G4S to incur 35-50m pound loss on Olympic contract

Under pressure security solutions firm G4S estimates that it will incur a loss on its Olympics Games contract of 35-50m pounds after failing to provide the number of staff for the event that it had committed to.

Under pressure security solutions firm G4S estimates that it will incur a loss on its Olympics Games contract of 35-50m pounds after failing to provide the number of staff for the event that it had committed to.

During the past week, the company has grabbed the headlines after admitting that the size of the workforce would be lower than expected, prompting organisers to call in as many as 3,500 troops from the military.

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