Mott MacDonald supports major military infrastructure upgrade at Leuchars Station
Construction has completed on a major infrastructure project to benefit soldiers based at Leuchars Station in Fife, with Mott MacDonald supporting the programme from inception.
Upgraded facilities have been delivered for The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and 2nd Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, including refurbished offices, garaging, a shared workshop, a central servicing and inspection facility and a new-build bespoke store.
Representatives of the ABP Leuchars Project delivery team with REME personnel inside the new Central Servicing and Inspection Facility. Front row l-r: Barry Ray, DIO MPP Army Programme Delivery Leader; Brigadier Jody Davies MBE, Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland; Belinda Lunn, DEO Army Programme Director.
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Cutting the ribbon to formally open the new Armoury at ABP Leuchars: [l-r] Susannah Gregory, Portfolio Delivery Lead, Mott MacDonald; Brigadier Jody Davies MBE, Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland; Belinda Lunn, DEO Army Programme Director; Barry Ray, DIO MPP Army Programme Delivery Leader; Martin Keys, Operations Director, McLaughlin & Harvey.
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REME personnel demonstrate MAN SV testing in the new Central Servicing and Inspection facility at ABP Leuchars
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At the formal opening of the new facilities on Wednesday 5 March, Belinda Lunn, Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Army Programme Director said:
“I am delighted to see the result of this significant investment at Leuchars Station, which has delivered high-quality facilities for service personnel. This major upgrade in technical infrastructure has set the benchmark for our long-term programme to enhance the Army estate in Scotland.”
Brigadier Jody Davies MBE, Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland said:
“This impressive infrastructure upgrade delivered at Leuchars Station will enable our soldiers and officers to undertake their day-to-day duties in a modern, comfortable, and efficient working environment. It is excellent to see such investment in improved infrastructure to enhance how our people live, work, train and operate in Scotland.”
The £62M Leuchars Station project was delivered under the legacy of the Army Basing Programme by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), contracting to Mott MacDonald and McLaughlin & Harvey Construction Ltd.
Barry Ray, DIO MPP Army Programme Delivery Leader said:
“DIO has been pleased to work over the past two years with our industry partners McLaughlin & Harvey and Mott MacDonald on the fifth and final phase of the ABP Leuchars project, to provide the modern infrastructure the Army needs at Leuchars Station. We are thrilled that it is already making a positive difference for service personnel both today and will in future. This sits alongside the new Medical and Dental Centre, which is nearing completion, as well as plans for further new facilities.”
Paul Harrison, general manager for defence, at Mott MacDonald said:
“This has been a showcase for a one-team integrated approach to a complex set of challenges, and a demonstration of the importance of early involvement. We have worked to improve the Defence estate infrastructure in an affordable, innovative, safe and collaborative way, overcoming significant challenges including extensive ground contamination, listed building constraints and legacy infrastructure.
“From masterplanning, assessment study and business case support, through to concept and detailed design, then project managing the Construction works contract on behalf of DIO, Mott MacDonald is proud to have helped improve quality of infrastructure, increased sustainable development and contributed to an optimised UK Defence Estate”.
Further investment is to be delivered at Leuchars Station under the DEO Army Programme. Construction is due to start in 2027 on living and technical infrastructure across the site that will support Unit rebasing following the 2021 Defence Integrated Review and as announced in Future Soldier.
The DEO Army Programme makes up the largest proportion of the MOD’s DEO Portfolio which is investing £5.1 Billion in more modern and sustainable infrastructure across the Defence estate that meets future operational requirements and enhances the lived experience of military personnel.
