OCS Engineering - Fall Arrest

Providing the key elements to safe installation and maintenance of Suspended Access Equipment
You need to protect the investment in your Permanently Installed Access Equipment as well as being certain
that any work done protects the people who use it.

 OCS Access (previously Cradle Runways), now trading within the Engineering Division of OCS Limited was founded in 1956 and has specialised in access equipment ever since.  Our ethos then as it remains today, is to offer a well-designed, easy to install and easy to maintain product at the lowest possible price without compromising safety and quality.  With increased safety legislation and the switch of responsibility to end users and specifiers, Clients, Architects and Contractors alike have continued to choose us.  By so doing they gain peace of mind in knowing that the job will be carried out to the highest professional standard by competent and caring staff.

OCS Access (previously Cradle Runways) achieves these objectives by continually investing time and money in both people and technology.  Our approved quality systems to ISO 9001:2000 and commitment to Investors in People is a just recognition of this achievement.

 

 Our staff are carefully and continually trained to handle each aspect of the project, both during the initial enquiry/design and manufacture stage and more importantly during the ongoing maintenance period.
We recognise that this commitment not only leads to increased customer satisfaction but also contributes to the continuous growth and success of OCS Limited.

For even greater peace of mind please remember that OCS Group Limited is the worlds largest, privately owned, international property support services organisation.
We are therefore able to offer, either alongside or incorporated within our maintenance service, a competitively priced and seamless window cleaning service.  Having both the maintenance and window cleaning carried out by the same company may avoid costly interface problems and will ensure competent training of end users.

 

Finally, please remember we are here to help and keen to share our expertise.  The offer of sound, practical and cost effective advice is all part of our service.

Mission Statement
To retain our position as the leading organisation providing and maintaining facade access solutions.

Implementation
We will achieve this by:

  • Continually striving to lead the market in all quality and safety related issues.
  • Tasking all employees with understandable and achievable goals.
  • Constantly striving to understand the ever changing market conditions and to always exceed the requirements of our customers.
  • Continually develop long lasting relationships with customers, employees and sister companies alike.

The track record of OCS Access speaks for itself and we are always trying to deliver Quality, Service and Value with a policy of continuous improvement.  As part of the OCS Group we offer stability and accountability.  If you need us we WILL be there.

OCS Access Systems recently completed a bespoke access system for the new Royal Bank of Scotland building at Southend.  The system comprised of two special external gantries with removable cradles over a glazed barrel roof and an internal gantry within the main entrance atrium.  Particular importance was emphasised by the Architect to achieve a high quality finish and aesthetically pleasing appearance.

 

We were highly commended by the Architect's Consultant on the appearance and function of the complete project and a snag free handover to the Client.     

Also at Swiss Re, OCS Access Systems have installed 108 separate monorail systems in the atria between floors 3 and 27.

All of the works had to be carefully co-ordinated by our design team to ensure that over 800 support brackets were accurately located to avoid fire sprinklers, heating services and data cabling trays in the floor and ceiling voids.  Setting out of each system was carried out by a specialist surveying company using total station theodolite which was able to accurately mark the position of over 3200 holes which had to be drilled through the concrete floors to bolt the monorail support brackets, all of the setting out data was transferred directly from the OCS Design Office to the survey company via e-mail and downloaded onto the theodolite's system.

 

Once installed, each monorail had to be tested at night to minimise disruption to the site programme.  OCS completed all works ahead of the Clients expectations and to the complete satisfaction of the fit out contractor, Kontour GTCM.