A MIRFIELD company is among firms across Yorkshire to strike gold with the London Olympics.

Actaccomm, part of construction sector business Actiform, won three contracts to deliver modular office and welfare accommodation buildings to the Olympic Park.

They were among 200 Yorkshire businesses to be awarded contracts related to the Games, according to officials at the Yorkshire Gold Business Club, which is reflecting on the “great success” of its efforts to bring Olympics-related business to the region.

YGBC was launched in 2009 with its main objective to help Yorkshire and Humber companies compete for contracts linked to the London 2012 Games.

However, the remit was expanded and YGBC started to work on other major public and private sector buying organisations projects, such as Crossrail and the Metropolitan Police.

During its three-year duration, YGBC received funding from regional development agency Yorkshire Forward and engaged with more than 2,000 businesses and delivered over 50 events. The project’s current funding ceases on the September 28.

A highlight of the project was a trip to the Olympic Park in 2009 where Yorkshire businesses were given a tour and had the chance to meet key buyers, including Carillion and Balfour Beatty.

YGBC events provided a platform to engage with businesses across the region – offering information on the procurement process and how companies could get involved. Key events included speakers such as Lord Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes.

YGBC also engaged with top athletes including US Olympic divers and the Olympic Brazilian judo team.

Yorkshire’s gold medal winning boxer Nicola Adams presented at a YGBC event last year – one of many which built on the relationship between sport and business in the lead up to the Games.

Lauren Pigg, project manager for YGBC, said the legacy of the Games had given renewed hope for the future – and UK companies could use the contracts secured as a platform for winning national and international projects for years, to come.