We have a long history of delivering rapid response emergency services to clients across the UK, including over 14 years responding to dangerous structures incidents across 33 London Boroughs and surrounding areas.

Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have been appointed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to provide up to 1,200 new prison places across the UK with a focus on safety, security and rehabilitation

We have been appointed by leading UK social enterprise, Places for People, to upgrade thousands of homes across the central and north east as part of a £104m major works investment framework.

In July 2023, Chief Executive Eoghan O’Lionaird joined an expert panel for the Fawcett Society’s ’Equal play’ webinar: ‘Unlimited Potential’, that delved into the impact of gender stereotypes on children’s career choices.

Statement from Wates Group on the Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) scheme

We are growing our retail project portfolio with three large-scale fit-out contracts for Marks and Spencer (M&S) in Dundee, Uckfield, and Guildford.

Rachel Addison has been appointed to the Group Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Amy Smith, Partnership Director and Co-Chair of the Parents and Carers Network tells Fawcett why the construction industry must avoid gender stereotypes, and encourage girls and young women to take up STEM subjects.

We’ve been named one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2023 in recognition of our commitment to addressing gender inequalities in the workplace

We‘re marking the completion of its 3,000th social housing retrofit property by launching a campaign to find innovative and sustainable technology products to help customers meet net zero carbon targets.

Eight social enterprises (SEs) have won a spot on our unique business support programme with Impact Hub London, which gives them an opportunity to expand nationally and secure larger contracts.

Geraint Sewell on how we can work with local authorities and delivery partners to build a more sustainable future together.

Today we are announcing a new partnership with the Fawcett Society, the UK’s leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights, on a new Equal Play campaign to support parents, care givers and influential adults to challenge gender stereotypes with their children.

Our people have voted for a new company charity partner for the next three years:  PAPYRUS, the national charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. The charity specifically works with people aged 35 and under, as suicide is the biggest killer of people in this age group in the UK.

As we mark World FM Day and this year’s theme of ‘Making a real difference’, our FM Managing Director, Antony Collett, reflects on how Wates is focusing on providing the most sustainable services to customers.

At our AGM on 4 May 2023, Tim Wates was officially appointed as Chairman of the Wates Group.

Here Antony Collet, Managing Director for our facilities management business, gives his perspective to FM Journal.

We secured £2.8bn of new work during 2022 with a record forward order book of £8.35bn, up 16.9% from 2021.