London 2012 blog

My name is Louis, I have been working on the Olympic Park for about nine months now, on the north of the Park, and have been given the opportunity to work in different areas. I started on the Park as an operative on the weighbridge. Weighbridges are one of the tools that we use to monitor the amount of soil/waste/material/crushed concrete etc around the Park.

We also monitor the movement of contaminated soil that needs to be cleaned and cleared before it can be reused somewhere else on the Park. Being next door to the soil washing machine is a great way to actually see my input into the process. It goes in dirty and comes out clean!

My line manager realised that I have an interest in the environmental side of my role and has been helping me gain experience in this area, which isn’t just on the weighbridge. This week I have had the opportunity to be involved with the measures and evaluation of general waste. I have been researching the different kinds of waste and how to separate them efficiently so that they can be recycled or reused. For example, separate skips for separate materials (this is not only cost effective but follows London 2012's sustainability plan). 

Before coming here, I was out of work and am really happy to have been given the opportunity to actually learn whilst on the job, and then to be appointed on the Olympic Park is perfect for me as I live down the road in Greenwich. This project will be the pinnacle of my career, something I can tell the grandkids! I am very proud to be here and thankful to my employer who has given me the opportunity to have my own personal input into the Games.

Coming to work is never a chore and I look forward to what I could be learning next.

Of all the small to medium-sized businesses that have the opportunity to be involved with London 2012, bus and coach operators must be somewhere at the top of the list.

In addition to helping to provide the vehicles needed to get athletes, officials and media around the Games, we need buses and coaches to help get thousands of spectators there too.

So, it was with this in mind that I attended a workshop for bus and coach operators based in the South West, near Bristol. This workshop was arranged by the trade body the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), which we work with closely.

This photo shows me (on the right) with Giles Fearnley, CPT President:

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