructure and substation plant control systems to include all civil engineering works and installation of the battery containers, located at the Richborough Energy Park (REP). OCU are the appointed Principal […]

Skanska – Silvertown Tunnel

Scope of Works To safely deliver 47 no trial holes which were required to be undertaken in both public and private land. The locations of these trial holes were located in high-risk areas which were governed by the projects DCO. Confirm that the ground is clear of obstructions to allow for existing utilities to be […]

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Thames Water – Axford Pipeline

This project was for the construction of a 17.6km clean water pipeline including the construction of a new water Booster Station, modifications to Whitefield Reservoir and its valve house and the construction of nineteen HDDs (Horizontal Directional Drilling) crossings of areas of significant engineering difficulty. The works formed part of an overall scheme to provide […]

DCWW – Aberbaidan Primary Settlement Tank

As part of a scheme to design and build a new Primary Settlement Tank (PST), OCU were contracted by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) as part of our Pressurised Pipework Framework Contract to carry out the design and installation of a new 10m Diameter Primary Settlement Tank (PST) with all associated civil, mechanical, electrical and […]

DCWW – Pressurised Pipeline Systems

OCU is currently a Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) framework contractor on the Pressurised Pipeline Systems and Emergency Response Works contract; a design and build framework. All works are completed with full compliance in accordance with the duties of Principal Contractor as defined by CDM Regulations 2015. This current arrangement is a follow-on from our […]