Wates has been recognised with two awards at the Working Families Best Practice Awards for its flexible working practices and support for parents and carers. The Group was named Best for Fathers and Best for All Families.  

Wates has been listed as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022, as it takes action to decrease gender inequality and make Wates a fairer place to work.

The Fawcett Society is today releasing findings of the largest ever survey of menopausal women. This landmark study, sponsored by the Wates Group, reveals a shocking lack of basic support and damaging stigma which mean the needs of menopausal women are being ignored in the workplace and by healthcare providers.

Needspace?, the affordable, flexible workspace specialists based in London and the South East have today announced the appointment of Jon Dickman as Managing Director.

Wates has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category.

The Wates Group has reported an improvement in its gender pay gap with the publication of its first Fair Pay report.

Wates Group, has been named as a supplier on the new Construction Works and Associated Services 2/ProCure23 framework launched in partnership with Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and NHS England and NHS Improvement.

Wates has secured a £90m sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from a three-bank syndicate led by Lloyds Bank.

Wates is underway with year four of a major programme to carry out lift refurbishments on behalf of the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP).

The Wates Group has reported its highest ever operating profit of £40m. The business secured £2.3bn of new work during 2021 and ended the year with a record forward order book of £7.1bn, up 7% from its previous record in 2020.

Wates has been appointed to deliver a major contract for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to fit-out and refurbish 12 probation offices across England.

To celebrate its 125th anniversary year, Wates Group today has announced a new programme to bring 125 women into the construction industry by 2025, accelerating ambitions to improve gender balance within the sector.

The Financial Reporting Council has issued the first in-depth assessment of the quality of reporting from private companies who have chosen to follow the Wates Principles.

The top five applicants to our sustainable innovation call out in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group have now been revealed.

Wates Living Space is proud to work alongside six of our customers to successfully bid for a total of £10m of SHDF Wave 1 funding which will allow retrofitting technologies to be installed in over 1,000 properties.

Wates has been awarded a place on a £750m decarbonisation framework with procurement body Fusion 21.

Wates is launching a new marketing campaign to find new, innovative, sustainable technologies and materials that will help it build net zero homes and achieve its environmental targets.

One of the UK’s leading family-owned construction, property services and residential development companies celebrates a landmark in its history this year, as Wates celebrates its 125th year of operation.