London 2012


G4S profits fall by a third following Olympic security shambles

By Emily Goddard

g4s olympic parkMarch 13 - G4S has posted a 32 per cent fall in pre-tax profits from £257 million ($384 million/€296 million) in 2011 to £175 million ($261 million/€201 million) last year following the Olympic security shambles that saw the security group failing to meet the conditions of its £284 million ($425 million/€327 million) contract with London 2012.






London 2012 hand customer database to Sport England

By Tom Degun

London 2012 logoMarch 4 - London 2012 have secured a key component of the digital legacy of the Olympics and Paralympics by handing over the operation of its customer database to Sport England, working in partnership with UK Sport and London & Partners.




London offers transport advice to Rio 2016

By James Crook


145876420February 27 - The London Assembly have drawn on the experience from last summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games to send a letter of advice to the Brazilian Ambassador, advising how Rio can learn from London to ensure that their transport system is up to par for South America's first Games in 2016. 


Aggreko appoint former G4S boss as director

By Lauren Mattera 

David Taylor-SmithFebruary 23 - Former G4S chief operating officer, David Taylor-Smith, who quit his job after 14-years in the wake of the London 2012 security shambles, has joined power-generator supplier Aggreko.