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Date: 22/04/2008
Title: Wates leads the way at the Considerate Constructors awards
Category: General
Summary:

The Wates Group received an impressive seven awards, including two prestigious gold awards, at the recent Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) national awards.
Date: 16/04/2008
Title: Wates Retail records strong financial results for 2007
Category: Retail
Summary:

Wates Retail, part of Wates Group, today announced its financial results for the year ending 31 December 2007, recording excellent turnover growth, up 47% to £191 million from £130 million.
Date: 09/04/2008
Title: Wates records strong financial results for 2007 and strong forward order book
Category: General
Summary: Wates Group Limited today announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2007, which demonstrate excellent growth in all businesses and a 20% increase in Group pre-tax profit.
Date: 26/02/2008
Title: Eco-Friendly Heating System Helps Fight Fuel Poverty in Regeneration Project
Category: Living Space
Summary:

Innovative new heating systems, Ground Source Heat Pumps, are being used in a regeneration project at Liberty Park, Coventry which will significantly reduce the heating costs of residents while simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint of their heating system by over 50%.
Date: 19/10/2007
Title: Wates Retail win major award at the 10th Annual Retail Interiors Awards
Category: Retail
Summary:

We are proud to announce that Wates Retail have won a major award at the 10th Annual Retail Interiors Awards held at the Hilton Park Lane on Monday 1st October 2007 for Retail Interiors' Store-Fit Company of the Year.
Date: 02/10/2007
Title: Wates' third annual Community Day delivers help to the homeless
Category: General
Summary: 21 September 2007, Wates employees from all over the UK took part in the Company's annual Community Day. More than 8,000 hours were given to a variety of projects, many of which shared a common theme - helping the homeless.
Date: 28/09/2007
Title: Wates awarded the Construction News Waste and Recycling Award for "Target Zero"
Category: General
Summary:

Wates leadership and commitment to the environment was recognised on 26 September when we won the Construction News Waste and Recycling Award for "Target Zero".

All employees have contributed to the significant progress that we are making towards our 2010 goal of zero non-hazardous waste to landfill and the award was for the whole Wates organisation.
Date: 02/08/2007
Title: Wates’ employee survey makes very positive reading
Category: General
Summary:

An impressive 80% of staff at Wates (compared to 55% in 2005) shared their views in a recent employee survey, which put the Company in the top 10 organisations surveyed by Ipsos MORI.

Date: 23/07/2007
Title: NHBC Quality Award: ‘Pride in the Job’ 2007
Category: Living Space
Summary:

Richard Dobson, Wates Living Space, has been selected for ‘Pride in the Job’ Award Winner for his achievements on site at Stratford Eye, Stratford.

 
Date: 11/06/2007
Title: Major Contractor named Best Family Business in UK
Category: General
Summary:

Company scoops second national family award. Wates Group, one of the UK’s largest construction companies, has won the title of “Best UK Family Business” at the 2006 Coutts Awards. This is the second time in seven months that the company has been recognised as the best family business in the UK by a national institution.

Date: 21/05/2007
Title: Best New Affordable Housing Scheme of the Year
Category: Living Space
Summary: At the Housing Excellence Awards held in Manchester Wates Living Space North East and Yorkshire Housing won "Best New Affordable Housing Scheme of the Year" for the Primrose Hill scheme in Yorkshire.

Wates Living Space was also short listed in the national "Partnering Contractor of the Year" category.

 
Date: 05/04/2007
Title: Wates Group Ltd reports record profit, turnover and order book
Category: General
Summary:

Group Highlights

·         Group PBT (before exceptional credit):
      £31.4m (2005: £10.6m)

·         Group turnover increased 29% to £863m
      (2005: £670m)

·         Net assets increased by £26.4m to £45.7m

·         Cash increased 55% to £131.9m

·         Wates Developments: restructuring complete
      and returned to profit

·         Order book of £1.8bn
Date: 29/03/2007
Title: Manchester Society of Architects Design Awards
Category: General
Summary: Wednessday night at the Manchester Society of Architects Design Awards Wates won the award for ‘Un-built Social/ Ethical Housing’ for Gerald Court.
Date: 22/03/2007
Title: TWO NATIONAL AWARDS FOR NORTH EAST
Category: General
Summary: Wates Construction NE this week brought two national awards home to the region.
Date: 22/03/2007
Title: Wates wins major industry award for its focus on people
Category: General
Summary: Wates Group, one of the UK’s largest private construction companies, was last night honoured for its investment in people, winning the ‘Training Achievement’ category at the Quality in Construction Awards.
Date: 21/03/2007
Title: Wates scoops second family business award
Category: General
Summary:

Four months after Wates Group won the annual JP Morgan award for ‘best UK family business’, the construction company has beaten five other companies to be recognised as a leader among private companies by another major financial institution.
Date: 19/03/2007
Title: Wates Living Space & CIH launch Resident Liaison Officer Training Course
Category: Living Space
Summary: Wates Living Space and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), with the support of the CITB-ConstructionSkills, have launched a landmark training course this week for Resident Liaison Officers (RLOs)
Date: 28/02/2007
Title: Councillor marks the start of regeneration
Category: Construction
Summary: Wates Construction has started to transform the stunning original 1930’s Allders department store into a mixed–use scheme which will create an inspirational venue for the local area and bring facilities into the 21st Century whilst retaining the buildings extraordinary heritage and character.
Date: 23/02/2007
Title: Wates Living Space win Tamworth Decent Homes works
Category: Living Space
Summary:

Wates Living Space Midlands region have been awarded a five year decent homes scheme in Tamworth worth £3m per year for 5 years.

Date: 22/02/2007
Title: Contractor appointed for £60m Chelmsley Wood town centre scheme
Category: Construction
Summary:

Contractor appointed to carry out the building work for a £60m redevelopment of Chelmsley Wood town centre.

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