What makes a smart building smart? A smart building can understand how it is being used, respond to the needs of its occupiers, and continually improve its performance over time.

We’re proud to have picked up multiple awards at the Life Sciences, Tech & Research Clusters Awards at Hilton Bankside, recognising our work delivering world-class environments for research, teaching and collaboration.

Our Wates Construction business has been featured in the Centre for Construction Best Practice’s (CCBP’s) recently launched whitepaper, ‘Constructing Certainty’.

CEO Eoghan O’Lionaird shares why purpose powers thriving businesses – and how Wates delivers value beyond profit through people, places and planet.

On Monday 17 November 2025, we joined the University of Oxford to mark the opening of the Life and Mind Building (LaMB), a landmark research and teaching facility that brings Biology and Experimental Psychology together under one roof.

Wates Group has been featured in The Guardian, following the release of a new report from the Green Finance Institute and WWF-UK.

Our transformation of the Grangetown Boys & Girls Club garden has just been featured in Wales Online.

We’re committed to supporting Croydon. We were founded here more than 125 years ago and continue actively supporting community projects.

Our industry is in a position to make a fundamental difference to the lives of young people in socially challenging situations, and benefit from it at the same time.

The introduction of the Building Safety Act (2022) saw the dawn of a new era for the construction industry. The Act applies to all buildings and requires the industry to actively demonstrate competence, defined as skills, knowledge, experience and behaviour.

The social housing crisis is a pressing issue, with over 120,000 households living in temporary or transitional accommodation as of June 2023.

One year on from joining Wates, Eoghan O’Lionaird has been speaking to Building Magazine about his role as our Chief Executive, and his career journey up to this point.

Antony Collett, Managing Director of Wates’ facilities management business explains to FMJ, the advantages of facilities management organisations

Construction Index has reported on Welcome Building, a net zero carbon office project we are delivering in Bristol City Centre in partnership with Candour and Tristan Capital Partners.

In his first major profile interview since becoming Chief Executive, Eoghan O’Lionaird talks to Colin Marrs, Editor of Construction News, about his approach to leadership, and the top issues in his in-tray.

In July 2023, Chief Executive Eoghan O’Lionaird joined an expert panel for the Fawcett Society’s ’Equal play’ webinar: ‘Unlimited Potential’, that delved into the impact of gender stereotypes on children’s career choices.

Amy Smith, Partnership Director and Co-Chair of the Parents and Carers Network tells Fawcett why the construction industry must avoid gender stereotypes, and encourage girls and young women to take up STEM subjects.

Geraint Sewell on how we can work with local authorities and delivery partners to build a more sustainable future together.