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This year for International Women’s Day, the aim is to encourage all of us businesses, governments and individuals to ‘choose to challenge’.

Wates launches its new Wates Innovation Network (WIN) portal and Dr Zainab Dangana explains how this will help towards net zero buildings.

Su Pickerill, Group Community Investment Manager – Creating a Social Value showcase on each and every project.

Andrew Riggs, Head of Government Sector, Wates Group – Maintaining momentum in public procurement. Find out more.

John Carlin, Midlands Regional Director at Wates Construction – Adding value to communities through construction. Find out more.

Many companies have clearly sought to grasp the spirit of the Principles and have provided good explanations of how their governance arrangements work.

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.