{"id":71229,"date":"2020-02-05T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=71229"},"modified":"2020-02-06T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T07:54:14","slug":"kier-dms-whittington-modular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/kier-dms-whittington-modular\/71229\/","title":{"rendered":"Kier secures \u00a310.7m modular contract at DMS Whittington"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kier.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kier<\/a> has been awarded the contract to design and construct a new \u00a310.7m headquarters at DMS Whittington by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/defence-infrastructure-organisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Defence Infrastructure Organisation<\/a> (DIO)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The DMS Whittington headquarters project will start on site in summer 2020 and is due to complete in early 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The design<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71231 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Whittington-graphic-2-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Whittington-graphic-2-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Whittington-graphic-2-451x420.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Whittington-graphic-2.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The building is to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/permanent-modular-construction\/71050\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">constructed using a modular method<\/a>, with modules of approximately 15.9m x 3m being constructed offsite. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Windows and internal wall finishes will be installed in the factory to minimise site work and core areas containing toilets will be finished in the factory to enable finishes to be carried out in a controlled factory environment, leading to increased quality control and programme surety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The works will include the construction of a 2,600m\u00b2 office building, as well as a new carpark, it will include an atrium which will provide not only an impressive backdrop upon arrival at the main entrance, but it will also create an informal meeting space for employees. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The building will predominantly be two-storeys with some additional third-floor space creating new meeting rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Experience<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kier has substantial experience of delivering major build and refurbishment projects to the DIO and defence agencies across the UK. It is currently on site at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-f-35-infrastructure\/60092\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RAF Lakenheath<\/a> delivering the new infrastructure to ready the RAF base for the first permanent home in Europe of the US Air Force\u2019s F-35 Fighter Jet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Providing efficiency and sustainability<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mark Pausey, managing director at Kier, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to have been awarded this project to design and construct DMS Whittington\u2019s brand new HQ. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Using offsite modular construction will allow us to simultaneously reach key milestones both onsite and in the factory, leading to the project being delivered to the DIO as quickly as possible and providing us with a more consistent end result.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Peter Lemon, DIO Sutton Coldfield&#8217;s head of establishment, commented: \u201cDIO\u2019s new headquarters at DMS Whittington will ensure that staff will be able to enjoy many of the facilities that a large, modern, operational military base offers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Co-locating on an operational Defence site will also bring DIO staff closer to our customers and allow us to experience the Defence estate in use every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kier is to design and construct a new \u00a310.7m headquarters at DMS Whittington by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[942],"tags":[676,276,579,472,916,627,696,639,669],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-71229","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mmc-news","7":"tag-construction","8":"tag-government","9":"tag-infrastructure","10":"tag-kier","11":"tag-modern-methods-of-construction","12":"tag-modular-construction","13":"tag-offsite-construction","14":"tag-procurement","15":"tag-regeneration"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kier secures \u00a310.7m modular contract at DMS Whittington<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kier is to design and construct a new \u00a310.7m headquarters at DMS Whittington by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/kier-dms-whittington-modular\/71229\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kier secures \u00a310.7m modular contract at DMS Whittington\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kier is to design and construct a new \u00a310.7m headquarters at DMS Whittington by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/kier-dms-whittington-modular\/71229\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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