Multiplex anger at 'Wembley arch unsafe' stories

Multiplex Construction UK has hit back at press reports earlier today (Thursday) which insisted that the new Wembley Stadium's 135m-high arch has been declared unsafe to raise into position.

It had been claimed that project bosses who carried out safety checks revealed that more work was needed on the complex steel structure.

But, responding to the claims Ashley Muldoon project director for Multiplex, who is overseeing the design and build for the Wembley Stadium project, said: "There is no truth in the suggestion that there are structural problems with the construction of Wembley Stadium.

"Extensive quality assurance checks are carried out on a regular basis. These are procedural and on occasion, some rectification work is required.

"The project is five weeks ahead of schedule and the arch itself is still scheduled to be lifted in the spring - well ahead of the original summer schedule - hardly signalling that there are problems," he said.