INTERVIEW
Bulley wants Trivandi to become the leading independent project consultancy for major projects and events
I DO FEEL A STRONG SENSE OF PRIDE IN WHAT WE ACHIEVED DURING LONDON 2012 AND I’M VERY HONOURED TO HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN IT
How would you describe your emotions after the Games? My first emotion was disbelief – I couldn’t believe it was over. I hung around the Olympic Stadium until 5am the morning after the Closing Ceremony just watching the bump out of the ceremony installations and not wanting to go home. My second thought was massive re-
lief that it had passed without a major incident. Any stadium or leisure man- ager who runs an event will understand exactly what I mean by that, because you carry a lot of pressure and responsi- bility for the safety of the public and the athletes and performers. But the job wasn’t done then, it
wasn’t completed until the last venue had been deconstructed and the sites or venues handed back. At that point, we did stop and say
job well done – and that was in Febru- ary of 2013. As we come to a year after the Games it still feels very real and not long ago. I feel a strong sense of pride in what we all achieved and very hon- oured to have played a part in it.
When was the idea to set up Trivandi conceived? After you’ve done a job like the Olympics it’s natural to think “OK, what next?”. In October 2012 I went to the World Tri- athlon Championships in Auckland and travelled around New Zealand for two weeks. For the first time in a while I had some
down-time and was able to stop and think. Some of my senior colleagues had mentioned about getting together after the Games so I drafted a business plan for Trivandi. When I got back I handed it to three of them – the senior team that delivered the venues for LOCOG for the Games. They all said quite quickly, “I’m in” so it all went from there.
Who are you targeting with Trivandi? It’s all in the name – we are the Venues and Infrastructure team from LOCOG (known as VandI) who delivered the temporary venues and infrastructure for the Games as well as acting as client for the permanent venues delivered by the ODA. We offer three areas of service
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(Tri) including strategic consulting, proj- ect management and technical assurance on the delivery of major projects in the sport, leisure and event sectors – put the two together and you get Trivandi.
What project(s) are you work- ing on at the moment? We’re providing advice and guidance to organising committees of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the delivery of their venues as well as assurance to the board of directors for event delivery in the UK. We’re also providing advice on the delivery of two major schemes with sport and leisure attractions at their core. Our clients have requested that we do not publicise our involvement in the schemes at this stage.
What are the future plans for Trivandi? Our strategic plan is to create a leading, independent project consultancy, driven by excellence, which inspires new stan- dards for major projects and events. We will work on new build projects, refur- bishments and overlay projects, putting teams in place to manage and deliver sport and leisure facilities for our clients both here in the UK and internationally. We aim to grow to a team of around 50 people in three years’ time. l
Tom Walker is Managing Editor of Sports Management magazine
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