2019 Year in Review

REPORTS AND RESEARCH

In one of the most challenging years in our 124-year history, we’re pleased to have secured £2.4bn of new work in 2020, enabling us to end the year with a record forward order book of £6.6bn, up 13.5% from 2019.

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We are committed to raising awareness about the built environment sector and to encouraging young people, career changers and those who face barriers to employment to take a closer look at the roles required to create the places of tomorrow.

These virtual tours provide an insight to some of our projects and the people that make them happen.

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There are a huge variety of different roles available in the built environment. Hear from some of our apprentices and trainees below who are helping to debunk the common myths about apprenticeships in construction.

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Using a simple five-step plan, our Wates FM specialists explain the changes introduced at our Leatherhead HQ office in preparation for colleagues’ safe return to the office.

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Although social distancing is likely to be a part of life for the foreseeable future, there are steps businesses should consider ahead of employees returning to the workplace.

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Site and project teams across the Wates Group are working hard to ensure that site operating procedures are followed, so that we continue to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of our teams. We have created this simple animation, shared on our sites to help our teams comply with the new procedures.

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Site and project teams across the Wates Group are working hard to ensure that site operating procedures are followed, so that we continue to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of our teams.

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On Friday 27 March, Wates Construction’s site team in Wembley Park carried out a fire drill to ensure that in an emergency, site operating procedures are effectively followed.

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In light of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic Open Doors Week 2020 was changed from being an onsite experience to a virtual one.

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We have created a video animation profiling our 2019 achievements and performance.

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Together with everyone involved in what we do, we aim to inspire better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow. Find out more in the 2019 Group credentials.

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2019 was a positive year for the Wates Group in a challenging market.  Find out more in our 2019 Annual Reports and Accounts.

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The Wates Group, established in 1897, is one of the leading privately-owned construction, development and property services businesses in the UK. We employ approximately 4,000 people and together, we inspire better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow.

A new film celebrating a feat of engineering which turned the tide of World War II has been released by Wates on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Read our response to Inquiry by All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment

The Wates Group Annual Review 2018: Creating tomorrow together

Our annual Chairman’s Awards celebrate the passion, drive and dedication of our employees.

An introduction to Wates, its companies and performance in 2018.

Weve delivered another year of increased profits by continuing to concentrate on working in the sectors and geographies where we have proven expertise and for customers with whom we enjoy positive, effective relationships.

The Wates Principles report seeks to improve corporate governance standards among private companies

The Wates Group Annual Review 2017: Safer, Better, Stronger

Learn more about the Wates Group in our latest company credentials brochure

Wates Group is proud to work in partnership with Recycling Lives – an initiative that pairs jobseekers with recycling initiatives.

Wates Group are proud partners of Streetwise, a social enterprise that handles grounds maintenance. Watch the video to hear how streetwise impacts local communities.

This 15 minute video covers all Health, Safety, Environment and Quality information, as well as the standards we expect on all our sites.

Report from NEF Consulting, commissioned by the Wates Group and Wates Family Enterprise Trust, examining the impact of our relationship with social enterprises.

Download the Wates Annual Review for 2016, outlining our financial performance and key achievements.

To coincide with the release of our Annual Results for 2016, we have published a credentials brochure giving a snapshot of our performance and achievements in 2016.

2017 was another positive year for the Wates Group, not just in terms of strong financial performance but also for its continued investment in its people and its relationships.

We welcomed 1,208 new colleagues as a result of our acquisition of Shepherd Engineering Services Limited.

Policy Exchange looks at what it will take to improving higher level professional and technical education.

As part of our long-term business development strategy, we welcomed over 400 new colleagues, including 130 people as a result of our acquisition of Midlands-based Purchase Group.

It is this diversity across market sectors that underlines the strength and stability of the Group.