Centre's sprint for gold
THE HUGE London 2012 International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is taking shape on the capital’s skyline, built using steel from Teesside.
The IBC, combined with the Main Press Centre (MPC), will support around 20,000 broadcasters, photographers and journalists communicating the Games to an audience of four billion people worldwide.
The facilities, being built in just ten weeks, will create just under 900,000sq ft feet of business space with the potential to generate thousands of jobs.
The steel has been fabricated for the IBC in Dalton, North Yorkshire, and produced and rolled in Scunthorpe and Teesside.
The foundations of the MPC, which will provide office space both during the Games and afterwards, are 50% complete and due to finish this autumn. Work on the media transport mall is moving rapidly, with the foundations and ground floor columns already complete.
Olympic Delivery Authority chairman John Armitt said: “The ‘big build’ is on track with construction underway on all permanent venues. The IBC/MPC is taking shape in the skyline as work accelerates on infrastructure and venues across the Olympic Park including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Olympic Village, and Velodrome.”
Lloyds TSB, accountants Deloitte, and Business Link will hold a seminar tomorrow at Teesside University on golden opportunities for businesses at the Olympics.
The free morning event begins at 8.15am. To register, go to www.2012seminars.co.uk/
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