Hello, my name is Jimmy Evans and I am the Training Safety Officer (TSO) and Commandant for Halton Training Camp near Lancaster, Holcombe Moor Training Area near Bury, and the Ambleside Adventure Training Hut in the Lake District National Park. …
I am Nigel Sharpe, and work for DIO Land Management Services dealing with the training areas of the South West. As most of the 30,000 acres that I cover is hired (86%), my daily job is taken up with smoothing …
January saw a late Christmas present for II (Army Cooperation) Squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth. The completion of their brand new Squadron HQ allowed them to move out of their temporary old Cold War facilities, previously used by 617 Squadron …
Hi my name is Stephen Harness and as you might remember if you’ve read one of my earlier blogs I’m a town planner for DIO. The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 set out the aim that we reduce the size …
Hi, I’m Nick Nichols and I’m the Process and Construction Management Lead for DIO’s major project at Worthy Down in Hampshire. Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration The site is an existing Army base and home to the Adjutant …
The last 12 months have been busy and rewarding for DIO and we can be proud of our many achievements as we look forward to the year ahead. The publication of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR15) late …
Hello, my name is Samantha Langford-Holt and I am an Environmental Planner working for the Safety, Environment and Engineering (SEE) team at DIO. Undertaking a degree in Geography and a Masters of Science in Development Planning fuelled my passion for …
DIO has had a busy year, living up to our aim of supporting Defence by leading and managing the delivery of what the Armed Forces need to live, work, train and deploy. 2015 has seen the completion of several major …
I’m Lt Cdr Bob Carter, SO2 Air Safety for the DIO’s Service Delivery Training Safety team, and when asked what I do for a living, I often reply: “I’m in the Navy, but I work with the Army, offering aviation …
Project SLAM. It’s a memorable name and stands for ‘Single Living Accommodation Modernisation’, which is a long-running contract to provide thousands of the MOD’s bedrooms for single personnel. Introducing Project SLAM Many of these bedrooms are single occupancy with en-suites. …