Defence

Over a 20-year period, we have delivered over 400 projects, including 150 new build developments, to support the MoD estate.

We’re proud to have a deep and strategic understanding of how to support the defence sector in maintaining and developing their wide-ranging estate and infrastructure.

This experience means we understand the very specific procedures, approval processes, working practices, standards and accreditations – for example DREEAM – that are unique to this sector. It means we’re also very familiar with working in live, high-security environments and have the required security clearances.

We support the MoD through a number of procurement routes, including major frameworks.

We’re experienced at working direct for the DIO and Dstl, and also a wide range of contract and facilities management providers such as Serco, Babcock and Landmark, as well as main contractors.

Our track record includes the conceptual and detailed design of multi-million pound new R&D and high security developments, as well as delivering extensive levels of minor improvement works across the defence estate.

Our work includes:

• Airfields
• Workshops and hangars
• Laboratories and test facilities
• Explosive storage and process facilities
• Supporting infrastructure, including roads
• Accommodation and welfare areas
• Offices
• Medical facilities

Includes:

• Innovation Centre, Porton Down: Detailed design for off-site manufacturing of a 22,000 sq ft innovation centre for Wiltshire Council at Porton Down Science Park.
• Applied Research Technology Demonstrator Building, Porton Down: design of new electronic R&D facility which embraces heat recovery ventilation, solar water heating and rainwater recycling.
• Remote Enclosure, Porton Down: Full design of an 8,000 sq m high-security facility as part of the relocation of operations from a site in Kent, catering for heavy vehicles, large asset inspection workshops, 3D printers and specialist storage and offices
• Infrastructure appraisals, Falkland Islands: Long-term assignment appraising key infrastructure including aircraft hangars, airfield lighting, watchman radar towers, and offices.
• RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire: Ground investigation studies and risk assessments to inform the remediation strategy at the Bulk Fuel Installation facility.
• Magazine Storage Facility, Porton Down: Detailed design for a new explosive storage and research facility.
• Large Energetics Enclosure, Porton Down: Design of a range of buildings for explosive processing and forensic and DNA analysis, with critical separations and safety distances required between buildings.
• Indoor Range, Porton Down: Acted for Dstl to design enclosed firing chambers that allow laboratory-style forensic diagnostics on energetics experiments.
• Abbey Wood, Bristol: In-depth assessment of building services at the largest MoD site in the UK to inform a future strategy of maintenance works across a large, complex site for c8,000 staff.