London Olympics 2012
Local Businesses and the London Olympics
Lance Forman is managing director of H Forman & Son, a salmon smoking factory, that has been based in East London for over 100 years. In these interviews he speaks about the obstacles his business has had to overcome in connection with the Olympics.
After having build a brand new factory with a grand by the LDA, H Forman & Son were faced with a compulsory puchase order by LDA and the task to relocate, along with 250 other businesses.
About the London Development Agency
Are the Olympics beneficial to local businesses?
Also find out about the History of the Forman Smokery,the struggle to find a new site and the final steps of building a new factory.
Acronyms used in the interview:
LDA: London Development Agency
ODA: Olympic Delivery Authority
BOA: British Olympic Association
IOC: International Olympic Committee
AGM: Annual General Meeting
In this section...
- Introduction
- Allotments Video clips
- Blue Wall
- River Lee and waterways
- Stratford City
- Hackney Marsh Football- Johnnie Walker Interview
- Articles on London Olympics
- Fog of Games: Legacy, Land Grabs and Liberty
- Wanstead Flats
- Local Businesses and the London Olympics
- Rachel Mawhood on Greenwich Park - 2011
- Paralympics and ATOS
- Links to other Olympic videos
- Blog on the Olympics
- Help Spectacle to make this film!
- Links