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Construction on the Park is ramping up rapidly

Michael, Senior Engineer, Temporary Structures12 April 2012

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.