A Look Ahead To 2016
The last 12 months have been busy and rewarding for DIO and we can be proud of our many achievements as we look forward to the year ahead. The publication of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR15) late …
Environmental Planning and Sustainability Specialists
Hello, my name is Samantha Langford-Holt and I am an Environmental Planner working for the Safety, Environment and Engineering (SEE) team at DIO. Undertaking a degree in Geography and a Masters of Science in Development Planning fuelled my passion for …
2015 Year in Review
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Accommodation, Army Basing Programme, Environment and Ecology, Military Training
DIO has had a busy year, living up to our aim of supporting Defence by leading and managing the delivery of what the Armed Forces need to live, work, train and deploy. 2015 has seen the completion of several major …
Taking to the skies: air safety on the training estate
I’m Lt Cdr Bob Carter, SO2 Air Safety for the DIO’s Service Delivery Training Safety team, and when asked what I do for a living, I often reply: “I’m in the Navy, but I work with the Army, offering aviation …
£1.3Bn project to improve military accommodation comes to a close
Project SLAM. It’s a memorable name and stands for ‘Single Living Accommodation Modernisation’, which is a long-running contract to provide thousands of the MOD’s bedrooms for single personnel. Introducing Project SLAM Many of these bedrooms are single occupancy with en-suites. …
New facilities for US Air Force at RAF Croughton
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RAF Croughton, United States Visiting Forces Infrastructure Programme
As you may know, the US military uses several RAF bases in the UK. The sites remain the property of the British government, which means DIO is responsible for infrastructure, maintenance and facilities management just as we would be on …
Supporting the A400M at RAF Brize Norton
My name is Denis Williams and I am a DIO project manager. Currently I’m working on a project to support the Airbus A400M aircraft which the Royal Air Force has recently stationed at RAF Brize Norton. The first arrived in …
Partnership Working at Elstead Common
I’m Robert Hodson and I work for Landmarc, who are contracted by DIO to run the military training estate. This is pretty wide ranging, from land management to range and training area support. My role is as a rural manager …
Runway Renovations: Gibraltar and Cyprus
However many times you’ve boarded a plane and watched the taxi and take-off out of the window, you’ve probably never given much – if any – thought to the surface of the runway under the plane’s wheels. I can’t say …
New accommodation for HMS Queen Elizabeth crew
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Accommodation, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers
Hi, I’m Peter Bush, DIO’s Head of Establishment for MOD Caledonia in Rosyth and I’ve been heavily involved in a DIO project here to provide temporary accommodation for naval personnel working on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers. HMS Queen …