Scale of the Games:

(These facts are based on the Sydney Olympic Games)

During the games:

• 2,000 kitchen staff prepared 50,000 meals a day.
• 4,000 bathrooms cleaned daily.
• 1,800 housekeeping staff made the beds 396,000 times.

Olympic Village required:

• 2m litres of bottled water, 150,000 litres of milk, 110,000kg of beef, and 500,000 apples.
• 163,000 towels and 370,000 toilet rolls.

How do I find out about business opportunities from the games?

There are two bodies developing the Olympic Games in London; the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG).

For up to date information about 2012 please visit:

 www.london2012.org/en.

For business related information, possible tender opportunities or to sign up for e-alerts please visit:

www.london2012.org/en/gettinginvolved/business

Business Link also has dedicated web pages to help you see if you are ready for the Games.  To go directly to these pages please click the link below :

www.businesslink.gov.uk

For their support in the 2012 Event we thank (Click company names to view their websites):

• Business Link
• Jobcentre Plus
• Five Lakes Resort

Contact
If you would like to contact us regarding the Olympic Games in the area, you can fill in our online Contact the Business Development Team e-form, or telephone us on 01621 854477.