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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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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 FM expands HMRC partnership following successful year

Wates FM expands HMRC partnership following successful year

24 SEPTEMBER 2020

Wates FM continues to grow its public sector presence, expanding HMRC contract from four sites to 19 after less than one year.

 

A unified approach is key to the long-term success of offsite

A unified approach is key to the long-term success of offsite

This was the key topic at the Wates Construction Summer Series that brought together a range of experts to discuss hot topics in the industry. Andrew Barraclough, Group Design Director at Wates Construction, shares the outcome of the discussion.

Putting communities at the heart of residential design

Putting communities at the heart of residential design

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Kates Ives, Development Director for Wates Residential, has recently contributed to ‘Ideas on Co-creation: Listening, Trusting, Communicating, Empowering, Advocating‘, an insight report edited by leading architecture practice, Sheppard Robson.

Wates Smartspace boosts team with senior management

Wates Smartspace boosts team with senior management

14 SEPTEMBER 2020

 

Wates Smartspace, leading fit-out, refurbishment and property upkeep company, has today announced the appointment of Sam Hagans as Commercial Director.

Next chapter in Harrow multi-million-pound regeneration as Council announce development partner

Next chapter in Harrow multi-million-pound regeneration as Council announce development partner

11 SEPTEMBER 2020

 

Harrow Council have named Wates Residential as the development partner for their regeneration programme worth an estimated £600 million.

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

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

10 SEPTEMBER 2020

 

Wates is using World Suicide Prevention Day as a call to action, to encourage colleagues to help create ‘suicide safer communities’, where  they can talk openly and less secretively about suicide.