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DIO DELIVERS SOMERSET MILITARY ACCOMMODATION AHEAD OF TIME
helicopter base. Working with industry partner Debut services, Dio has handed over the Junior officer’s single living accommodation (Josla) development at rnas yeovilton on budget and three months ahead of schedule. the block provides rooms for more than 60 personnel and is the first project of the Wildcat infrastructure (Winfra) programme to develop rnas yeovilton into the single typed air station (tas) for the future army and royal navy Wildcat Force. Wildcat is the latest generation of multi-role helicopter, designed as the next-generation lynx – the world’s fastest and most agile helicopter – with many additional outstanding characteristics. cdr mark taylor, WinFra team leader, commented : “the
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Josla project is a clear demonstration of what can be achieved in partnership with industry – it has been completed to a very good standard. “this bodes well for the significant work that is ongoing with Debut across the air station to complete the early infrastructure requirements to meet the initial moves of personnel to accommodate the incoming army Wildcat. “i look forward to the continued Debut collaboration with
WinFra to achieve the challenging schedule in support of the wider Wildcat project.” the project’s aim was to design and build a new Junior officers’ accommodation block, providing 62 single living units, complete with all associated fixtures; fittings; furniture; equipment; ancillary
he Defence infrastructure organisation (Dio) has delivered new living accommodation for junior officers stationed in somerset on a new type of joint army and royal navy
rooms; spaces and service areas, that compliment the architecture of the existing Ward room. Dio and
Debut services, a lend lease joint venture company, successfully handed over the project without any defects and with minimal disruption to the
Mathew Richardson, DIO Project Manager and Cdr Terry Tyack, Executive Officer RNAS Yeovilton
function of the nearby Ward room and day-to-day operations of the air station. mathew richardson, Dio Project manager, said: “Dio’s priority is to support our armed Forces by providing what they need to live, work, train and deploy. i feel a great sense of achievement to have led the Josla project team, whose professionalism and personal efforts have ensured successful delivery of this building into operation. “Dio, Debut and station partners have demonstrated what can be achieved by good teamwork and a collective drive to succeed. Delivering the first ‘WinFra’ building, three months ahead of schedule, on budget and to a very high standard has set a benchmark for the remainder of the project.”
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“SEA CHANGE” SET TO TRANSFORM FM INDUSTRY OVER NEXT TEN YEARS the facilities management industry will change
dramatically over the next ten years as clients increasingly look to Fm for advice on business operations, a new study has found. the research found that property directors increasingly view Fm providers as the ‘feet on the ground’ within organisations, providing management with essential information needed by the board. this will transform perceptions of Fm from that of a commodity service to a provider of vital information that can ensure effective operations. the study, called the Future
of Facilities management, was commissioned by Ftse 250
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strategic outsourcer mitie. the research drew on
in-depth interviews with 30 senior property and facilities directors across the uK to develop a closer understanding of the issues and opportunities they face. Key findings include: • outsourcing as a means of reducing cost is becoming less popular than as a way to harness expertise
• companies are becoming more interested in
consolidating multiple services to single suppliers as a way of improving value
• energy and carbon consumption are playing a growing role in property decisions and strategies, with a focused effort to drive down both • there is a significant
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consolidation opportunity for service providers able to deliver an integrated package of broad property services
• a focus on KPis is rapidly being replaced by a focus on outcomes, with the value attached to the broader outcomes rather than the minutia of a contract
many Fm providers now use the huge amounts of data they capture on operational costs and premises
efficiencies, along with their own experience, to identify opportunities for improvement in their client’s organisations. the result is that
companies, and in particular their property directors, now rely on Fm providers to assist with changing property strategies that must incorporate an attractive working environment with
the need to contain all operational costs. For example, Fm providers can now use their data about occupancy rates and how their premises function and operate on a daily basis, to help Property Directors realise the most effective strategy for property rationalisation and utilisation. However the report has also identified that if the Fm industry is to continue growing in stature, it needs to make way for further changes. in particular, the Fm industry needs to examine how it can add genuine value rather than just deliver to an agreed service level. to achieve this, a shift in focus is required from the minutia of contract terms, to instead creating programmes based on delivering a quality of service that goes beyond basic commodity delivery.
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