{"id":47609,"date":"2014-09-15T11:01:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T11:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=c4f6f2918ecbaa987fbfae183dcba872"},"modified":"2014-09-15T11:01:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T11:01:07","slug":"news-story-dio-delivers-new-accommodation-for-armed-forces-in-andover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=47609","title":{"rendered":"News story: DIO delivers new accommodation for armed forces in Andover"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DIO<\/abbr> worked with Debut Services Ltd, a joint venture between Lend Lease and Babcock, to create the 72-bed Elixheim building, which has been officially declared open.<\/p>\n

The facility, which will be used by junior and senior officers, was delivered at the army headquarters as part of DIO<\/abbr>\u2019s single living accommodation modernisation (SLAM<\/abbr>) programme, an ongoing project to provide new and refurbished living accommodation for the armed forces. <\/p>\n

It is the fourth block to be completed at the site and will be instrumental in bringing army headquarters staff together in one place, leading to more effective working.<\/p>\n

The 3-storey building has a kitchen and bathrooms on each floor. Senior officers get a bed space with bathroom and living area, while the junior officers are provided with a bed space and en suite shower room.<\/p>\n

The block was officially opened by Major General Tyrone Urch, Chief of Staff, Land Forces, at a special ceremony. He said:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m delighted to open this building. I know it\u2019s going to be full very quickly. Thank you very much for everything everyone has done in contributing to it. It\u2019s been a masterclass effort.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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David Graham and Major General Tyrone Urch declaring the new building open [Picture: Crown copyright]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

David Graham, DIO<\/abbr>\u2019s deputy head of projects, who is responsible for SLAM<\/abbr>, added :<\/p>\n

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Project SLAM<\/abbr> has consistently delivered first class single living accommodation for the armed forces across the UK and this new building is no different.<\/p>\n

We know that the occupants greatly appreciate the Project SLAM<\/abbr> accommodation which demonstrates DIO<\/abbr>\u2019s commitment to improving living standards for service personnel.<\/p>\n

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Project SLAM<\/abbr> integrated project team, prime contractor and supply chain members and all those involved, who have contributed towards this project.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Andy Hill, Lend Lease and Debut project manager, said:<\/p>\n

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I am always extremely proud to showcase our ability to create high quality space and accommodation for our military personnel.<\/p>\n

We have successfully completed more than 21,000 bed spaces over the last 11 years for DIO<\/abbr> and MOD<\/abbr> across the country, which equates to more than 115 projects totalling more than \u00a31 billion.<\/p>\n

During this time, we have created a brand which has a high level of consistency, appearance and performance, and have gained a reputation for providing certainty of delivery and best value.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Army personnel based in Andover are benefiting from brand new living accommodation thanks to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}