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Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership launches to help NHS meet zero carbon targets

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Wates, Arup and HKS launch partnership to decarbonise NHS estate

Wates Inclusion Month 2021

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Wates Together - Wates Inclusion Month October 2021

HEALTHCARE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT:

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Wates and Lloyds Banking Group join forces to drive environmental sustainability

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Wates Construction restructures for future growth

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Wates adopts company-wide flexible working

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Wates to become Building a Safer Future Charter Champion

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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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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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Latest updates

Steve Beechey - Coming Out Day

Steve Beechey - Coming Out Day

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Steve Beechey is Group Public Sector Director, as well as Executive sponsor of ‘BuildOut Together’ our LGBTQ+ employee network. As part of Wates Inclusion Month in October, Steve gives his reflections on what greater inclusivity means to him and to Wates.

Helen Bunch - My journey of inclusion

Helen Bunch - My journey of inclusion

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Helen Bunch, Executive Managing Director of Wates Residential, describes her own journey to inclusion, as part of Wates Inclusion Month in October.

Wates, Arup and HKS launch partnership to decarbonise NHS estate

Wates, Arup and HKS launch partnership to decarbonise NHS estate

19 OCTOBER 2021

Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership (DHEP) launched at industry roundtable to discuss NHS’ net zero challenge.

Wates tackles book inequality for children

Wates tackles book inequality for children

14 OCTOBER 2021

What began as a pilot project in a building site in Borough Yards, is about to become a national initiative to provide books for children and bridge the development gap between rich and poor.

Wates FM grows higher education portfolio with university of Leeds appointment

Wates FM grows higher education portfolio with university of Leeds appointment

11 OCTOBER 2021

Wates Facilities Management (FM) is expanding its service delivery in higher education having secured a new contract with the University of Leeds.

Wates introduces first fleet of electric vehicles

Wates introduces first fleet of electric vehicles

06 OCTOBER 2021

Wates Property Services has taken the next step in its commitment to eliminating waste and carbon from its operations by 2025 with the delivery of its first fleet of electric commercial vehicles.