NI construction firm Henry Brothers and VIVO Defence Services have commenced work on a £6 million scheme to house an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Troop at Gamecock Barracks near Nuneaton.

The troop is relocating from Chetwynd Barracks, Nottingham, to Gamecock Barracks, in Warwickshire, under the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Army Programme.

Henry Brothers has been selected by client VIVO Defence Services to deliver the new building for the troop.

It will feature space for offices, garages and stores, and will be built at the Southern edge of the base.

Joined by representatives from the DEO Army Programme, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), Gamecock Barracks and construction partners William Gough, VIVO and Midlands-based Henry Brothers Construction have now broken ground on the scheme (Thursday 11 January 2024).

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Jerry Moloney, our Managing Director at VIVO Defence Services, said: "It is great news that work is now underway to build this important new facility at Gamecock Barracks.

"We look forward to delivering it with our supply chain partners to the troop and are proud to work so closely with the UK military on developing new important infrastructure for them."

Managing Director of Henry Brothers Construction, Ian Taylor, said: "Henry Brothers is very pleased to be continuing the successful relationship with VIVO Defence, which follows delivery of a new dye pod facility recently at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.

"This development at Gamecock Barracks will rehome an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Troop – giving them modern, purpose-built, secure facilities as part of the MOD’s investment into the armed forces.

"Henry Brothers has significant experience of working within MOD sites across the UK, helping to improve and upgrade key military resources, and we are delighted to have now broken ground and started work on this latest development."

The scheme for EOD Troop at Gamecock Barracks is due to be completed by the end of the year.