![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)
Hi, I’m Jenny Colfer and I’m a Sustainability Manager at DIO. I deal with a broad range of environmental, economic and social issues in my role but my specialism is in the field of air quality. Air pollution is a …
...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...
...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...
...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...
![The Silver Otter, given to the overall winner. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/12/sanctuary_45-Awards.jpg)
...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...
...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...
...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...
2016 has been another busy year at DIO, with a number of big projects and programmes progressing or completed. Let’s take a quick look back… We completed the structure of a new hangar at RAF Brize Norton to house the …
![The Sanctuary Awards winners and runners up with DIO Chief Executive Graham Dalton and Defence Minister Mark Lancaster. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/12/20161208-Winners-and-runners-up-with-Graham-Dalton-and-Mark-Lancaster-1024x555.jpg)
It’s easy sometimes to think of ‘Defence’ only in terms of aircraft, tanks and warships. In fact it’s really about people, some working on the front line while others work behind the scenes. My name is Iain Perkins and I’d …
![Outside view of the new Single Living Accommodation at Keogh Barracks. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/11/keogh-5-1024x683.jpg)
Hi, I’m Mark Duddy and I’m the Army Basing Programme (ABP) Director and as 2016 draws to a close, I am very proud to look back at the year’s significant achievements of delivering Single Living Accommodation (SLA) for returning troops …