Meet the winners of our 2019 Chairman's Awards

Production Management Trainee

“As a trainee I am trying to learn as much as possible. I question decisions made by managers to gain the knowledge and understanding why they were made.”

Commericial Management Trainee

“I love the style of learning in an apprenticeship. I can learn from doing the job itself instead of just reading from a book.”

Setting Out Engineer Apprentice

“The apprenticeship at Wates has given me the opportunity to expand my knowledge in the construction industry”

Business Admin Apprentice

“The opportunities that I have been given through this apprenticeship have been incredible. I cannot wait to carry on my journey at Wates Residential and I would recommend this apprenticeship to anyone.”

Estimating Apprentice

“I really love the variety of the apprentice programme at Wates. Everyday is different. Some days I will be in the office and other days I will be on the site.”

Site Management Trainee

“I enjoy the fact the role challenges me in different ways be it practical, theoretical or interpersonal skills that are being tested.”

Commercial Management Trainee

“I would recommend the trainee programme to anyone interested in construction as there are lots of paths you can go down.”

Site Management Trainee

“It is amazing to go from an open brown field site and see its steady transformation into excellent housing knowing that we were responsible.”

03 JULY 2020

We are proud to be a signatory to the /Together campaign, which aims to harness and build on the renewed sense of community spirit which we have seen over the past months.

VIDEO

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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2019 was a successful year for the Wates Group, with strong financial results, new clients won, major landmark projects completed and more to support the communities in which we work.

WATES IN THE NEWS

Building.co.uk interviews industry leaders about what is ahead for Construction in 2020. Sir James Wates, Chairman of Wates Group, was among those featured and remarks that he is approaching 2020 with great optimism.

WATES IN THE NEWS

Nikunj Upadhyay, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, was interviewed about how company culture, flexible working and the right environment can be a catalyst for change.

CAMPAIGN

At Wates, we are proud of our association with the armed forces. From supporting the D-Day landings in Normandy during WWII to building a base for the next generation of fighter jets for the RAF.

BLOG

As an inclusivity champion for construction company Wates, Will Bayley discusses the real power of public leisure facilities in helping people and communities come together and break barriers through sport.

In this blog, John Dunne, Group Safety Health Environment and Quality Director at Wates, outlines why he believes the rise in reported absenteeism due to poor mental health is a positive thing.

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

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

2018 marked 100 years since women in the UK were given the right to vote as part of the Representation of the Peoples Act. We used this centenary as an opportunity to profile many of our female colleagues.

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.

At Wates, the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees is central to our business ethos and success. This includes mental health as much as physical safety.

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

Each year Wates holds Reshaping Tomorrow Week (11-15 June), a unique volunteering event that sees the business 4,000 employees donate their time to support the communities in which they live and work.

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.

“The apprenticeship levy is coming, so we might as well make the best of it. And how we do that is by thinking smarter and working together to make the scheme succeed for us.”

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.

“Our industry faces major skills challenges to deliver the pipeline of work that includes increased housebuilding and major infrastructure projects.”

Tomorrows Company, the independent think tank helping businesses to be a force for good, today announced that James Wates CBE, chairman of the Wates Group, has joined its board as deputy chairman.

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.