Supporting the public sector on its digital journey
Andrew Barraclough, Group Design Director – Supporting the public sector on its digital journey. Find out more.
Read moreProject 2020
Project 2020 saw the redevelopment of three existing buildings to create headquarters for Anglo American plc and the De Beers Group.
Read moreThe Construction Playbook – the consistent approach our industry needs
Steve Beechey, Public Sector Director, The Construction Playbook – the consistent approach our industry needs.
Read moreWates invests over £128,500 into social enterprises across the North East
Wates has announced that in the last 12 months it has delivered a total spend of £128,679 against a target of £93,000 to support social enterprises across the region.
Read moreEmbracing a digital future
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.
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Wates’ response to launch of Construction Playbook
The Government is working with the construction industry to find more effective ways of delivering ‘faster, better, greener’ infrastructure that provides value for money whilst supporting a more stable supply chain. Steve Beechey, Group Public Sector Director responds on behalf of Wates Group to the Government’s Construction Playbook.
Read moreConstruction completed at Loughborough commercial park
Wates and Perfect Circle have jointly completed £22m worth of works at the Loughborough University Science Enterprise Park.
Read moreWates appoints new lead to spearhead offsite innovation
Wates has appointed Dan Sadler to the role of Offsite Manufacturing Director, to lead the expansion and development of its award-winning offsite manufacturing business in Coventry – Prism.
Read moreWates’ response to the Comprehensive Spending Review
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a ‘once in a generation investment’ in infrastructure will be crucial as the country works to recover from the biggest economic contraction in the last 300 years. Steve Beechey, Public Sector Director responded on behalf of Wates Group.
Read more£58.5 million state-of-the-art Nottingham College City Hub completes
National contractor Wates Construction has completed works at Nottingham College City Hub, a landmark new campus for the College providing space for 2,000 students and 200 staff, offering local people a state-of-the-art learning experience and future employment opportunities.
Read moreWates delivers landmark £33m leisure centre for Windsor and Maidenhead Council
Wates has completed works at Braywick Leisure Centre, a major leisure and community hub for Windsor and Maidenhead Council, via the Major Works UK framework, part of the Scape National Construction framework.
Read moreWates and heritage
Quality of workmanship, and an eye for detail forms the cornerstone of our approach to heritage building works.
Read moreDelivering zero-carbon school buildings
As part of our Wates Summer Series, involving experts from across the industry, we discussed delivering zero carbon school buildings. Stephen Beechey, Group Public Sector Director, shares the key points from the workshop in the following blog.
Read moreWorld Mental Health Day – 10 October 2020
“At Wates, the wellbeing of every single colleague is our top priority and that means we have to tackle the causes as well as the symptoms.” Paul Chandler, Executive MD, Wates Construction
Read moreDecarbonising construction
Social distancing and local lockdowns won’t save the world from warming. But amid this global crisis, we have a chance to build a better future. How can offsite manufacturing support the carbon agenda, decarbonise our skylines and fight climate change?
Read moreA unified approach is key to the long-term success of offsite
This was the key topic at the Wates Construction Summer Series that brought together a range of experts to discuss hot topics in the industry. Andrew Barraclough, Group Design Director at Wates Construction, shares the outcome of the discussion.
Read moreCoronavirus can no longer be an excuse to close sites – how Wates is more efficient and pushed to find a better way.
“The way in which we have gone about overcoming the challenges presented by the current crisis has been truly market leading and our aim now is to capture all the positive aspects of the last two months to really transform the way we work.”
Read moreThe summer financial statement – a positive first step
Paul Chandler, Group MD, Wates Construction Group, reflects on some of the key announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcements in the Government’s Summer Financial Statement
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