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Aggreko Powers Olympic Venues as London Prepares

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Aggreko powers London Olympics

With six months to go until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Aggreko, the world leader in the supply of temporary power and temperature control solutions and the Games’ Official Temporary Energy Services Provider, is providing temporary power and technical expertise to help the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) prepare for the world’s greatest sporting event.

Aggreko engineers and event management experts are supporting the ‘London Prepares’ series, part of the preparation for the London 2012 Games which is enabling LOCOG to test key aspects of operational readiness. The programme of international sporting events is being hosted at a series of venues to test systems, operational approaches and procedures.

The first phase of test events was successfully completed in 2011, with Aggreko providing temporary power and engineering support at Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball and at Eton Dorney, the venue for rowing and canoe sprints. Aggreko will support LOCOG at major venues during the various phases of the ‘London Prepares’ series, including the Velodrome and the Hockey Centre. In addition, Aggreko will provide temporary power to test all venues’ systems, as part of the commissioning process.

Robert Wells, Olympic Business Director at Aggreko, said: “While the headlines are focusing on athletes qualifying and training for London 2012, behind the scenes our Olympics began in 2011. We are fully operational, working to prepare for this major event from two dedicated operation centres close to the Olympic Park.

“Aggreko’s technology will feature at each of the 39 venues during the Games, providing prime and back-up power. Our engineers’ expertise has enabled us to provide a comprehensive temporary power solution of unprecedented scale and complexity, from system design through to installation and operation.

A specially selected team of design engineers and service personnel are devoted exclusively to our commitment to LOCOG. This increase in staffing levels ensures that the existing Aggreko business in the UK continues as normal supporting its customer base. As a key supplier to LOCOG, we are fully committed to ensuring the 2012 Games truly are the world’s greatest sporting event.”

For the period of the Games, it is expected that Aggreko will provide over 220 MW of power from over 400 generator sets for the biggest deployment of temporary power for a single sporting event in the UK.

The true cost of the London Olympic games £14bn

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In December the head of the National Audit Office warned of the risk of the government exceeding its Olympics budget of £9.3billion; but warnings seem to have been ignored as costs could be as high as £14bn.


Revenue for London 2012 Olympics only expected to be £10 billion but spending exceeds this by over £4 billion

But what is even more worrying is that the estimated figure of £14 billion is accurate of spending already committed, most experts expect spending to exceed the £20 billion mark and reach a total of almost £24 billion. Not a particularly cheap 2 week holiday …

London 2012 Current Running Costs

Cost in Millions
 £       6,500.00 Upgrading Transport Links
 £       4,400.00 Security & Intelligence
 £       1,131.00 Counter Terrorism Policing
 £           826.00 Legacy programmes
 £           766.00 Venue and land cost
 £           300.00 Olympic Park Legacy Company
 £             29.00 UK Sport
 £             22.00 Sport England Legacy Work
 £             12.00 Torch Relay Events
 £               7.00 London Tube Employees Bonus
 £               4.00 London Ambassadors
 £               3.00 TfL Staff Overtime
 £               0.50 Local Council Ticket costs
 £               0.50 Logo
 £               0.40 Stone Monument

Related facts

-The Los Angeles 1984 Games were the first to turn a profit ($225 million) in 1932. The cost to stage the Olympics was about $1.500bn.

-TV rights were sold for the first time in Tokyo 1964 at $1m. By Athens 2004, the cost was £1.400bn.

-The cost of the 1896 Games was about $448,000. (The Guinness Book of Olympic Facts and Feats, 1996)

Sydney’s 110,000-seat stadium cost $402m to build and Beijing’s 91,000-seat stadium will cost approximately $423m.

-The final cost of the 2004 Athens Olympics was £8.0bn, much more than the original previsions. About £700m covered security which was double the budget of the Sydney Games in 2000.

-The Barcelona Games in 1992 cost £8.1bn. About 53% of that money came from public funds. The Atlanta Games in 1984 cost £1.5bn, and Sydney 2000 about £2.5bn. (UK Parliamentary Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport)

Sources

http://www.londonoutloud.co.uk/london2012fact.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092558/London-2012-Olympics–335k-taxpayers-money-spent-toadstools-sculpture-Dorset.html
London 2012 Final Costs official PDF document

Identifying Official/Genuine London 2012 Products and Merchandise

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What are fake products?

Fake products are items that try to copy genuine London 2012, Team GB and ParalympicsGB products. They are likely to be of inferior quality and not stand up to the high safety standards of the official London 2012 merchandise.

What should I look out for on clothing?

The official London 2012 clothing and sportswear has a unique “swing tag” with the official hologram on it (mentioned later). It should look like this (although, colours may vary slightly):

London 2012 Genuine Swing Tag

How can the London 2012 hologram help me to identify whether a product is fake or official?

The holograms have special visual features built into them – if you are unable to see both of these special features (outlined below), then the product is likely to be fake. If a product does not have a hologram anywhere on it, the product is likely to be fake.

Use the methods in the following image to check if your product is real or not.

How To Check London 2012 Real Hologram

Important facts to remember

  1. All London 2012 official products bear the London 2012 hologram
  2. When tilting the hologram up an down, you should be able to see the London 2012 Paralympic Games Emblem rotating with a 3D effect
  3. When tilting the hologram from left to right, you should be able to see the London 2012 Olympic Games Emblem rotating with a 3D effect

If you want any further information, we recommend reading the Identifying Official London 2012 Products Guide which you can download here:

http://www.ldngames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/identifying-official-london-2012-products.pdf

Make your own London 2012 Mascot – Mandeville toy and Wenlock toy

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In and around setting up our new store, we’ve been having a play with the London 2012 Mascot world.

You can create your own little London 2012 avatar-stuffed-toy-type-thing to suit your inner Wenlock (or Mandeville) – although, we couldn’t quite figure out what it was for!

Buy Wenlock Toy Mandeville Toy

Have a play with the tool here http://mascot-games.london2012.com/

So if you hoping to make your own custom Wenlock toy or custom Mandeville toy, you’re out of luck, but if you want a few minutes entertainment, go right ahead.

Official London 2012 Merchandise working conditions

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Golden Bear, which is based in Telford, is the manufacture of products based on the Wenlock Olympics and Mandeville – the official mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

But an investigation was launched into allegations that workers at the Chinese factory that makes toys for the Golden Bear has violated workers’ rights. ”

Both the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the Golden Bear is investigating allegations that workers are working for a maximum of 11.5 hours per day for as little as 26p an hour.
A spokesman for London 2012 said it placed great emphasis on “environmental, social and ethical” when securing goods and services and took the allegations “extremely seriously”.

He said: “We have asked our independent monitor to conduct a thorough investigation and review of the allegations.

“The results of this study will be published when it is made.
“We have contacted all our licensees to renew their emphasis we place on sustainable procurement code, they each signed.”

Golden Bear said it was also conducting an immediate investigation, but confirmed that the plant had passed inspections by the International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI).

The statement of the company said: “Golden Bear is very concerned about recent reports that a plant involved in a small volume of production of the Olympic enterprise may be in violation of labor rights.

“We are a family business that takes these issues very seriously and have created the certificates of conformity for all plants used to manufacture our products.

“We are currently conducting a prompt investigation and will be able to discuss these results as they are known.

“We can confirm however that the installation has passed inspection ICTI care process and we will work with bThA (British Toy and Hobby Association), ICTI CARE and other agencies to resolve any situation that may have been violated.”

From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9032608/London-2012-Olympics-investigation-under-way-into-conditions-at-Wenlock-and-Mandeville-factory.html

Last chance to take part in the London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies

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This is a reminder that the deadline for receipt of applications is fast approaching to take part in the London 2012 Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies. Entries must be in by Wednesday 31 August and it is not a first come first served process. To be eligible applicants must be aged 18 years or older on 1 March 2012.

Artistic Directors Danny Boyle and Kim Gavin are searching for 10,000 volunteer performers to fill roles as dancers, actors, percussionists and general all-round performers in the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies respectively.

People can find more information and register their interest for this opportunity by completing the online application form http://www.london2012.com/ceremoniescasting

Official LDN Games 2012 Bags and Accessories information

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As well as our great LDN Games 2012 T-Shirts, we’ll also have a big selection of bags and accessories.

Our official LDN 2012 bags and accessories product range will be featured shortly when our on-line shop launches. When you’ll be able to buy cheap 2012 bags and accessories as featured in some of Oly’s Pics.

Come back soon to see our great range of bags and accessories, available to buy cheap on-line!

LDN 2012 T Shirts – official lines

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London 2012 T Shirts

We’re currently putting together our LDN Games 2012 official T-Shirt lines. You’ll be able to buy cheap official LDN Games T-Shirts with quick delivery and great prices. If you’ve looked at Oly’s Pics – you’ll have seen some of the genuine official merchandise we’ll be selling in our 2012 LDN Games on-line catalogue.

We’ll be revealing our official 2012 t-shirt merchandise line up soon, watch this space!

Oly’s Pics of 2012 Summer wear

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Oly is our resident site mascot at LDN games. We’ve recruited his services solely to hunt out great deals on sportswear and merchandise.

Official and genuine merchandise from brands such as Billabong, Animal, Element and more will be on sale, have a look at the latest of Oly’s Pics for a sneak preview of what’s to come.

2012 LDN Games Merchandise