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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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World Suicide Prevention Day - 10 September 2020

Wates encourages colleagues to ‘take a minute’ as UK suicide rates soar to highest levels in years

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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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Wates Residential cements Cardiff Living housebuilding partnership with Cardiff Council with a further two phases

Wates Residential cements Cardiff Living housebuilding partnership with Cardiff Council with a further two phases

16 October 2020

 

Wates Residential has been formally appointed to deliver the next two phases of its 10 year ‘Cardiff Living’ partnership with Cardiff Council. The partners will help tackle growing housing demand across the city by delivering 1,500 new homes across by 2027.

Delivering zero-carbon school buildings

Delivering zero-carbon school buildings

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We were all in agreement that, while carbon management is a key priority, there’s a huge variance in what this can mean. As part of our Wates Summer Series, involving experts from across the industry, we discussed delivering zero-carbon school buildings. Stephen Beechey, Group Public Sector Director, shares the key points from the workshop in the following blog.

Taking the plunge: From plumbing to supervisor

Taking the plunge: From plumbing to supervisor

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Syma Khatun – Supervisor at Wates Living Space – shares her motivations to pursue a career change at Wates. Read her blog…

Wates and Planet First Energy

Wates and Planet First Energy

8 OCTOBER 2020

The Wates Group and Planet First partnership has made great strides over the past 12 months, delivering fantastic benefits in terms of commercial, environmental and social value.

Decarbonising construction

Decarbonising construction

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Social distancing and local lockdowns won’t save the world from warming. But amid this global crisis, we have a chance to build a better future. How can offsite manufacturing support the carbon agenda, decarbonise our skylines and fight climate change?

5,000 books donated to London primary schools to encourage diversity in the construction industry

5,000 books donated to London primary schools to encourage diversity in the construction industry

7 October 2020

 

Primary school pupils across London are among the first to receive a unique new children’s book designed to inspire them to work in the construction industry.