January 2009

January 2009

A 30m-long steel section of the roof has been lifted into place, taking the height of the venue to almost 37m above the ground level where spectators will enter the Stadium in 2012.

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More than £3.5bn of London 2012-related work has been won by around 860 companies, a year on from the launch of the London 2012 Business Network, figures published today by London 2012 show.

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The Australian Olympic Swimming Team has picked Manchester as their training base in the run up to the London 2012 Games.

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Airwave has been appointed the Official Private Mobile Radio Services Supplier for London 2012. They are the third Tier Three supplier to be announced, continuing the momentum of the London 2012 partnership programme.

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A new entrance has been put in at Stratford International Station, ahead of the station opening for high-speed domestic services in December 2009.

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The United States Olympic Committee visited the offices of the London 2012 Organising Committee this week for a series of updates on the 2012 Games.

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Further funding from the £9.3bn budget for the London 2012 Games has been allocated to support the building of the Olympic Village and International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC), the Government announced today.

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Justin King has been appointed to represent Mayor of London Boris Johnson on the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) Board.

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Atkins is the latest Tier Three provider for the London 2012 Games, as the partnership programme continues apace.

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown today visited the Olympic Park site, as new figures released showed that up to 30,000 workers will help build the Olympic Park and Olympic Village over the next few years.

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New images have been released today showing the transformation of the Olympic Park at the halfway point between London winning the bid for the 2012 Games in July 2005 and the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games on 27 July 2012.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) announced that The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has been chosen as its exclusive Strategic Consulting Provider and will be the first Tier Three provider to London 2012.

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London 2012 partner BT has signed a four year sponsorship to back the Paralympic World Cup - the largest annual international multi-sport competition in the elite disability calendar.

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Adecco has been appointed as the Official Recruitment Services Supplier and a Tier Two Supporter to London 2012.

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The British public is being invited to design 50 pence coins to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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An important north-south transport link that will be used by thousands of spectators during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has opened ahead of schedule today.

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The London 2012 Get Set education programme is joining up with Official partner Nortel to exhibit at BETT, the world’s largest education technology show.

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ParalympicsGB are searching for the next generation of Paralympic stars.

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New pictures have been published showing the latest progress on the construction of the Olympic Village.

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London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe has congratulated the athletes named in the New Year honour list.

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