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Global database revolutionises how MOD manages its historic sites and buildings

Land January 17, 2023

Archaeologists from official DPRTE 23 partner, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), are using the world’s first global Historic Environment Record (HER), an online database which will revolutionise the management of heritage on the MOD’s UK and overseas estate. The new HER provides comprehensive access to heritage records and condition surveys, bringing greater ...

Work starts on new urban fighting skills facility at Whinny Hill

Land December 28, 2022

A project has started to create an urban fighting skills facility at Whinny Hill on Catterick Training Area. Representatives from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc) and Story Contracting have marked the start of a project to create a brand new urban fighting skills facility at Whinny Hill ...

Final stage of RAF Fairford airfield surfaces refurbishment complete

Air December 20, 2022

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed work on a £25m project to resurface taxiways and aircraft parking stands for the US Air Force at RAF Fairford. While it is owned by the UK Government, RAF Fairford is used by the US Air Force as a bomber forward operating base. The ...

Built Estate contracts delivering improvements for Armed Forces one year on

Land December 16, 2022

Innovation and collaboration have paved the way for success as the first of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) £1.6bn Built Estate contracts reaches its one-year milestone. Divided regionally and awarded to three contractors – Mitie, VIVO and Vinci – the hard facilities management contracts have delivered a series of improvements to ...