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Ocean Outdoor

Ocean OutdoorDigital out-of-home advertising in London.

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Summary

London-based operator of premium large-format digital out-of-home advertising screens, including Piccadilly Lights and BFI IMAX, with group operations across the UK, Netherlands, Germany and the Nordics.

Track record

  • 2004

    The year Ocean Outdoor was founded

  • 4

    Awards and rankings, listed below

  • 1

    Published case study

  • 9

    Press articles, listed below

About Ocean Outdoor

Category
Digital out-of-home advertising
Founded
2004
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Operates in
United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland

Services and products

  • Large-format digital out-of-home advertising

  • Piccadilly Lights

  • BFI IMAX screens

As listed on oceanoutdoor.com (opens in a new tab)

At a glance

  • SBTi-validated targets: 81.19% scope 1+2 reduction by 2030, net zero by 2040 (2022 base year)

  • 100% renewable electricity in UK and Netherlands where Ocean controls the energy; 80%+ reduction in market-based Scope 2 since 2022

  • Over £8.9m of screen space donated to 31 environmental charities in four years (Drops in the Ocean)

  • Network of 4,000+ screens across seven countries and 350+ cities; locations in 18 UK cities; 50% of screens full motion

  • Founded by Damian Cox (third-party data only)

  • Official Media Provider of Team GB; partner of four GB IOC organisations

  • Member of BCMA (listed by LBB)

As listed on oceanoutdoor.com (opens in a new tab)

Case studies

Testimonials

  • “Ocean’s strategic and executional support was paramount to the success of the Nerds campaign on Piccadilly Lights. The DeepScreen takeover demonstrated their expertise and creative brilliance, transforming our vision into something completely magical”

    Marketing Manager, Ferrara (Nerds)

  • “With this campaign, we wanted to capture the joy of having big, extraordinary wishes and actually having them come true with Quest 2.”

    Chelsey Susan Kantor

    Meta Quest

Awards and recognition

Credentials

Registrations

Certifications

  • ISO 14001

Reviews

In the press

People

  • Tim Bleakley

    Chairman
  • Stephen Joseph

    Group CEO
  • Nick Shaw

    CEO, Ocean Outdoor UK (from 1 Jan 2026)
  • Phil Hall

    Group Chief Operating Officer
  • Melissa Bethell

    Non-Executive Director
  • David Caplan

    Non-Executive Director
  • Neil Prime

    Independent Non-Executive Director
  • John Kilfeather

    Director of Technology and Operations, UK
  • Marie Le Hur

    Marketing Director, UK
  • Marc Keenan

    Managing Director, Ocean Scotland
  • Xavier Tilman

    CEO, Ocean Netherlands

Locations

  1. Head office

    25 Argyll Street, London, Greater London W1F 7TU, United Kingdom

Questions

Are there other businesses with a similar name to Ocean Outdoor?

Yes. These are separate from Ocean Outdoor (Ocean Outdoor UK Limited): Ocean Outdoor Limited (BVI holding company) (Former LSE-listed group parent (OOUT), taken private by Atairos in 2022; UK establishment closed June 2024 – not the trading company); Ocean Outdoor (GB) Limited (Separate company (06515712) dissolved January 2015); Outdoor UK Limited (Unrelated dissolved Gwynedd company with similar name); Oceans Outdoor Furniture Limited (Unrelated dissolved furniture company).

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Company information

Registration

  • Legal name

    Ocean Outdoor UK Limited
  • VAT number

    GB125508822
  • Also known as

    Ocean, Ocean Outdoor UK

Parent companies

Sister companies

  • Forrest Outdoor Media Limited

  • Signature Outdoor Limited

  • Mediaco Outdoor Limited