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Strategic report
OCU Group | Annual report and financial statements 2025
Governance
Financial statements
Our heritage and FY25 highlights
For over three decades, since our founding in 1994, we have been at the forefront of delivering essential services, transforming from a start-up into the UK’s leading services provider for energy transition, utilities, and digital infrastructure. Our journey is marked by a commitment to excellence and a positive impact on the communities we serve, accelerating change as we continue to shape the future of our organisation. Here is a summary of the Group’s milestones and the key events in FY25.
OCU wins RoSPA Order of Distinction Award – marking 15 consecutive Gold Awards – and RoSPA Fleet Safety Gold Award
OCU maintained Gold partner status for Armed Forces Covenant
OCU achieved Gold status in the 5% Club for early careers training and achieved 7%
OCU surpassed 5,000 people working in the UK every day
OCU released its first dedicated Sustainability Report, please see page 55
OCU acquired Modus Utilities, Northavon Group, Integrum Power Engineering, Hornbill Engineering, and Insiris
OCU secured a number of energy transition projects following the successful integration of Hornbill, Integrum, Modus, and RJ McLeod into the Group
OCU acquired FKS, Opals, InICT, and Andrews Associates
OCU acquired by Triton Partners
2025
2024
2023
2022
OCU introduced the UK’s first e-hotbox, setting new safety standards
OCU Group (OCU) formed
2014
OCU acquired Nettworx
OCU acquired RJ McLeod
OCU introduced ‘George’, the UK’s largest pipe pusher, accelerating project timescales and minimising community disruption
Acquired OCU Services (formerly Instalcom)
2002
OCU acquired Purestream and McCormack Drilling
OCU won VMO2 fibre maintenance contract and won the Northern Powergrid framework contract
OCU Utility Services founded
1994
OCU National Operations Centre fully functioning 24/7/365
Calendar years
FY25 key events
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