An area of tall grass providing a potential nesting site for skylarks and other birds [Crown Copyright / MOD 2022]I’m Samuel Ibbotson, an Estate Facility Manager for DIO. My role...
...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...
...the design and consolidation of military sites as well as identifying best practice in their redevelopment for other uses. My new guidelines aim to make better use of land, including...
![Graham Dalton and a display detailing DIO's Values. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/11/Grham-Dalton-values-poster-664x1024.jpg)
...big, very influential, and very demanding customers. These four front line commands – the Army, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and Joint Forces Command - deserve the best...
![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)
...the best for Defence. For example, we have to consider the effects of heat and insect infestation in electrical systems in tropical places like Belize, and in Nepal we have...
Shelter is a basic human need and I’m fortunate to be responsible for ensuring the provision of accommodation for tens of thousands of Service personnel and their families. I am...
![Building 101 at Worthy Down. [Skanska]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/08/thumb_DSC03202_1024-1024x681.jpg)
...piles around site. Unfortunately, we discovered that campus personnel also love pre-chopped wood for heating their homes, so the invertebrates have some competition! A log pile forming a habitat for...
![Commander British Forces Opens Nursery at RAF Akrotiri [MOD 2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/Early-Years-3-1024x824.jpg)
...bespoke nurseries for the children of British families serving in Cyprus. My colleague HQ BFC Comd, Lt Col Andy Reid led the successful bid for significant Government investment into the...
![A summary of some of the bigger DIO success stories from year. [Crown Copyright/MOD 2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/12/2017-Year-in-Review.jpg)
...in time for the first arrival of the ship in August. We’ve seen the opening of new accommodation we built for military medics at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine...
...at Catterick Garrison won the 2019 Heritage Project Award. The team’s goal was to create modern, fit-for-purpose office space for 21st century soldiers in the Grade II listed 1930s building....