A new state of the art range tower at Castlemartin Range in Pembrokeshire will secure the future for the delivery of tri-service training at Castlemartin. Castlemartin Training Area is large enough for live-firing, tactical battlegroup-level exercises involving multiple Armoured Fighting …
Today marks the start of British Science Week, a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. This year’s theme is ‘growth’ and in Defence, we are highlighting the ways in which science and innovation are being harnessed to grow …
I’m Kathryn Sayner, one of DIO's Historic Building Advisors. I was recently involved in a conservation project to restore Flimston Chapel. Flimston Chapel is a notable landmark feature on Castlemartin Training Area in Pembrokeshire. The Grade II listed building dates …
Hello, I’m Judith Peachey, Forestry Harvesting and Arboriculture Manager at Landmarc Support Services. We work with DIO to manage land and facilities across the MOD’s 190,000 hectares of UK training estate, and my job has a focus on long term …
Did you know that the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Landmarc work together to manage military training facilities across the MOD’s 190,000 hectares of UK training estate?
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 …
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Hello, I’m Tom Theed and I’m the Rural Estates Delivery Advisor in the South West for Landmarc Support Services. We are contracted to manage the Defence training estate on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. I am often asked why …
What’s the connection between Doctor Who and the most recent James Bond film, Skyfall? Both were partially filmed on MOD land. If this conjures visions of Daniel Craig, trailed by a film crew, trying to avoid entering a Range Danger …
Hi, I’m Brigadier Frank Noble, Head of DIO Service Delivery Training. My previous blog gave a bit of an overview about how we operate military training in the UK and on the overseas British Army Training Unit sites. This blog, …