Surely one aircraft hangar is much like the next? Well, not quite, especially when it’s an MRO, or Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility. My name is Denis Williams. I am a DIO project manager and I’d like to tell you …
![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...
...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 …
![Graham Dalton and a display detailing DIO's Values. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/11/Grham-Dalton-values-poster-664x1024.jpg)
“Ah, the MOD. You’ll find that a very complicated place.” That simple sentence pretty well sums up what most of my colleagues told me when they heard I was taking over the role of Chief Executive at the Defence Infrastructure …
![The harvester in action at Erlestoke Woods. [Landmarc Support Services/2016]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/11/Erlestoke-harvesting-site-1024x576.jpg)
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 …
![One of the navigation aids in situ. [VolkerWessels UK, 2016]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/08/IMG_7308-1024x768.jpg)
Hi, I’m Philip Wise, DIO’s Principal Project Manager for the work taking place at Portsmouth to ready the naval base to be home port of the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers. The first, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is planned to …
![A Challenger 2 tank on Castlemartin Ranges in Pembrokeshire, Wales. [Crown Copyright/MOD2014]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/08/45157422-1024x683.jpg)
Hi, I’m Steven Philipps-Harries, a Deputy Training Safety Officer at Castlemartin Training Area. I blogged early last year about how Castlemartin operates and while we’re on a short quieter period I thought I’d blog again. Here’s a bit of a …