local community activity
Wates is a family owned business that has been working at the heart of communities like yours for over 112 years. Our regional offices throughout the UK have strong ties with the local communities they serve and seek to use their experience, expertise, funding and connections to help support people in these areas.
Our commitment to communities is at the heart of our values.
- We work alongside a network of community partners to deliver an effective programme of community engagement.
- Our people are involved in local community activity through charity fundraising events and our annual Community Day, which this year saw over 1,000 employees contributing 10,000 hours of work to local projects.
- Community activity ranges from supporting local companies, commitment to employing local people on our projects, appointing social enterprises, engagement with schools and employee volunteering.
- Over £1.2m was committed by Wates Giving, our charitable funding vehicle, to local community projects.
- Wates provides employees with time off for volunteering in their local communities.
wates joins with the princes trust
Wates has joined The Prince's Trust, as part of the Trust's Get into Construction programme. The programme is being run across the UK to provide young people with work ready skills.
investing in regeneration
Wates understands that regenerating an area is not just about providing new or improved homes and moving on. It is about bringing long lasting change to a whole community.
