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Stadium sprints to finishing line
With less than two years to go before its official handover, Martin Cooper spoke with ODA Project Sponsor Ian Crockford about how London’s Olympic Stadium …
Olympic media centre takes shape
The 4,500t steel frame for the London 2012 International Broadcast Centre (IBC) has been completed in ten weeks. The IBC, combined with the Main Press Centre, …
Lift-off for feature roof
The Aquatics Centre is one of the centrepieces of London’s Olympic Park. Martin Cooper reports on the erection of its elegantly sweeping and curving roof …
First link to Olympic Stadium in place
The first of five bridges which will link the Olympic Stadium to the rest of the London 2012 site has been erected by Fairfield Mabey. A 1,000t capacity mobile …
Utilities work powers ahead at Olympic Park
The steel frame for the Energy Centre located in the west of the London 2012 Olympic Park has been completed by The AA Group (TAAG). The building will provide …
Olympic stadium starts to raise the roof
Work on London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium is progressing on schedule with the first steel section of the roof recently lifted into place. The initial roof …
Steelwork rises on Olympic Park
London’s prestigious 2012 Olympic Stadium (left) is now beginning to take shape on the Olympic Park in east London. Steel terracing supports, each weighing …
October 2008 – Reasons to be cheerful?
Financial markets have been going through unprecedented turmoil in recent months, and all industries have been dreading the possible impact on their own …
Construction surges ahead on Olympic Stadium
The construction of the Olympic Stadium in east London is surging ahead with piling work to create the permanent foundation expected to be completed this …
February 2009 – Steel still dominates growth sectors
Fewer construction projects will be undertaken this year as recession bites, but it is hard to see any reason to expect steel to be selected for a smaller …