Olympia Olympia London, is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England. A range of international trade and consumer exhibitions, conferences and sporting events are staged at the venue. Erith was employed by Laing O’Rourke in June 2020 to undertake the hard demolition and intervention works to Olympia London. The area is surrounded by a mixture of retail, residential commercial and landmark properties and a high level of pedestrian, cyclist activity and busy London transport terminus in the vicinity. Constraints identified relating to the proposed works on-site are mainly due to its sensitive urban location and the proximity of nearby structures, residential properties, established urban spaces and existing landmarks on-site. Robust Traffic Management Plans have been implemented and a neighbourhood liaison team are in place to ensure all stakeholders remain satisfied throughout the duration of the works. The scope of works for the large scheme include the removal of all asbestos-contaminated material, installation of temporary works for the façade retention works, installation of sheet piles, structural and non-structural interventions, hard demolition work, backfilling and pile probing. Stringent Covid-19 measures have been put in place including a thorough Covid-19 management plan which is consistently being reviewed and updated in line with government guidelines. Erith’s work is paving the way for a four-screen arthouse cinema, a 1,500-seat theatre and a live music venue as well as restaurants, shops, cafés, two hotels and 550,000 square foot of office space. Location: Hammersmith, London W14 8UX