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DPRTE partner DIO delivers £70m British Army facility in Kenya

Land February 26, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has delivered a new headquarters and training facility at Laikipia Air Base East in Kenya. Nyati Barracks, a £70-million facility, was built for the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) to replace their previous infrastructure. Facilities at the new site include a ...

DPRTE partner DIO completes A345 ash dieback tree felling ahead of schedule

Land February 26, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), together with its industry partner, Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc) and subcontractor KWR Plant Hire, carried out the tree-felling clearance scheme to remove trees infected with ash dieback. Thousands of ash trees across Salisbury Plain Training Area, as well as many more ...

DIO awards to clear unexploded ordnance from Mappleton Beach

Land February 9, 2021

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), has awarded a £1.5-million contract to Brimstone Site Investigation Ltd to remove unexploded ordnance (UXO) from Mappleton Beach at former air weapons range, RAF Cowden. RAF Cowden was used as a bombing range from 1959 to 1998. Over the years it has been subject to extensive ...

DPRTE partner DIO opens new kitchen and dining facility at Cameron Barracks

Land February 3, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), working with industry partner Landmarc Support Services and Highlands based contractor Compass Building and Construction Services, opened a new £2.3-million kitchen and dining facility at Cameron Barracks, a military training camp located on the eastern outskirts of Inverness in Scotland. Cameron ...