Phoebe Wood joined Wates Fit Out as Senior Business Development Manager, where she will lead our business development activities and help drive new opportunities for the team.

As part of Year Four in a five-year Procure Partnerships Framework, Knutsford Fire Station has undergone a major fit-out to support its transition from an on-call station to a day-shift duty facility.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed our Smartspace business to carry out the Category B (Cat B) fit-out of its First Street Hub, a new government office in Manchester city centre.

Our newly formed Fit Out team invited Sir James Wates, Chairman Tim Wates, and CEO Eoghan O’Lionaird to the Lookout in the City of London to share the business’s progress.

In 2024, we delivered an exceptional fit out within the main lobby of St Paul’s Place in Sheffield on behalf of Canada Life Asset Management.

Wates’ continued work on the parliamentary estate will be spotlighted on Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters Show tonight, which features our Grade I Listed refurbishment of the Norman Shaw North building.

In 2024, we completed year three of a five-year modernisation program for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, refurbishing fire stations at Wilmslow, Congleton, and Macclesfield.

We have completed a major 6,500 sq. ft. office refurbishment in Warrington, Cheshire, in just eight weeks.

We have appointed Lee Phillips to head up a new team for Wates, focusing on commercial fit out in London. The appointment expands Wates’ service offer in fit out and refurbishment and positions the company for growth in this market.

Wates completes an innovative workplace fit out on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group in the heart of Manchester.

We created a brand-new kitchen at Hadlow Rural Community School, a project that saw the team deliver structural works to create a kitchen space fully equipped with catering and plant machinery within a live school environment in just four months.

John Cartwright, Business Unit Director at Wates, shares his thoughts on the key considerations of public sector bodies awaiting a decision on Phase 3c and preparing to apply for Phase 4.

Following our appointment by the Government Property Agency (GPA) to carry out a Category B fit-out of 2 Ruskin Square, Croydon, We’ve commenced a series of social value initiatives to support the local community.

As we increase our support for higher education providers in our journey to net zero, Stephen Crowther, Key Account Director, shares his insight on the industry and how to move forward.

We have been appointed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) to carry out a Category B fit-out of 2 Ruskin Square in Croydon as part of the Government Hubs Programme, designed to create a network of modern enabled, shared workspace for the UK Civil Service.

We’ve completed the fit-out of Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) store in Bishopbriggs, a transformation that brings our total 2023 portfolio to 76,500 sq ft of completed projects on behalf of M&S.

In 2023 we completed a refurbishment project at Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE), transforming a former secondary school into a pioneering digital campus in time for the 2023/24 academic year.

In the summer of 2023, we completed a office fit out in Finsbury Park, London, for our Property Services team. The existing premises had previously contained 16 smaller offices, and the project involved reconfiguring the space to create an open-plan design to accommodate our colleagues relocating from two offices in Enfield and Willesden.