Scotland

Army Basing Programme – A look back and a look ahead

Posted by: Mark Duddy, Posted on: 14 February 2019 - Categories: Army Basing Programme, Communications, Defence infrastructure

A look back at the achievements of the Army Basing Programme so far and a look ahead to what is planned in 2019.

HMNB Clyde Framework: The fun way to select your future partners

Posted by: Ian Arbuckle, Posted on: 21 May 2018 - Categories: Commercial Strategy, Defence infrastructure, Procurement

How do you choose between suppliers who have similar skills and experience? How do you select a partner you will be able to work with for the next 10 years? I’m Ian Arbuckle, Assistant Head of Commercial Services at DIO. …

Veterans excavating First World War training trenches

Posted by: Alex Sotheran, Posted on: 18 September 2017 - Categories: Archaeology

Hi, I’m Alex Sotheran and I’m a DIO archaeologist. I am lucky enough that some of my work involves Operation Nightingale, a programme which facilitates archaeological digs for sick, injured and wounded service personnel and veterans. Operational Nightingale is …

What DIO has done to support WW1 Commemorations in Scotland

Posted by: Janice Hix, Posted on: 26 January 2015 - Categories: Environment and Ecology, Military Training

It’s down to DIO and the Woodland Trust that a 100 acre woodland is being created in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh. The Woodland Trust is planting a wood in each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - planting …