Renowned architect and TV presenter George Clarke has announced the winners of the Wates young persons’ design challenge for primary schools.

Wates celebrates winning the Diversity and Inclusion Excellence at the 2022 Construction News Awards.

Sir James Wates CBE, Chairman of the Wates Group, today announced that David Allen is stepping down as the company’s Chief Executive. Philip Wainwright has been appointed Interim Chief Executive.

Wates Facilities Management (FM) is set to expand its presence in the public sector following its appointment to two lots of Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) £35BN Facilities Management and Workplace Services Framework.

Wates has been appointed to deliver a full-line fit-out on behalf of Marks and Spencer (M&S) at the brand new £60m Stane Retail Park in Colchester.

Colleagues from a Birmingham-based construction company have put their best feet forward after taking on a 40-mile walk and raising over £10,000 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity.

Wates is experiencing a period of considerable growth following its appointment to continue providing both planned and reactive building maintenance across four nationwide contracts.

The Wates Group is marking the run up to Europe’s largest housing festival, Housing 2022, with the launch of Wates Retrofit, a new stamp of quality that signals the Group’s commitment to net zero carbon and to supporting those facing fuel poverty from unprecedented rising energy costs.

Wates and Kier have been awarded contracts to lead an alliance of hundreds of small businesses in constructing new houseblocks at six prisons capable of accommodating more than 2,600 offenders.

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).