Wates Group Chairman Sir James Wates CBE has received his Knighthood today from (Royal family member) at Buckingham Palace. This is the second honour to be bestowed on Sir James, following a CBE in 2012.

Wates has announced it has surpassed its target of spending £20m through SEs in its supply chain, a goal set four years ago.

New Social Enterprise helps in battle to cut carbon emissions. Wates is the first in the built environment sector to appoint an independent Social Enterprise – Planet First Energy (PFE) – to help it reduce CO2 emissions and meet long-term sustainability goals.

Wates has expanded its framework presence with its appointment to the South East Consortium (SEC) Internal & External Building Works Framework.

Wates has been appointed to deliver a new major seven-year framework for public sector construction via the Crown Commercial Services £30bn framework.

23 OCTOBER 2019

Wates FM has secured a new contract to deliver a one-stop maintenance service on behalf of West Midlands Police, becoming the first public sector appointment for the recently launched business.

15 OCTOBER 2019

Wates Group, the leading family-owned construction, property services and development company, has strengthened its Group Board with the appointment of Sue Harris as Non-Executive Director.

10 OCTOBER 2019

The Wates Group has announced that David Barclay is stepping down from its Group Board after seven years as a Non-Executive Director.

30 AUGUST 2019

Wates Construction has been appointed to the North West Construction Hub (NWCH) Medium Value Construction Framework, adding to this years previous appointments to the NWCH High Value and the North Wales Construction Partnership Frameworks.

28 AUGUST 2019

Wates FM is set to grow its presence in the private sector as it delivers two major contracts on behalf of Brooks Macdonald and Harbottle & Lewis LLP.

Wates Living Space is set to renew its sponsorship of world number one table tennis champion, Will Bayley MBE, a move that will see the three-time Paralympian become a key part of the business nationwide inclusion strategy.

Wates Construction has appointed Steve Yates as Business Development Manager as it prepares to significantly expand its presence in the London marketplace.

Wates Construction will bolster its position on a range of regional procurement frameworks with the appointment of Sarah Seabright as Framework Manager.

Wates becomes first private company to report on new corporate governance principles

The Wates Group is proud to confirm that its Chairman, James Wates, has been honoured with a Knighthood in the Queens Birthday Honours in recognition of his services to business and charity.

Wates released rare archive images of engineers working on a secret construction project that became pivotal to Britains success at the D-Day landings.

Wates has been appointed to the Crown Commercial Services Workplace Services Framework further strengthening its relationship with the Ministry of Defence

Wates has appointed David Saville in a strategic move to grow its pipeline of major projects across the region.