A Northern Ireland firm faces a unique challenge with its latest contract in the heart of the 2012 Olympic village.

Leading local electrical contractor Premier Electrics will have to draw on its wealth of expertise and experience in precision planning to work within the strict security confines of the vibrant new athletes’ village.

Tight security around the village means that every screw nail has to be accounted for by contractors entering and leaving the site.

The Bellaghy-based firm has landed a contract to install and fit the electrics for one of its main clients Primark who are building a 54,000 square foot store in the heart of the village’s shopping district.

During the Games, the Athletes' Village will comprise residential apartments for around 17,000 athletes and officials, along with shops, restaurants, medical, media and leisure facilities and large areas of open space.
 
Premier Electrics Project Manager for the new Primark store said: “We are delighted to have the chance to work on something as prestigious as the 2012 Olympic Village.

“It will certainly be an interesting scheme. The security is tighter than anything we have ever come across before.

“For anyone entering the site with a vehicle, we have to give 48 hours’ notice as well as registration details and information about the driver.

“All vehicles have to arrive one hour early so that everything can be X-rayed.

“It means we can’t order a box of screws without giving 48 hours’ notice so if we run out of something we can’t simply replace it."

“Premier Electrics who specialise in fast track installations, went on site on April 4 in a scheme which they are programmed to finish by July.

Established in 1993, Premier Electrics Ltd. is a specialist electrical contractor employing 150 people with specific expertise across the retail, leisure, industrial and commercial sectors.

Premier provides a comprehensive range of electrical installation and maintenance services to a formidable array of high-end clients across all of Britain, Ireland and Europe.

That extensive list includes such retail giants as M&S, Primark, Debenhams, ASDA, Tesco, Argos, Monsoon, Brown Thomas and the Virgin Group.