...on my extensive background in the commercial management of projects I am forever striving to forecast the costs as we demolish various parts of the building and discover asbestos or...
Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence, gave a speech this morning to the Institute of Government in which he addressed a number of topics relating to DIO’s work....
...and release of surplus public land to accelerate new housing schemes and the MOD has played a significant role by delivering land for 40,000 homes during the last Parliament. The...
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...
...grass, and prefer areas sheltered from the wind. Many of their roosting sites are on land managed for the MOD by licensed farmers. We liaise closely with the farmers to...
...the need to continue to strive for equality and diversity. Jo McKeegan-Brown OBE We all face professional challenges at work. Here at MGS we’re going through a period of particular...
![Left to right: Alex Sotheran, DIO archaeologist; Sam Fairhead, Wessex Archaeology; Stewart Bowman, veteran participant; Dickie Bennett, Breaking Ground Heritage. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/09/L-to-R-Alex-Sotheran-DIO-archaeologist-Sam-Fairhead-Wessex-Archaeology-Stewart-Bowman-veteran-participant-Dick-1024x683.jpg)
...Nightingale, a programme which facilitates archaeological digs for sick, injured and wounded service personnel and veterans. Operational Nightingale is a ground-breaking programme which was originally set up to provide educational...
![Foxglove Covert team at 2017 Sanctuary Awards [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/11/DDCL1824-1024x665.jpg)
...to this special place. It is a diverse 100 acre landscape, including heather moorland, ancient deciduous woodland, moorland fringe, wetlands, rivers, becks and recently created plantations. Foxglove Covert team at...
![Dartmoor Warbler [Copyright, Creative Commons 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/05/Dartmoor-Warbler-2017.jpg)
...by promoting responsible access. The area covered by the SAMMs project includes several Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is also important for nature conservation and has a population...
![Construction underway at Larkhill. [Aspire]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/05/Larkhill-18032708-1024x621.jpg)
Hi, I’m Richard Tindal, Project Director for Larkhill Garrison at Aspire Defence Capital Works. You may have heard that we recently completed one million hours of construction work at Larkhill...