Construction on the Park is ramping up rapidly

Michael, Senior Engineer, Temporary Structures

Construction on the Park is ramping up rapidly

Michael, Senior Engineer, Temporary Structures,
22 Jul 2008
Well, what to say about the last four and a half months? Firstly, the construction is ramping up rapidly (believe me I can attest to this as I have been stretched over this period). The Park is constantly changing - it is almost as if it is an autonomous machine changing day by day. If you haven’t been round for a week something will have drastically changed.

The tier one contractor I work for has been awarded a five-star award by the British Safety Council, which was a huge achievement for us. My company has also managed to clock up 1.55 million man hours on the Olympic Park without a Lost Time Accident, which is also a major achievement for any construction firm given the speed and intensity of work we are currently undertaking.

Due to my efforts at work I have been promoted since my last blog, which was a very satisfying achievement given all the hard work I have put in since I first came to London on 10 October 2006 (which seems so long ago).

I have been involved in two projects since my last blog detailing the construction of temporary bridges.

The first of these is the construction of a security wall. This may not seem as exciting as my bridges but I can safely say it has been very challenging.

This project presented challenges of performing quickly, to high quality and safely.

As stated in my last blog, having something that I helped construct visible to the billions of people around the world who will watch the Games will fill me with a sense of satisfaction.
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