![The Bulford Kiwi from the air, showing its white chalk figure, facing to the right, against the green hillside together with the letters "NZ" also in chalk. [Crown copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/07/ODI-20180629-463-002-e1545148855513-1024x681.jpg)
...Beacon Hill above the town of Bulford on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. Soldiers from New Zealand based in the UK played a key role in the Battle of Messines which...
![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...
![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)
...this includes the important annual assessment of new recruits for the British Army. One of our Nepali team working in the Standby Generator Room. [Crown Copyright]Completing the Far East region...
...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...
![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...
...requires a systematic approach that helps manage relationships on several different levels, between different teams and departments and across multiple customers. Both DIO and Landmarc are accredited to the new...
...to break down the barriers that are preventing new suppliers from doing business with Defence. To make the procurement and tender process more accessible to small and medium business enterprises...
Maj Stu Douglas [Crown Copyright/MOD 2019]In February, I attended the Bruneian Education Ministries’ Higher Education Expo to promote the multiple pathways available to local and overseas students seeking a career...
...improve the survival chances of people facing life and death situations in Australia’s outback. Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, a Swiss company, needed to test their new Super Versatile Jet, the PC-24...
...this summer. It is a new online booking service for our Armed Forces, which replaces paper forms and processes for troops looking to book facilities on the UK’s training areas...