by Brianna Crandall — March 26, 2012—International facilities services provider OCS Group Ltd. recently acquired the outsourced cleaning company Don Thaker Group (DTG) in Singapore as a key step in the Group’s strategic £40 million expansion plan for the region over the next three years.
Founded in Singapore in1992, DTG has specialized in aircraft cabin cleaning and related services for over 20 years. The company lists airport services management companies Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd. and Asia Pacific Star among its major clients. OCS will build on DTG’s existing aircraft services portfolio at Changi Airport, developing this as its new regional hub for a range of aviation-related support and maintenance services.
OCS will re-name and re-brand DTG by the end of 2012 and will offer total facilities management (TFM) services under the OCS umbrella. Over the next three years, OCS aims to add another 1,000 jobs to the existing 1,000 full-time DTG staff in Singapore.
Chris Cracknell further commented, “Singapore has a sound infrastructure and is an established business and aviation hub with many regional and global multi-national corporations headquartered here. We will use Singapore to position ourselves as the principal TFM contractor for local, regional and global clients, targeting in particular the aviation, healthcare, education, pharmaceutical and IT manufacturing sectors.”
“Within three years, we intend to more than double our business and our workforce in the South East Asia region by growing within geographies where we are already present and entering new markets such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar and India,” concluded Cracknell. “By 2015, the Asian business will account for over half of our global revenue.”
OCS International provides a one-stop shop for integrated facilities services in over 30 countries worldwide. Over 63,000 staff deliver a range of non-core services in a coordinated way, working to standardize business practices in order to provide a first-class service. Key services include catering, cleaning, security, pest control and washroom services.
