About Us
In August 2008 Holdfast Training Services Ltd, a consortium comprising Babcock Support Services Ltd (76%) and Carillion Private Finance (Defence) Ltd (24%), signed a 30-year Public Private Partnership Contract, worth in the region of £3 billion, with the MoD. The contract, which commenced on 5th January 2009, provides the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) with training, training support services, a seven year build programme as well as hard and soft FM services. The design, build and transition phase involves three locations and includes 32 new builds, 21 refurbishments and the development of five training areas.
Key to our success is our skilled workforce who deliver the high quality training output to the Royal Engineers, wider Army and Defence as a whole. The core training capabilities delivered at the RSME are wide and varied:
Command and management of engineer tasks
Combat engineering
Artisan
Technical and professional engineering
Communication
Watermanship
Driving specialist engineer vehicle
All of these skills are essential requirements of today’s operational environments.