Veterans excavating First World War training trenches
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...where the ground was too wet to dig a full depth trench. Instead of digging a deeper trench as was done in other parts of the Western Front, a shallower...
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Saving lives in the outback
...has been sold to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. They took delivery of their first PC-24 in November 2018 in their Western Operations area. They now have three...
Preparing Glen Mallan for the Royal Navy’s surface fleets
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Glen Mallan jetty, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, VolkerStevin
...largest weapons storage facility in western Europe. It can also handle the high volume of ammunition needed for the surface fleets. We’re refurbishing the jetty as it’s reaching the end...
Staying safe and protecting wildlife on the Defence Training Estate
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Dean Howard, Posted on:
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Defence Training Estate (DTE), Environment and Ecology, Public safety
...involves working with local communities and partner organisations to promote safe and responsible public access to our training areas. An excellent example of this was our recent support to a...
A long distance relationship: Upgrading the Falkland Islands
...Western Falkland Islands; refurbishment of the main aircraft hangar to house the A400M Maritime Patrol Aircraft, and more runway repair work. It was great to be able to show off...
How DIO Commercial have responded to COVID-19
...today, and my goodness the weather has felt like summer recently. Today also marks the date that American writer Helen Keller died. She famously said, “although the world is full...
Transforming building maintenance and repair services for our Armed Forces customers
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David Brewer, Posted on:
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Commercial, Facilities Management, Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS), Procurement
...with suppliers based on openness, honesty and trust. Today has seen the first four new contracts, which cover key maintenance work, repairs, servicing and hard facilities management across the Defence...
Homes from Home for Military Medics
This week marks the completion of a project I’ve been working on for the last few years, and I was delighted to be in Birmingham today for the ribbon cutting...
Transformation tasks: leading natural change
...just as true today, and I am very respectful of the challenge of making changes to an organisation. Transformation Tasks I have spent the past three months getting to know...
Managing the Overseas Estate: the importance of local staff
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BATSUB, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Kenya
![A LEC from Belize working on some plumbing. [Crown Copyright]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/08/Belize-Brian-Robles-Plumber-1024x768.jpg)
...and around the world. Today I wanted to take the opportunity to explain the important role that our Locally Employed Civilians (LECs) play overseas to ensure that service personnel have...