Primary school pupils across London are among the first to receive a unique new children’s book designed to inspire them to work in the construction industry.

Wates has joined with PSR Solutions to donate £500 and a package of employment support sessions to the Adur Community Café.

“No matter your role in the Armed Forces, whether you were a medic, a chef or a Lieutenant Colonel, you honed very specialist expertise in a high-pressure environment. You have skills that set you apart and those skills are more than welcome in the construction industry.”

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, most collection points across London have been closed, but ours at Borough Yards has remained open and has contributed to 38,000 books being delivered to children and babies in the last month.

“We believe in ‘giving something back’ to those brave and exceptional military personnel who have the potential to be future industry staff. People of this calibre can only benefit our industry.”

In light of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic Open Doors Week 2020 was changed from being an onsite experience to a virtual one.

32 unemployed adults from Bexley and the surrounding areas have graduated from a free, two week Construct a Career training course that targets individuals that are not currently in employment.

On World Book Day 2020, Wates has announced a partnership with the Childrens Book Project, installing a pilot donation point in London on the hoarding of its Borough Yards development.

Building magazine has recently launched a new editorial initiative called ‘delivering social value’ to find better ways for the construction industry to make a real difference to society. Su Pickerill, Head of Social Value and John Dunne, Group SHEQ Director, were among the social value specialists featured in the article: ‘Delivering social value: How to…

Construct a Career, an initiative offering a proactive and quick solution to the skills shortage facing the UK construction industry, is celebrating its first programme delivered in partnership with the Wates Group in Brent.

Clarkebond is an engineering consultancy working for Wates Residential. To date it has supported two apprentices as part of its commitment to the regeneration programme. James Rodgers was one of those successful apprentices. “My role at Clarkebond is supporting civil engineering work, which means that I assist with the design of drainage and highways, as…

Sam Allcorn was supported by Bexley Mind, who provided him with a work coordinator to support his search for an apprenticeship at Wates.

2020 National Apprenticeship Week – Hear from some of our apprentices who are breaking down the common myths about apprenticeships in construction.

A ground-breaking new scheme which offers prisoners paid work on construction sites is helping individuals return to the community and reduce reoffending.

Wates has announced it has surpassed its target of spending £20m through SEs in its supply chain, a goal set four years ago.

New Social Enterprise helps in battle to cut carbon emissions. Wates is the first in the built environment sector to appoint an independent Social Enterprise – Planet First Energy (PFE) – to help it reduce CO2 emissions and meet long-term sustainability goals.

Nikunj Upadhyay, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, was interviewed about how company culture, flexible working and the right environment can be a catalyst for change.

People are the lifeline of our industry. With industry growth must come more investment in the future workforce. Read more on why training is so vital to our industry.