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- Customer
- LOCOG
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- Completion Date
- December 2012
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- Value
- £300m +
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- Area
- 120 sites/venues
Overview
ISG's Olympic journey began in 2009 with the construction of the London 2012 Velodrome and led to the creation of the £300 million+ ‘event architecture’ for the ‘greatest show on earth’ with the biggest overlay project in the history of the Olympic Games.
The team accomplished the incredible: award-winning facilities, ahead of programme, on budget and providing a spectacular backdrop to London’s glorious and unforgettable summer of sport.
What we did
Across the Olympics projects we designed and constructed the iconic London 2012 Velodrome – the venue for numerous gold medals for successful Team GB athletes. We provided the facilities for athletes from all over the world to warm-up and train in venues that were not used for mainstream competition and we also erected the dining tents, where athletes refuelled and prepared for their respective events, with the tents being equivalent to three football pitches in size.
It wasn’t just the participants that benefitted as journalists, broadcasters and of course the fans and spectators all had the opportunity to report and watch from the very best of venues. 200,000 seats were installed in total, with 20,000 at the Media Village, where broadcasters could report on the historic events that unfolded.
Not only did the action on the on the track or in the swimming pool that fuel the audience’s appetite for more, the additional hospitality facilities that we provided, catered for 4.6 million spectators on park.
Making it happen
ISG quite literally topped and tailed the Olympic spectacular, from creating the infrastructure for the memorable opening and closing ceremonies, to managing wayfinding signage, timing and scoreboards, and transforming venues between events. ISG provided a 24-hour response crew throughout the Games and, post-event, ensured that Lord’s Cricket Ground was ready for a test match just 13 days after it hosted the Olympic archery.
As the only construction company to work across every UK Olympic venue, we delivered a six-month build programme in a little over four months.
Making a difference
Our focus was on a seamless and trouble-free Games experience for athletes, staff, organisers and visitors – offering value for money, identifying and hitting critical deadlines, planning for all eventualities and meeting exacting standards.
ISG surpassed targets for health and safety performance and sustainability and delivered a complex package of high-quality construction works on time and within budget. This success has been recognised globally, with London 2012 a winner in seven out of 11 categories at the International Sports Events Management Awards, including Event Overlay & Facilities.
