Braunton Burrows Training Area is one of our most unique and complex areas to train owing to its coastal location and extensive sand dune system. As DIO’s Head of Overseas and Training region, I recently had the privilege of visiting …
I’m David Batchelor, DIO’s Drawdown Programme Manager, based in Germany. As you probably know, British forces have been based in Germany since the end of World War II. Until last year, there were about 20,000 troops stationed in the country, …
Phil Abramson, a DIO archaeologist, returns to update us on what he's been up to since his last blog: To be honest sitting at a desk is not usually my favourite way to spend the day. Not just because of …
I’m Paul Burden and I lead DIO’s Explosive Ordnance Clearance (EOC) team. DIO runs the military training estate, which includes firing ranges used by all three Services. This can be artillery, as well as missiles fired from ships and aircraft. …
Hi, I’m Rob Dawson and I was principal project manager for the £180 million ‘Programme to Rationalise and Integrate the Defence Intelligence Estate’ (PRIDE), which consists of 10 new facilities including the Defence Intelligence Pathfinder Building at RAF Wyton. Having …
My name is Mat Roberts and I’m Head of Sustainability at Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc). This makes me responsible for energy, waste, water, environmental management, sustainable procurement, training, protected species and landscape management across the MOD’s Defence training estate. I’ve …
Having heard from Anne Terry about the introduction of Patch Management, Richard McCance tells us what it means on the ground. I have worked in military housing for the MOD for almost 22 years, having joined the DIO’s predecessor …
We recently published a blog from Stephen Harness about Town Planning for a specific project, namely the Army Basing Programme for Salisbury Plain. Here, one of Stephen's colleagues gives us a more general view of town planning at DIO. My name is …
I am a Housing Manager within DIO’s Service Delivery Accommodation team, managing the delivery of the housing service to 2,300 properties across an area which extends from North Yorkshire to Northumberland and Cumbria. I manage a team of eight Housing Officers to …
London’s Shard, Birmingham’s Bull Ring Shopping Centre, Gateshead’s Angel of the North and countless construction projects across the UK have all been subject to some of the same planning processes that DIO’s Town and Country Planners are involved in every …
Phil Abramson returns to tell us more about working as a DIO archaeologist. Read his first blog here. As a child my parents used to take me on weekend trips to the various stately homes around Manchester. Little Moreton Hall …