education
Having delivered over 40,000 school and college places in the last 4 years Wates Construction is making a real difference for teachers and learners in the education sector. We have a management toolbox packed with the best tools in the business and people with specialist experience who deliver excellent performance and a great finished product every time.
- Experienced teams who understand customer and users needs – transforming vision into effective solutions for teaching and learning.
- Managing design to create inspirational buildings that will facilitate a step change in educational outcomes.
- Turning innovation into practical construction solutions for sustainable buildings.
- Providing early cost certainty and delivering projects on time on budget every time.
- Working with customers to complete major redevelopments on live sites both safely and without disruption to curriculum delivery.
- Supporting learning objectives with project based presentations, site visits and work experience, teacher industry placements and training.
- Managing the procurement and integration of FF&E in conjunction with the users.
- Effective handover procedures, right first time, with user training and a responsive and supportive customer care team.
- Responsive customer care team until the end of the defects period.
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Wates takes top honour
Wates Group has taken home the top accolade in Business in the Community’s (BITC’s) 14th Awards for Excellence.
the Queen’s Awards
Wates receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.
financial stability
Wates is one of the most financially secure companies in the construction sector. We have significant liquidity, no reliance on external funding and no toxic assets.
transforming communities
Secure employment is at the heart of sustainable communities. At a time with increasing unemployment especially with young people, businesses have a greater role to play in society.
