The Olympic legacy is already being felt across Sussex with 47 days still to go until the opening ceremony.

So far 98 business contracts have been signed with firms in the county, five sports centres are being used as training camps for athletes and 32 communities are to be visited on the Olympic torch route.

One of the 2012 committee’s main objectives for the London Games was to provide a lasting legacy for the nation.

One company which is already enjoying that legacy is Cordek Ltd which is based in Slinfold, near Horsham.

The specialists made parts for the diving boards for the Aquatic Centre and helped prepare the site for the Velodrome in the capital.

Managing director Rodney White said: “It was a very challenging project but one which enabled us to develop new skills within the business and work on a scale we had not previously experienced.”

Sarah Teversham, a personal assistant at the firm, added: “There will be a sense of pride when we watch the Olympics in August knowing that we have been part of it.

“The contract was incredibly important at a difficult time for the economy.”

Olympic training

Five Sussex sports facilities have been chosen by nations as their pre-games training bases.

One of those is the International Lawn Tennis Centre in Eastbourne.

Neil-Monticelli Harley-Rudd, who runs the centre’s website, said: “We already have the Swedish team booked in but there are a few more big names in the pipeline.

“It’s great exposure for Eastbourne and shows that the Games are not just benefiting the capital.”

Crawley’s K2 will be a temporary home to athletes from the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada and the Dominican Republic.

Young people are also getting involved with 404 schools in the county already receiving support from the Olympics’ education programme, Get Set.

As well as help developing sporting projects, the schools are also given a number of tickets to the Games.

The Olympic torch route, which will take in 32 communities on its way round the county, will provide valuable exposure for the area as well as ensuring a bumper day’s trade for businesses.

The opening ceremony for the Olympics is on July 27.