Completion of new accommodation and offices at Mount Byron marks major milestone for remote Falklands project
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed the final phase of a major improvement programme at one of the most remote sites on the Defence estate. A new modular accommodation block at Byron Heights in the Falkland Islands has now been handed over, marking the end of a four-year infrastructure project, delivered on behalf of Strategic Command.
A contract was awarded to VolkerFitzpatrick to replace the original accommodation at Mount Kent, Mount Alice and Byron Heights, originally built in 1984. The new single-storey accommodation blocks now provide modern living and working environments for up to 12 people stationed at each location.
Designed to support a continuous presence in extreme and isolated conditions, each site includes fully equipped bedrooms, catering services, office space, welfare and leisure facilities, a small gym, plant rooms and temporary transit accommodation, should there be a need for an increase in personnel.
The new structures are well designed to meet the rigours of the Falklands winter in the mountains and are expected to provide a more energy efficient solution compared to the previous accommodation.
Nick Andrews-Gauvain, DIO Project Manager, said:
Sgt Winter is one of the personnel based at Mount Alice and has moved into the new accommodation. He said:
A Strategic Command spokesperson said:
Stuart Deverill, Managing DIrector, VolkerFitzpatrick, Building Division, said:
The completion of the accommodation at the Byron Heights site marks the final handover in the programme that enhances the UK’s capability to maintain a secure and sustained presence in the South Atlantic.
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