Quick Facts Sheet

Project Allenby/Connaught is making soldiers’ lives better. Soldiers are now increasingly returning from demanding operations in Afghanistan and moving into new accommodation of a standard they deserve and of which the nation can be proud
Behind the scenes Aspire Defence is supporting military fighting power
Soldiers, who used to share rooms and communal washing facilities in old fashioned poorly maintained Victorian buildings, now have their own bedrooms with private en-suite facilities
Project Allenby/Connaught is reversing years of under investment in the Army’s estate and since April 2006 over 7,700 soldiers have now moved into their own new en-suite living accommodation
Improving the quality of life for 20% of the trained British Army across the garrisons of Aldershot and Salisbury Plain
Aspire Defence provides a broad range of services: from technical stores management to tailoring of uniforms, from the provision of transport to catering – in fact just about everything needed to run a military garrison other than the physical security and guarding
Under Project Allenby/Connaught, the largest infrastructure PFI ever let by the Ministry of Defence, modern, high quality, fully serviced and purpose built living and working accommodation is being provided by Aspire Defence, a joint venture between Carillion and KBR
Sustainability is at the heart of project