OCU Group News

17th Dec 2024

Providing clean water to customers across the North West through the Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme

Our teams have been providing leading water solutions for over 20 years to ensure sustainable, resilient, and future proofed developments. One current project, delivered in support of our client United Utilities is on the Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme from Tarporley to Norton. Project background The Vyrnwy Aqueduct runs from Lake Vyrnwy through to Merseyside and […]

16th Dec 2024

STEM event to inspire the next generation

OCU recently participated in a STEM event in partnership with our client SSEN, the SmartSTEMs charity and the University of Oxford. The day helped to inspire a younger generation of engineers, align them with sustainability and social value objectives, and strengthen relationships with strategic partners across Oxfordshire. OCU’s team hosted a workshop activity for children […]

11th Dec 2024

OCU Group support Mission Christmas 2024

For three years in a row, OCU has proudly supported the Cash for Kids ‘Mission Christmas’ campaign. This highlights our key value of ‘making a positive impact’ and recognising the importance of supporting the communities we work in. Cash for Kids is dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the […]

19th Nov 2024

OCU Group awarded Gold accredited membership of The 5% Club – supporting early careers

OCU is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded Gold accredited membership as part of The 5% Club’s esteemed 2024-25 Employer Audit Scheme. This highlights our unwavering commitment to empowering our employees through ‘earn & learn’ initiatives such as Apprenticeships, Graduate Schemes, and Sponsored Student Placements. Achieving Gold status is a testament to our dedication to […]

24th Oct 2024

OCU acquires McCormack Drilling, specialists in trenchless solutions

OCU Group, a leading UK energy transition and utilities infrastructure services company, today announced the completion of the acquisition of Peter McCormack & Sons Limited (“McCormack Drilling”). McCormack Drilling has over a five-decade history of delivering trenchless technology solutions and major Horizontal Directional Drilling projects. With today’s acquisition and the addition of the McCormack Drilling […]

14th Oct 2024

OCU Group are joined by SSEN colleagues to volunteer for Wiltshire Wildlife Trust at The Great Wood

The Great Wood in Grittenham, near Lyneham is ready for winter and its upcoming restoration project thanks to volunteers from OCU Group and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks. Our green-fingered colleagues dedicated their day at the site, run by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, to removing invasive species and carrying out coppicing activities to pave the […]