Fire protection for the supporting infrastructure of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The scheme involved providing fire protection to structures on the main Olympic Park during the 2012 Games. These facilities supported the main sporting arenas which had been constructed in the preceding period, and were essential to both the commercial success of the games and the welfare of the millions of visitors from around the world.
Sprinkler design, fire-fighting mains and live systems management throughout the games.
Osborn Associates provided the detailed sprinkler system design for the Olympic megastore - the main retail building on the park - and contracted the installation works, delivering full construction management services under the strictest health and safety standards required for an Olympic venue.
The company also designed and contracted the fire-fighting water main supplies to the hockey arena, ensuring the venue had a compliant and reliable fire-fighting water infrastructure in place before competition began.
Beyond the design and installation scope, Osborn Associates reviewed the overall park water mains system to assess its suitability for fire-fighting purposes across the wider site, and managed all fire protection systems throughout the games periods - ensuring continuous operational readiness during the event itself.
Delivering to an immovable deadline on the world stage.
The London 2012 Olympics presented a uniquely unforgiving programme. There was no scope for delay - the games opening ceremony was a fixed date known to the entire world. Every aspect of the fire protection design, approval and installation had to be completed and certified within a compressed timescale during early 2012.
The high-profile nature of the project demanded absolute rigour in health and safety compliance, design quality and installation standards. With global media scrutiny and millions of visitors relying on the safety of these facilities, the margin for error was zero.
