The Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO) is an executive agency which reports to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. An executive agency, also known as a next-step agency, is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate in order to carry out some The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters It provides engineering, repair and re-manufacturing services to the British Armed Forces and also to the police and some local councils. The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces ABRO is a UK Government Trading Fund established by The ABRO Trading Fund Order 2002[1] from 1 April 2002. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ABRO traces its history back to the foundation of the Corps of Armourers in 1858.
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ABRO's Head Office is located in Andover with major units at Bovington, Catterick Garrison, Colchester, Donnington, Stirling and Warminster. Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is situated on the River Anton some 18 The Bovington Tank Museum is the a collection of Armoured vehicles in the United Kingdom. Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. see also Donnington Telford for another place in the same county and Donnington for outside Shropshire Donnington is a hamlet Stirling ( Gaelic: Sruighlea, Scots: Stirlin) is a city and former ancient Burgh in Scotland, and is at Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. Smaller sites are located at Bicester, Edinburgh, Sennybridge and York. Bicester ( IPA /ˈbɪstɚ/ is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Sennybridge (Pont Senni is a Village in Powys, Mid Wales, about 40 miles from Cardiff and Swansea. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England.
On 22 May 2007 it was announced by the Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support, Lord Drayson, that ABRO would be merged with DARA, the Defence Aviation Repair Agency[1] to become the Defence Support Group. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lord Drayson was appointed as the first Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support in March 2007 Paul Rudd Drayson Baron Drayson (born in 1960 is a British businessman racing driver and politician The Defence Aviation Repair Agency, better known as DARA, was an executive agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, responsible for the maintenance The Defence Support Group is a wholly owned Trading Fund of the UK Ministry of Defence established on 1 April 2008 by the merger of Defence Aviation Repair Agency
Vision and Mission
Prior to the merger with DARA the Trading Fund had established the following mission and vision:
Vision
To become a strong commercial business, providing excellent services to a range of customers, valuable employment opportunities to a diverse workforce and supply base, and long-term value to its shareholders.
Mission
To be the preferred supplier of fleet management services to our customers.
Trading Fund
As a Trading Fund, ABRO has a turnover of £137 M, profit of £5. 0 M and ROCE of 6. 8%. Prior to the announcement of the merger with DARA, it was widely expected that ABRO would be sold into the private sector. However, this possibility has now been deferred at least for several years.
ABRO employs about 2100 staff.
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