Reflecting on my time at DIO
...to a number of changes and maintaining the delivery of a safe, compliant quality housing service for Service families, including throughout the pandemic. There’s a direct link between provision of...
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Upgrading the Defence Training Estate with carbon efficient accommodation
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Col Phil Cook, Posted on:
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Accommodation, Military Training, Salisbury Plain Training Area
...a big project for us and it’s fantastic that this investment is allowing us to do something which will make a real positive change for personnel training on our sites....
First new and improved maintenance contract comes into force
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David Brewer, Posted on:
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Facilities Management, Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS)
...confident that these new contracts will lead to better management of the estate, and therefore to improved experiences and a better quality of life for our Armed Forces personnel who...
Extreme E: An electrifying race weekend at Bovington Training Area
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Lt Col (Retd) Richard James, Posted on:
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British Army, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Sustainability
...energy alternatives. Some of the biggest names in motorsport are involved: teams owned by Sir Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are represented, as well as former Formula One World Champion...
Maintaining and protecting woodlands on the UK Defence Training Estate
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Judith Peachey, Posted on:
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Defence Training Estate (DTE), Forestry, Landmarc, Sustainability, Wildlife
...our troops, homes for a wide range of wildlife and a source of key wood products. Working with DIO’s foresters and Landmarc’s regional forestry teams, my primary objective is to...
Military training at Penhale Training Area helps restore vital sand dune habitats
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Private Ethan Treloar, Posted on:
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Biodiversity, British Army, Conservation, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Environment and Ecology, Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Military Training, Penhale Training Area
...biodiversity than the surrounding dunes, diggers were used to strip away the top layer of turf to expose patches of bare sand. This will create better conditions for sand dune...
A helping hand for reptiles and amphibians on the Defence estate
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Olly Howells and Rich Sharp, Posted on:
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Defence Estate, Environment and Ecology, Volunteering
...policy for several decades where access can be undertaken safely. Connecting with nature The benefits to individuals of engaging with nature are increasingly well understood. A 2021 report by the...
Take a look at our Christmas-related creatures and plants on the Defence Estate
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DIO Communications Team, Posted on:
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Conservation, Defence Estate, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Environment and Ecology, Wildlife
...berries of the plant. It does have benefits for wildlife though, as the white berries can be an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush, and...
Role models and International Men's Day
...come in many forms. This visibility can have a profound effect on others within the organisation, inspiring colleagues to see themselves as agents of change and advocates for inclusion. Furthermore,...
Restoring native tussac grass habitats in the Falkland Islands
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Captain John Gajdus, Posted on:
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BFSAI, Environment and Ecology, Falkland Islands
Tussac grass on Middle Island (Copyright John Gajdus) One of the major responsibilities shared by DIO and British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) is the sustainable management of land...