Falklands: UK company to help construct soldiers' accommodation blocks

Tuesday, December 15th 2015 - 08:09 UTC

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A construction firm from Grimsby, Fast-Form Systems has won a £200,000 contract with the British Ministry of Defense to support the construction of soldiers' accommodation blocks in the Falkland Islands. Read full article

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Clyde15
It looks as if we will be there for a long, long time.
Dec 15th, 2015 - 10:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@1. No reason to leave. It's British territory. As accepted by the UN. And now spreading out from Mount Pleasant to ”remote hilltop locations? More permanent anti-aircraft missile sites?
Dec 15th, 2015 - 12:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Self-Determination
certainly no prefabs, big building if they are using concrete
Dec 15th, 2015 - 02:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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knarfw
Not 'spreading out' just making existing facilities more habitable. As I understand it, the materials will be pre-fabricated, shipped out and erected by the Royal Engineers.
Dec 15th, 2015 - 07:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Underground submarine base.
naval out station, SAS barracks.
RAF fighter bases.

still the argies have four of the words latest advanced sloops ,oooppps.
Dec 15th, 2015 - 08:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marti Llazo
I am awaiting news of the other eagerly awaited new projects in the Falklands that reportedly include an extension of the existing Stanley Tube, the new dual carriageway, the dedication of the Science and Technology Research wing of the university, and the indoor football stadium.
Dec 16th, 2015 - 12:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
I have heard, (hic!), from certain well placed-sources... ( ;-) that this is merely a cover operation for the new sub-terranean Command & Control Centre of The Top-Secret New & Improved Death Star!
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Naturally, I will be submitting an article, and the actual designs, (which I wrote on the back of a cigarette packet in the pub, this afternoon), to Pagina 12.
I expect to receive a rather large money-order presently!

Doubles all round!
Dec 16th, 2015 - 02:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
Star Wars: The Falklands Awakes?
Dec 17th, 2015 - 09:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
@2
“ And now spreading out from Mount Pleasant ”

They' spread out ' from MPA nearly 30 years ago but updating the accommodation is good news, and revamping the weapons systems there ensures the Islanders can continue to progress in security.
Dec 18th, 2015 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
@7 ilsen,
Good thing that you didn't mention the Missile Silos & the tunnel to the sea for our Submarines.
Don't want the RGs to know too much about our offensive, err that is defensive capabilities.
Dec 24th, 2015 - 10:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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