A Challenging First Bovington Marathon and Half Marathon
...Andy: “White Star Running was exceptionally pleased and honoured to be able to use the training ground. The training area is an interesting place to run, varied terrain, and at...
More Than Just Concrete
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HMS Queen Elizabeth, Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, Working at DIO
...this site over the centuries, but in the 1920s a new concrete structure was needed for the Royal Navy’s latest aircraft carriers. Ships like HMS Indefatigable used the jetty during...
Lightning Progress at RAF Marham
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F-35B Lightning II, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers
...Trench which will support the internal power supply for the F-35s, a contractor found 217 previously unmarked pipes and cables over a 200m stretch of ground. Some of these were...
Investing in new ranges at Garelochhead
Hello, my name is Claire Travis and I'm one of a small team of Project Managers at Landmarc Support Services, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) strategic partner for the management of the Defence training estate. Together, we oversee the delivery …
“You’re too small and too feminine…you’ll never do what a man can.”
Women have ruled empires, made scientific breakthroughs, and achieved greatness across the ages, and yet it’s only in recent decades that real progress has been made in terms of workplace opportunity and equality. My name is Jo McKeegan-Brown and I’m …
What does it take to win a Silver Otter?
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...either owned or used by the MOD in the UK or overseas, or which has a close connection to defence business. We now have five categories, and these are: Environmental...
Keeping Defence sites safe in Nepal
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) looks after thousands of sites, buildings and training areas, mostly in the UK but also overseas. At regular intervals they all have to be checked for things like Health and Safety. My name is Steve …
It’s not just about the winning: Reflecting on the 2016 Sanctuary Awards
...in detail. We hadn’t realised the range of work that the DIO undertakes, or the specialist skills that existed or the highly diverse achievements that were possible. The latest Sanctuary...
Working together to delivering the Safe Place to train in Kenya
Hi. I’m WO2 Dwain Tucker from the Small Arms School Corps. I work in Archer’s Post and Laikipia in Kenya with the DIO Safe Place team as a Deputy Range Safety Officer. My main role out here is to check …
Ever considered a job in Energy Management?
...30% of roles, including Area Utility Managers (which are energy managers in practice) are done by women. I’ve always thought that the DIO is the perfect training ground for energy...