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Sleeping Pods to Ease Olympic Congestion For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Having a lie down at work isn't usually something many companies tolerate, but British-based data services firm Interxion actively encourages it. It's installing sleeping pods to provide staff with a crash pad should they have problems getting to or from work. Interxion are operated out of London and the prospect of transport chaos during this summer's Olympics prompted the investment in the emergency sleeping quarters. Richard Warner is Interxion's marketing manager. [Richard Warner, Marketing Manager Interxion]: "Due to the nature of our business we need to make sure our customers' computers are running all the time 24/7. For example if there was congestion on the lines and an engineer couldn't get in, then their computers could go down and we just cannot allow that to happen." The scheme is going down well with employees too. Kyle Byott is an engineer at Interxion and welcomes the change. [Kyle Byott, Engineer]: "It's a great idea if I'm stuck at work—which hopefully I won't be—but if I am stuck at work it means I'll have somewhere to stay for the time being." Transport chiefs are predicting long queues in at least 20 of the capital's Tube stations during the Games. The full extent of the problem won't be known until the Games gets underway in July. But Interxion has made sure it's not caught napping when it comes to ensuring business as usual. From: NTDTV Views: 225 7 ratings Time: 01:15 More in News & Politics