Neil Mattias’ blog discusses revitalising and preserving the North East’s manufacturing heritage. Find out more.

Steve Yates, Business Development Manager for Wates Construction, talks about the Next Generation during National Apprenticeship Week.

Andrew Barraclough, Group Design Director – Supporting the public sector on its digital journey. Find out more.

Sarah was quickly offered an exciting opportunity to join the Wates Residential team as a Demolition Operative Apprentice.

Steve Beechey, Public Sector Director, The Construction Playbook – the consistent approach our industry needs.

We may not return to work in the same way we once did, but now is the opportunity for businesses to adapt their offices, work smarter and put in place measures that allow their people to collaborate and work in a safe environment.

The UK was brought to a standstill on 23 March and suddenly many of our day-to-day needs were jeopardized. Despite this, Wates successfully mobilised five new housing repairs contracts since March.

The construction industry has been on its own digital journey for some time now and significant progress has been made but if it is going to achieve some of its key aspirations in the years ahead around quality, efficiency and sustainability then much more needs to be done.

David Morgan, Executive Managing Director, Wates Property Services, shares fire safety and maintenance best practice in a covid-led world.

Has social value lost its force amidst the global pandemic? Wates Group’s Community Investment Manager, Su Pickerill, explains why creating opportunities has never been more important…

2020 continues to challenge us. While we’re collectively navigating a ‘new normal’, there is one thing that we as a nation have embraced; we’ve hit the reset button and discovered a new work-life balance.

The meteoric rise in open plan living has dominated our home environments over the past decade and this has also been reflected in our work domains. However, a change in office trend has been forecast, prompted by the global pandemic and requirement for social distancing.

With the majority of us forced to work from home during lockdown, the appetite for lengthy commutes to the workplace has drastically reduced. Our working life has been reshaped and businesses are being forced to adjust and become more adaptable to employee needs.

Terri Dale has been commended by HMRC for helping its sites to remain operational during the global pandemic, but getting to this point in her career hasn’t always been plain sailing.

Architect Siu-Pei Choi worked for an architecture practice for over 20 years before taking the leap to work on the client-side with Wates Residential in 2019.
One year in, she explains why she has no regrets.

As part of our Wates Summer Series, involving experts from across the industry, we discussed delivering zero carbon school buildings. Stephen Beechey, Group Public Sector Director, shares the key points from the workshop in the following blog.

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Syma Khatun – Supervisor at Wates Living Space – shares her motivations to pursue a career change at Wates. Read her blog…

“At Wates, the wellbeing of every single colleague is our top priority and that means we have to tackle the causes as well as the symptoms.” Paul Chandler, Executive MD, Wates Construction