Olympics 2012
Britain is preparing to host its biggest sporting event in recent years, the Olympic Games, with a new purpose-built stadium park in east London generating business opportunities in construction, infrastructure, transport, hospitality, tourism and more. We bring you the latest news on transport links, manufacturing, land development, project delivery, the environmental impact and lasting legacy of next year’s Olympics and Paralympics Games.
Selected olympics2012 news
Balfour Beatty wins Olympic Park contract
Responsibility for maintaining the Olympic Park for the next 10 years has been handed to Balfour Beatty as part of a £50 million deal, it was disclosed today.
Europe's largest free wi-fi zone set up in London
O2 will create Europe's largest free wi-fi hub in central London after striking a landmark deal with two councils.
Publication uncovers insights into London Olympics ICT
A ground-breaking special interest publication which for the first time captures ICT achievement narratives from suppliers to the 2012 London Olympics has been launched by the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) in association with The Olympic Delivery Authority, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), ICT Knowledge Transfer Network, and UK Trade & Investment.
BT delivers cloud based voice network for 2012 Olympics
BT has delivered a cloud based voice network connecting 25 Olympic venues as the Games' official communications services partner.
BBC plans Olympics ‘beyond HD’ demo
The BBC is planning to broadcast the London Olympics opening ceremony and 100m final in 3D and ‘Super Hi-Vision.’
Olympics will boost new Westfield Stratford mall
Thousands of shoppers flocked to Westfield Stratford City as it opened, dispelling fears over purchasing power in a recession.
London 2012 Olympics to be screened live in 3D
Panasonic has announced that the London 2012 Games will be the first Olympics to be broadcast live in 3D.
Dow Chemical Company to produce hi-tech wrap for Olympic Stadium
Dow Chemical Company is to produce a hi-tech fabric wrap for the Olympic Stadium, it has been announced.
London 2012 Aquatics Centre completed
The Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympics has now been completed and will be unveiled today.
Transport Secretary announces new airport restrictions for Games
Private pilots will have to book take-off and landing slots at a host of airports during next year’s Olympics.
Panasonic ‘pushing hard’ for 2012 Olympics to be broadcast in 3D
Panasonic is ‘pushing hard’ for the London 2012 Olympic Games to be broadcast in 3D.
Athletes at 2012 London Olympics can use social media
Athletes at the 2012 London Olympics can blog and comment on Twitter, as long as it is not done for commercial purposes.
Rail transport during Olympics to run later and offer extra services
Olympic rail services will run later into the night, have longer trains and offer extra services, it has been announced.
Tower Bridge to have lighting makeover
London's iconic Tower Bridge is set to have a state-of-the-art energy-efficient lighting scheme installed.
Olympic Park building work 83 per cent complete
Building work at the Olympic Park is now 83 per cent complete, Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson says.
Samsung and Visa team up on payment technology
Samsung has joined forces with Visa to allow customers to make payments using their mobile phones.
Plans for mobile phone coverage on Tube derailed
Plans to introduce mobile phone coverage on the London Underground in time for the 2012 summer Olympics have been dashed.
Wi-fi scheme for Tube passengers could be in place by 2012 Games
London Underground has invited telecoms providers to bid for a contract to provide wi-fi technology across the Tube network.
New funding for 'greenprint' projects announced
The government has announced funding of £800,000 for green projects to help community groups live more sustainably.
24-hour Tube service during Olympics investigated
A working party has been set up to investigate running Tube services for 24-hours a day during the 2012 London Olympics.
New airspace rules for Olympics announced
The government has announced strict new rules on which aircraft are allowed to fly over London’s Olympic Park next year.
Power firm secures Olympics contract
A UK firm was today unveiled as the exclusive power supplier for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games after securing a £37 million contract.
Olympic transport upgrades 'on track'
Upgrades to Stratford Regional Station, the main transport hub for the London 2012 Games, are on track for completion by the end of the year, the Olympic Delivery Authority has said.
Cable car river crossing proposed for London
Plans for a £25 million River Thames crossing using a cable car system have been unveiled by Transport for London.
Selected olympics2012 features
Olympics Watch - Greenwich Park
As zero hour for the London 2012 Olympics looms ever closer, we look at the goings-on at Greenwich Park and find what is left to be done before the Opening Ceremony on 27 July.
Olympics Watch - Zero-waste Games
From brown-field site to Olympic Games venue to legacy function, E&T investigates the processes and methods involved in designing-out waste at the London Games location.
Olympics Watch - Eton Dorney Lake
In the build-up to London 2012 Olympic Games, E&T looks at the Olympic course for rowing, canoeing and kayaking
Olympics Watch - the Media Complex
E&T on the engineering of the Olympics Media Press Centre and the International Broadcast Centre.
Olympics watch - the Velodrome
Engineering behind the arena, the track and the building of the Olympic Velodrome
Olympics Watch - The sailing centre
In the third feature of its Olympics Watch series, E&T looks at the state of the sailing centre - the 2012 Olympics' biggest success story so far.
Olympics Watch - The main stadium
In the second article of his Olympics Watch series, E&T takes readers on a tour of London's main stadium and points out the impressive engineering behind it.
Olympics Watch - The main site
The 2012 Olympics may seem like a long way off, but preparations are well under way in London. In the first of an occasional series, E&T looks at how work is progressing, and what engineering challenges are being overcome.
Olympics Watch - Timing
E&T heads out to Vancouver to see how electronic timing equipment trials are progressing.
Olympics Watch - Electrical infrastructure
Before construction work could begin on the London Olympic Park the electrical infrastructure needed to be put in place, as E&T discovers.
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