Laing O’Rourke signs £600m London Olympia contract

Laing O’Rourke has just signed a £600m main works contract for the redevelopment of the Olympia exhibition site in London.
The deal with developer Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International triggers a start to demolition of Olympia Central and follows the signing of  Trafalgar Entertainment as the tenant for the site’s new 1,575-seat theatre.
Work is beginning on a total of seven new buildings – including citizenM and Hyatt Regency hotels, plus the 4,400 capacity