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Contract awarded for DPRTE 2020 partner DIO’s new headquarters

February 11, 2020

The £10.7 million contract to build the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) new headquarters building has been awarded to Kier. The new DIO building will be based on the site at Defence Medical Services (DMS) Whittington in Lichfield, Staffordshire. DIO plays a vital role in supporting the UK’s Armed Forces by building, maintaining ...

Contract awarded for DPRTE 2020 partner DIO’s new headquarters

Land February 4, 2020

The £10.7 million contract to build the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) new headquarters building has been awarded to Kier. The new DIO building will be based on the site at Defence Medical Services (DMS) Whittington in Lichfield, Staffordshire. DIO plays a vital role in supporting the UK’s Armed Forces by building, maintaining ...

DIO awards contract for next phase of work at Bassingbourn Barracks

Land October 15, 2019

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract worth £17-million to Kier Graham Defence Ltd to ready Bassingbourn Barracks for the relocation of the British Army’s Mission Training and Mobilisation Centre (MTMC). The MTMC delivers crucial pre-deployment training for approximately 12,500 personnel every year and has recently trained a battlegroup heading out ...

DIO’s infrastructure projects offer construction career gateway

October 2, 2019

In bid to boost construction numbers through social value, DIO and Kier VolkerFitzpatrick are providing opportunities for apprentices and local students to gain an insight into a career in the construction industry. The US Visiting Forces Infrastructure Programme (UIP) is made up of several focused projects to develop infrastructure at various ...