Mark's Mid-Year Update
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Next Generation Estate Contracts, Strategic Business Partner
I’m Mark Hutchinson and I’ve been DIO’s Acting Chief Executive since January.
She sells Sanctuary – Hannah’s conservation role
I’m Hannah Mintram, relatively new in post as Assistant Conservation Group and Sanctuary Officer. I work in the DIO Conservation Team based at Westdown Camp on the edge of Salisbury Plain, the largest military training area in the UK.
Training Takes Flight at Former RAF Base
As you may have heard, RAF Lyneham closed at the end of 2012. Though it’s not an operational airfield anymore, the site isn’t going to waste as there’s a major project underway to redevelop the site into a new military …
Conservation, Catterick and Caerwent: An Archaeological Update
Phil Abramson, a DIO archaeologist, returns to update us on what he's been up to since his last blog: To be honest sitting at a desk is not usually my favourite way to spend the day. Not just because of …
Big Bang Theory and Practice: Managing DIO’s Ordnance Risks
I’m Paul Burden and I lead DIO’s Explosive Ordnance Clearance (EOC) team. DIO runs the military training estate, which includes firing ranges used by all three Services. This can be artillery, as well as missiles fired from ships and aircraft. …
Project Managing on the Pathfinder Building
Hi, I’m Rob Dawson and I was principal project manager for the £180 million ‘Programme to Rationalise and Integrate the Defence Intelligence Estate’ (PRIDE), which consists of 10 new facilities including the Defence Intelligence Pathfinder Building at RAF Wyton. Having …
Public planning for the Defence estate
We recently published a blog from Stephen Harness about Town Planning for a specific project, namely the Army Basing Programme for Salisbury Plain. Here, one of Stephen's colleagues gives us a more general view of town planning at DIO. My name is …
Surveying The Defence Estate
Why did I become a surveyor? Well, I wanted a job that involved being out and about and I had an interest in law, but didn’t want to be a solicitor. I also liked working with and meeting people – …
Amazing Wildlife and Interesting Worklife
I'm Olly Howells and I work in a team of eight DIO ecologists who cover the whole of the UK and overseas. We work alongside staff with expertise in archaeology, public access, forestry, environmental planning and other specialist areas. My time is …