Mears Group today predicted a major Olympics boost as it won its first work for the 2012 Games.

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Under the £9 million contract, the council housing repairs and maintenance provider will kit out the first 300 flats in the athletes village with plumbing and electricals.

Chief executive Bob Holt said he was confident the company would win further work on the other 2500 flats.

Meanwhile, Mears, which has contracts with Hackney and Richmond boroughs to provide social housing services, said it is chasing another four contracts worth over £100 million each. In total, it is pursuing contracts worth £2.9 billion. "We are benefiting from local authorities looking to lock companies into long-term deals," Holt explained.

Mears posted an 18% jump in operating profits to £10.8 million for the first six months of the year, and hiked its interim dividend payout to 1.6p from 1.35p last time.

"We have never missed City forecasts, which tells you about the resilience of the business. We are expecting another record year for orders," Holt said. Mears' order book stands at £1.8 billion.