The Foreman

London Olympic workers have the colour of their pee checked

I've heard of looking after site workers - but the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is really taking the pi** with this one. Word reaches me from East London that occupational health experts on the London 2012 job are equipped with...

Posted by Will Mann on October 28, 2008 3:22 PM

Bam Nuttall confused with Germans

It's a tough old life being an Olympic contractor. Not only do you have to cope with a load of rabid journos trying to catch you out if your project is over budget, late, fraught with disputes, badly built, etc,...

Posted by Will Mann on October 14, 2008 4:49 PM

Trips to China? That's not in the ODA's budget...

It's obviously tougher up at the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) than I thought, as it wrestles to keep the 2012 budget under control....

Posted by James Evison on July 23, 2008 11:54 AM

Aussie Olympic worker: stop name-dropping Lend Lease

This week I've got whiff of a colonial uprising among some of the more 'true blue' workers on the Olympic site....

Posted by James Evison on July 15, 2008 9:53 AM

PR firm claims 2012 Olympics construction completed

More hopeful press officers have assaulted my inbox this week, only to be rebuffed cruelly. So once again I thought I would share one of the more amusing attempts with you....

Posted by James Evison on July 1, 2008 3:38 PM

Massive travel claim for 100 yard walk

Word reaches me of more tales of largesse among our American friends "helping" us to build the London 2012 Olympics....

Posted by James Evison on June 20, 2008 9:40 AM

Bad news causes bother at union headquarters

News reaches me of much wailing and gnashing of teeth among construction union leaders this week....

Posted by James Evison on June 4, 2008 3:06 PM

Celebrity chef takes on Olympic Games...and wins

As those living in the world of celebrities often find, no one gets between a diva and their day job....

Posted by James Evison on May 15, 2008 3:11 PM

Power trip

I take back everything bad I ever said about architects. No seriously. The Olympic Delivery Authority showed me the error of my ways last week as it unveiled the new designs for for an EDF Energy substation which will supply...

Posted by James Evison on February 20, 2008 2:18 PM

Where there's smoke

What on earth was going on at Morrison Construction last week? When I saw smoke billowing up from the Stratford area in London's East End on Monday I gave Morrison, a tier one contractor on the Olympic site, a call...

Posted by James Evison on November 21, 2007 4:53 PM