Avalon Abseiling
Avalon Abseiling is one of the many London based businesses continuing to benefit from the 2012 Games. The access solutions specialists were awarded a contract to provide lifting and installation services for the lights in the Velodrome.
The 13 year old company, based in Havering, has grown from a sole-trader with a history of building surveying and extreme sports, to a multi-million pound turn-over company whose employees perform installations and repairs in hard to reach areas via rope access or abseiling. Avalon found out about the contract after being approached by the lighting manufacturer for whom they had performed previous installations.
In order to provide high-definition media coverage, the Velodrome required massive 16 metre lights to be installed. Being able to lift and fit the lights using rope access removed the cost and space associated with traditional scaffolding.
“We were able to take on ground staff through the ODA recruitment programme, which has been very useful and whom we still have on our payroll”
Phil Boyce, Managing Director at Avalon, says ‘The contract to work on the Velodrome was really exciting. The principal contractor created a very collaborative work environment where our expertise was well received, which was inspiring and provided great networking opportunities. A number of contractors on the park who saw our work also contracted us to finish further jobs in difficult to reach areas.’
‘As a bigger, more challenging contract for us as well, it has given us an opportunity to grow. We were able to take on ground staff through the ODA recruitment programme, which has been very useful and whom we still have on our payroll.’
