Powering up RAF Akrotiri
...for this upgrade included installing a high voltage electricity cable that’s 8km long and a new intake sub-station building. The cable has now been handed over to DIO colleagues who...
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Celebrating the 2022 Sanctuary Awards
...case studies exploring the MOD’s sustainable development and conservation activities. If you’re interested in submitting a nomination for the 2023 Sanctuary Awards, please email the DIO Sanctuary team at dio-sanctuary@mod.gov.uk....
How DIO discovered a mysterious painting of the Falklands War
...to see that a new piece of Raleigh history had been discovered; she knew that this was something very special and needed to be on display. She said to me,...
Our continued commitment to work differently – DIO’s Procurement Plan
![Jacqui Rock, DIO Commercial Director [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/03/Rock-bio-e1543582792339.jpg)
...need to do things differently to better meet the needs of our customers and to attract new customers and suppliers. Both the Commercial Strategy and the Procurement Plan demonstrate our...
How conservation groups help to protect biodiversity on the Defence estate
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Rebecca Jenkins, Posted on:
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Conservation, Environment and Ecology, Salisbury Plain Training Area
...conservation groups play in managing and protecting biodiversity, the environment and wildlife across the Defence estate. I’m relatively new within the conservation groups and sanctuary team based down at Westdown...
Managing the Overseas Estate: the importance of local staff
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Brigadier Simon Stockley, Posted on:
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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)
...The site engineers, foreman, design staff and artisan trades help to run the estate and without their hard work, the British Gurkhas would not be able to operate in Nepal;...
Planning for Properties
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Stephen Harness, Posted on:
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Accommodation, Army Basing Programme, Town Planning
...build more than 900 new homes across three sites – nearly 230 at Bulford, almost 250 at Ludgershall and more than 440 at Larkhill. Exhibitions and Consultations Naturally, we’ve opened...
Amazing Wildlife and Interesting Worklife
...some sand dunes in Northern Ireland because we want to build a new Forward Operating Base. I might even be capturing Great Crested Newts in an emergency water supply tank...
Railways to Runways: DIO's Specialist Engineers
![Resurfacing work on the secondary runway. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/01/Resurfacing-work-on-the-secondary-runway.-Crown-CopyrightMOD2017-1024x704.jpg)
...them in service, to maritime ports, such as Portsmouth, where we played our part to bring in the new aircraft carrier. We also oversee the MOD railways which are used...
Money, money, money: Working in finance at DIO
...among other areas, Service Family Accommodation (SFA). Pictured here are new SFA properties in Southampton. [Crown Copyright] I also supervise two members of staff who control the payments made for...