new build

We deliver new-build projects across a wide range of sectors and building types, from prisons to schools, commercial buildings to senior living homes. But all share the same total commitment to exceptional delivery. Our experience and rigorous management of people and processes allows us to create value for our customers on every project, from the simplest to the most complex, throughout the UK.

• Early cost certainty. Through effective and focused pre-construction expertise.
• Rigorous standards. From safety to programming, cost to quality.
• Proven experience. Our dedicated, experienced teams only carry out new build projects, and our established supply chain is proactively managed to deliver on time and on budget. We are experts in sustainability and in delivering highly complex buildings in live operational and constrained brownfield environments.
• Proven results. We are demonstrably proficient in delivering capital and operational cost savings, and 98% of our projects are delivered on time and on budget.

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North Liverpool Academy, Liverpool

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categories: pre-construction, design, value engineering, new build, value creation, academies

tags: Liverpool

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Canterbury College, Kent

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categories: new build, modular build, colleges, health and safety

tags: phased development

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Stockport College, Stockport

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categories: pre-construction, design, value engineering, new build, value creation, colleges, north west

tags: Stockport

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Skipton Building Society HML

Wates Construction has recently completed the new 850 capacity headquarters for HMP, a subsidiary of Skipton Building Society.The three storey 100,000sq ft building developed on a...

categories: design, new build, M&E, corporate offices, health and safety, supply chain, awards

tags: Skipton

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East Riding College, Bridlington

Wates Construction successfully completed the development of this state of the art new campus as part of East Riding College's redevelopment plans. The site based at St Marys Walk in...

categories: new build, colleges, people, north east

tags: Bridlington, East Riding College, Redevlopment