{"id":62071,"date":"2015-09-24T13:23:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T13:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=deacc9830f809dce804341f807eb0ea0"},"modified":"2015-09-24T13:23:06","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T13:23:06","slug":"news-story-mod-stafford-marks-end-of-150-million-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=62071","title":{"rendered":"News story: MOD Stafford marks end of \u00a3150 million redevelopment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new and upgraded facilities have been provided for the army by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO<\/abbr>), working in partnership with contractors Lendlease and Lovell.<\/p>\n

The DIO<\/abbr> awarded contracts worth a total of \u00a3150 million to the firms to deliver a range of new buildings for service personnel from 1 and 16 Signal Regiment who have moved to Stafford from Germany.<\/p>\n

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Major General Alastair Dickinson, the Army’s Director of Basing and Infrastructure and Air Vice-Marshal Elaine West, DIO<\/abbr>‘s Head of Programme and Project Delivery, visit one of the new Service family homes opposite the barracks. Photo credit: Rhian Edwards, Crown Copyright MOD<\/abbr> 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The project has included the creation of 6 new living accommodation blocks for single and unaccompanied married soldiers, a mess, operations facilities for the maintenance of Falcon armoured vehicles, workshops, garages, offices, catering, retail and leisure facilities.<\/p>\n

346 new homes have also been built to accommodate service personnel and their families.<\/p>\n

Mark Lancaster, Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans, said:<\/p>\n

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These new facilities will provide the fantastic living and working environment that our service personnel and their families deserve, and I am pleased that two regiments are already making the most of their new accommodation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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As the army moves towards their 2020 structure, the completion of these works marks an important milestone in our commitment to return service personnel from Germany; not only bringing significant savings for defence, but also providing greater stability for Service families.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Air Vice-Marshal Elaine West, DIO<\/abbr>\u2019s Head of Programme and Project Delivery, said:<\/p>\n

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I am extremely pleased to see the completion of what has been a hugely successful project for the DIO<\/abbr> and its contractors. This is a great example of how we are investing in infrastructure and supporting military capability by providing facilities for living, working and training.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Major General Alastair Dickinson, the army\u2019s Director of Basing and Infrastructure, said:<\/p>\n

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I commend DIO<\/abbr>, Lendlease and Lovell for the living and working facilities they have provided here at Beacon Barracks for our soldiers and their families. I would also like to thank the local authorities, service providers and people of Stafford for the continued support and assistance we receive from the community.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Corporal Glasgow and Lance Corporal Dakeyne share a joke at the newly opened coffee shop at MOD<\/abbr> Stafford. Photo credit: Cpl Max Bryan, Crown Copyright MOD<\/abbr> 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul Dawson, Project Director for Lendlease, said:<\/p>\n

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The team have successfully delivered infrastructure, technical accommodation and high quality single living accommodation for the return of the two Signal Regiments from Germany whilst the MOD<\/abbr> have continued the daily operations of the Station at Beacon Barracks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We are extremely proud of our achievements on this vital development and of being part of this wider project in conjunction with the DIO<\/abbr> and MOD<\/abbr>. The successful completion, on time for Beacon Barracks, builds on Lendlease\u2019s provision of more than 23,500 bed spaces for the MOD<\/abbr> as well as the delivery of a further 120 projects for which we have provided infrastructure and technical facilities across the UK over the past 13 years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

John Leary, Project Director for Lovell, said:<\/p>\n

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With the play park now open and full of children, and all homes for soldiers and their families now built, this feels like a real community. We can all look back on this job with immense satisfaction.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We had to build these homes at unprecedented speed, with 346 homes in a little over a year, and it is only down to the dedication of the whole team from Lovell, our subcontractors, suppliers and our partners at DIO<\/abbr> and MOD<\/abbr> that this was possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Building these homes for our soldiers has been a privilege and we hope that they will be happy and comfortable in them for many years to come.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The redevelopment work is part of the army\u2019s BORONA Programme which was tasked with examining opportunities to rationalise basing arrangements in Germany by moving units and closing estate. <\/p>\n

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Soldiers working on military vehicles in new workshops at MOD<\/abbr> Stafford. Photo courtesy of Express and Star.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These 2 unit moves and the subsequent closure of estate in Germany will mark the end of the BORONA Programme, which has already relocated HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and HQ 1 Signal Brigade to Innsworth in Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n

This marks a significant step in the MOD<\/abbr>\u2019s commitment to bringing troops back from Germany which will provide significant savings for defence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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