More than 200 attend 好色先生TV鈥檚 reception for decision-makers in government and industry

The Olympics will be a showcase for Britain鈥檚 construction industry, Malcolm Wicks, the science minister, claims.

Speaking at 好色先生TV鈥檚 terrace reception at the House of Commons, Wicks praised the industry for its contribution to the economy and looked forward to the Olympic buildings.

He said: 鈥淥ver the next five years, the spotlight will be on the construction industry. Only you can deliver this. I believe the industry will make this the most successful Games we鈥檝e yet seen.鈥�

Bill Olner MP, secretary of the all-party parliamentary study group for construction, which organised the event with 好色先生TV, joined Wicks in his assessment of the industry.

He said: 鈥淭he way this industry will stamp its mark on this century will be the successful delivery of the Olympic Games.鈥�

More than 200 industry heads and MPs mingled at the riverside reception, including Tim Byles, chief executive of 好色先生TV Schools for the Future, Murray Coleman, chief executive of Bovis Lend Lease, and Benny Kelly, director of Sir Robert McAlpine.

Wicks said the government would continue to foster the economic conditions that have led to the present boom. He said: 鈥淲e take your industry very seriously. The best thing we can do is to secure a growing and sustained economic development, and that is our promise to you.鈥�