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 …
The Army Basing Programme (ABP) was set up to provide the facilities the Army needs to live, work and train in the UK as it returns from Germany, rebases across the UK and restructures to its future Army 2020 formations. …
Watching red squirrels disappear into tree tops was one of the more unusual experiences in my DIO career. I’m a Senior Training Safety Officer on DIO’s training estate in Northern Ireland and somewhat unpredictably, red squirrels have been part of …
My name is Hannah Mintram; I am an environmental Advisor who works as part of DIO’s Safety Environment and Engineering Team. As you’ll know if you read my last blog, each year, I work with my colleagues from the team …
I’m Robert Hodson and I work for Landmarc, who are contracted by DIO to run the military training estate. This is pretty wide ranging, from land management to range and training area support. My role is as a rural manager …
It’s down to DIO and the Woodland Trust that a 100 acre woodland is being created in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh. The Woodland Trust is planting a wood in each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - planting …
Hello, I’m Genise Heddell the Area Utility Manager (AUM) for Essex & Suffolk. There are six sites, two of which are among the 20 Ministry of Defence (MOD) sites which use the most energy. My role is about facilitating, communicating …
If you read my earlier blog, you might remember that my job involves working with environmental groups and supporting our Sanctuary programme. Sanctuary is the name given to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) sustainability magazine. This year’s edition was officially …
Cape Wrath Air Weapons and Naval Bombardment Range in the far North West of Scotland is one of the MOD’s hidden treasures
I’m Hannah Mintram, relatively new in post as Assistant Conservation Group and Sanctuary Officer. I work in the DIO Conservation Team based at Westdown Camp on the edge of Salisbury Plain, the largest military training area in the UK.