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Creating Opportunities: Wates launches five-year social value strategy with Group-wide commitment to real Living Wage

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New book launch to inspire builders of the future

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Wates Residential named as Harrow Council's development partner for c.£600m regeneration programme

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Our work in healthcare:

Delivering complex projects in live, operational hospital environments

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Organisational changes to intensify our focus on opportunities ahead in our key sectors

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Five step plan for managing the safe return to the workplace.

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Five step plan for managing the safe return to the workplace.

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Wates Group boosts the capital's coronavirus response with expansion of Royal London Hospital.

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The Wates Group is one of the leading privately-owned, construction, development and property services companies in the UK.

Creating tomorrow together

The Wates Group was established in 1897 and is one of the leading privately-owned, construction, development and property services companies in the UK. We employ almost 4,000 people, working with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors.

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Our capabilities

Construction

Construction

We find the most innovative and creative ways to deliver outstanding buildings while working in true collaboration with our customers, consultants, supply chain partners and the communities in which we work to deliver projects on time and on budget.

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Residential Development

Residential Development

Delivering land, planning expertise, contracting, development and joint ventures for both public and private sector.

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Housing Maintenance

Housing Maintenance

One of the UKs leading providers of planned and responsive maintenance services in the social housing sector, maintaining over 500,000 homes nationwide every year.

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Fit out and refurbishment

Fit out and refurbishment

Wates Smartspace is a national provider of high-quality fit-out and refurbishment solutions. We are a trusted partner for our customers, developing smart solutions tailored to their needs and optimising the performance of their estate. This allows them to focus fully on their core business.

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Facilities Management

Facilities Management

Working with over 85 customers across a range of industries and environments, nationwide, we use our engineering and technical excellence to deliver hard and integrated FM services; planned and reactive maintenance solutions to single and multi-site operations.

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Engineering services

Engineering services

SES Engineering Services (SES) is recognised as one of the leading M&E partners in the UK, delivering for a wide range of customers by creating environments that our customers can excel in. The drive for excellence and innovation is part of our DNA, maintaining SES as the design and build contractor of choice in the built environment.

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Managed Workspace

Managed Workspace

Our managed workspace business, Needspace? provides quality managed workspace to the growing number of small businesses in Greater London and the South East. We offer a range of office, workshop and studio units to small businesses looking to grow in an entrepreneurial environment.

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A proud history since 1897

Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, Wates professional family shareholders are committed to growing the Wates Group in a sustainable way with a view to handing over to the next generation.

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At Wates, we are driven by our purpose of inspiring better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow.

Work for Wates

At Wates, we are driven by our purpose of inspiring better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow. Its a bold commitment and we need the right people from whatever background to help us make this happen.

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The Grenfell Inquiry reveals the urgent need for a culture change in construction

The Grenfell Inquiry reveals the urgent need for a culture change in construction

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Sir James Wates CBE  reflects on the Grenfell Inquiry, and how contractors need to not only focus on improving quality but on bringing about a complete change in culture, where empathy with a building’s end users,  better collaboration and communication are favoured over confrontation and cutting corners.

Response to the Social Housing White Paper from Wates Property Services

Response to the Social Housing White Paper from Wates Property Services

19 NOVEMBER 2020

 

“We welcome the Government’s Social Housing White Paper and recognise its importance in shaping the way we as contractors can work alongside our social housing partners to improve the safety of residents’ homes.” Steve Jackson – Strategic Director, Wates Property Services

Green ways towards a clearer future

Green ways towards a clearer future

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While last week’s UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow has been postponed to 2021, it’s important that positive climate action does not wait. Clare Masters, Head of Environment at Wates Group, explains why changing our habits to save the planet is more important than ever…

On site with next phase of the Cardiff Living programme

On site with next phase of the Cardiff Living programme

13 NOVEMBER 2020

 

Work has started on a number of new sites in the Cardiff Council’s ambitious housing development partnership with Wates Residential, Cardiff Living.

Creating Opportunities: Wates launches five-year social value strategy with Group-wide commitment to real Living Wage

Creating Opportunities: Wates launches five-year social value strategy with Group-wide commitment to real Living Wage

12 NOVEMBER 2020

 

The Wates Group has signalled its continued commitment to social value announcing that every one of its business units will achieve Living Wage Recognised Service Provider (RSP) status within five years.

Armistice Day - Lest we forget

Armistice Day - Lest we forget

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As we show our support for Armistice Day, we remember our role in supporting the military through World War II and our construction of the Mulberry Harbours.