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Arrival of first US F-35 aircraft marks major milestone for DIO upgrades

Air December 28, 2021

The first four of the US Air Force’s new F-35 aircraft to be based in Europe have arrived at RAF Lakenheath, having been flown across the Atlantic from manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s factory in the USA. This is an important milestone both for the US Air Force personnel stationed at the Suffolk ...

Construction starts on DIO’s new Whittington headquarters

Land June 3, 2020

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Kier have marked the start of construction work to create a new headquarters at the Defence Medical Services (DMS) Whittington site with a turf-cutting ceremony. DIO awarded a contract to Kier in February 2020 to carry out the work, which forms part of a wider £4-billion ...

Kier wins construction contract for Defence Infrastructure Organisation headquarters

Homeland February 7, 2020

The construction contract for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO’s) new headquarters has been awarded to Kier. The construction contract for the £10.7million new HQ facility was awarded to Kier after DIO’s partnership with Mace. DIO will vacate their current site in Sutton Coldfield by Spring 2021. The new headquarters will include an ...

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 ...