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National social value award win for Wates Group

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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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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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Offices and workspaces to let

Offices and workspaces to let

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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BLOG: THREE BIG TRENDS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS

BLOG: THREE BIG TRENDS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS

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Kate Ives, Director of Strategic Growth for Wates Residential – Three big trends for public and private sector partnerships.

 

The RetroFit Challenge

The RetroFit Challenge

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Wates Living Space is proud to sponsor the Retrofit Challenge. Join us at the event on the 3-4 March to delve into the housing sector’s biggest priorities in working towards the UK Government targets for all social housing to achieve an EPC.

 

 

National social value award win for Wates Group

National social value award win for Wates Group

24 FEBRUARY 2021

 

Wates Group has received a prestigious award at the 2021 National Social Value Awards winning the ‘Private Sector Leadership’ category.

BLOG: Creating a Social Value showcase on each and every project

BLOG: Creating a Social Value showcase on each and every project

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Su Pickerill, Group Community Investment Manager – Creating a Social Value showcase on each and every project.

 

Wates Construction overcomes Covid challenge to deliver new Gateshead SEN school

Wates Construction overcomes Covid challenge to deliver new Gateshead SEN school

17 FEBRUARY 2021

 

Wates Construction has completed its first project for Gateshead Council with the delivery of a £12m new school for children with special educational needs (SEN).

Havering businesses benefit with new contracts for borough’s biggest regeneration project

Havering businesses benefit with new contracts for borough’s biggest regeneration project

15 FEBRUARY 2020

 

The construction phase on the first site of one of the biggest regeneration projects in London has begun.