Many of us have faced challenges as part of the coronavirus pandemic, including our Service personnel and their families who have been stationed abroad while on deployment overseas. We've been working to provide them with accommodation in the UK.
The coronavirus outbreak has posed many challenges for facilities management staff, partners and our customers but we have strong relationships with one another and this has made it much easier to respond to the current crisis.
Like all organisations across the country – and much of the world – DIO has been heavily impacted by Coronavirus and Covid-19. Unlike many of our staff, the MOD Guard Service can't work from home. How have they adapted to the current situation?
It’s that time of the year again where we’re looking for nominations for the Sanctuary Awards!
As part of British Science Week, I’d like to tell you about how I use the science behind climate tools to predict risks and help protect the MOD estate against climate changes and extreme weather conditions.
Yesterday the world celebrated International Women’s Day and this year’s theme “Each for Equal” prompted us to consider the difference between gender balance and gender equality.
This week is National Careers Week and to celebrate I’d like to tell you about how the joint venture between Kier and VolkerFitzpatrick (KVF35) has been working with students at Mildenhall College Academy to help them learn about the different career opportunities available in the construction industry and other related professions.
The Ministry of Defence is one of the largest landowners in the UK with extensive, diverse and unique infrastructure. This DIO-managed estate is vital for Defence personnel to live, work, train and deploy. Life at DIO I joined …
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know that DIO has a pretty varied range of responsibilities. Even many DIO staff don’t realise, though, that we run a power station. It’s at RAF Fylingdales in the North …
Today is International Women in Science Day and to celebrate I’d like to tell you about how I’ve used science in my career at DIO.