...and prior to that was Managing Director at AirTanker Services. David blogged for us in June to give his first impressions of DIO: https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/2015/06/01/introducing-david-mitchard-dios-chief-executive/ DIO's Chief Executive, David Mitchard, meeting...
...and was finished and handed over to DIO ahead of schedule. Respirator Testing Facility As the name suggests, the building is one where Armed Forces personnel can train in the...
![The team collecting the award. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/07/MG_7488-1024x683.jpg)
...Our application had to demonstrate, in detail, that our Safety Management System is effective and rigorous. It’s a real testimony to how hard everyone in the team works and to...
...over the sea – getting strapped in to a helicopter chassis, dropped into a swimming pool and learning how to escape is an awesome experience apparently! The programme in numbers...
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...opens up the seed-bank and the increase in sunlight reaching the ground means that seeds which may have lain dormant for years suddenly germinate. In order to help speed up...
![Air pollution increases the risk of death from cardiac and respiratory causes. [www.cleanairday.org.uk]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/06/National-Clean-Air-Day-1.jpg)
...to significant pollution. One research project found that drivers were exposed to nine times more pollution than cyclists on the same route. What DIO is doing to help At DIO...
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...to prepare the Naval Base for the arrival of the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers. In total, the infrastructure work at Portsmouth for the carriers is an investment of...
...Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Water Infrastructure) (506 STRE), which as you might guess from the name, specialises in water infrastructure, I was invited to attend this year’s ATX. 506 STRE...
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...Increased water abstraction and waste water discharges into the River Avon. DIO developed the Salisbury Plain Masterplan to help guide where development should take place; as part of this, we...
![Foxglove Covert team at 2017 Sanctuary Awards [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/11/DDCL1824-1024x665.jpg)
...when they are young so that we can track their migratory movements. This work has resulted in 225,000 birds being entered into the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) database, one...