Galliford Try has won contracts to create new and refurbished infrastructure for the Red Arrows at their new home of RAF Waddington near Lincoln.
The contracts also include work to build or refurbish facilities at three other RAF stations. The Red Arrows moved to RAF Waddington in October last year. New facilities are now required for the team and their distinctive red Hawk fast jets.
Jon Marston, MD of Galliford Try Building East Midlands, said: “We are delighted to be signing these contracts and look forward to continuing our strong partnership with the MOD to successfully deliver these projects for the RAF and defence. The project team are set to deliver a combination of refurbishments, new build facilities and single living accommodation across the sites.”
The project is part of the MOD’s wider Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio, which is investing £5.1bn in the infrastructure needed by service people through construction activity, unit and personnel moves, and the release of sites that are no longer suited to the needs of our modern military.
Air Officer Airbases, Air Commodore Portlock welcomed senior leaders from DEO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation and representatives from Galliford Try to RAF Waddington. They signed four contracts to deliver a project which spans RAF Leeming, RAF Saxton Wold, both RAF Boulmer sites and Waddington.
He said: “This significant milestone marks an exciting transition into the much-awaited design and build phase of the project. Providing this essential infrastructure will enable the RAF to make best use of its estate, whilst also delivering our capabilities which are critical to defence.
“Earlier this year, multiple contractors from the construction industry were awarded packages of work across the DEO Portfolio in a landmark move to speed up project delivery. The move will also provide a more collaborative way of working, and a consistent approach to sustainable building practices.”
Director of Major Projects and Programmes for DIO, Charles Hoskins said: “Our first DEO project for Air Command under the new contracting mechanism is embarking on a journey to turn vision into reality. Today we sign the design and build contracts and look forward to collaborating with Galiford Try to deliver all capabilities within this project.
These contracts, which have enabled the disposal of RAF Scampton, will now see Galliford Try design and deliver the required infrastructure for Battlespace Management Force’s Deployable Air Surveillance and Control System, the Mobile Meteorological Unit,and the Red Arrows.”
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