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VIVO Defence Services and Henry Brothers Construction have broken ground on a £6M schemeat Gamecock Barracks near Nuneaton.

£6M scheme underway at Gamecock Barracks

Homeland January 23, 2024

VIVO Defence Services and Henry Brothers Construction have broken ground on a £6M scheme to house an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Troop at Gamecock Barracks near Nuneaton. The troop is relocating from Chetwynd Barracks, Nottingham, to Gamecock Barracks, in Warwickshire, under the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Army Programme. Henry Brothers has been ...

FM contracts worth £117m to support US Visiting Forces come into action

FM contracts worth £117m to support US Visiting Forces come into action

Land December 14, 2022

United States Forces stationed in the UK will benefit from £117m worth of new contracts to deliver repair and maintenance services to bases. The contracts awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), official event partners of DPRTE 2023, came into force on 1 December, having been awarded in June 2022. They provide ...

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Two repurposed marine vessel targets have been successfully delivered and installed at Holbeach Air Weapons Range (AWR) in Lincolnshire, enhancing live weapons training capability for both fixed wing and rotary wing air platforms. The project, delivered through a joint effort between the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), Landmarc and marine and construction specialists Topbond PLC, involved transporting the steel vessels from the River Crouch in Essex along the coastline to Holbeach, with specialist tug support provided from the Netherlands. The targets have been adapted specifically for military use and will support a diverse range of aircraft conducting live and inert weapons training, including pre-deployment preparation. Part of a Wider Training Estate Investment Programme The Holbeach installation sits within a broader DIO-led programme of training estate improvements across the UK. Brigadier Gavin Hatcher, DIO's Head of the UK Training Estate, pointed to parallel investments including new urban skills houses at Catterick and Larkhill, and training area improvements in Thetford, as evidence of sustained commitment to ensuring Defence can

Homeland - New Targets Installed at Holbeach Air Weapons Range

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