Wates secured £31.4m underlying pre-tax profit on turnover of £2.40bn in 2024. Find out more.

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

Our WPS division has appointed Lee Shone as Technical Services Director for Facilities Management, marking a significant milestone in an ongoing commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and self-delivered engineering solutions. 

We’re proud to support The Centre for Construction Best Practice, which has launched a major research initiative focused on Early Contractor Involvement.

Our CEO, Eoghan O’Lionaird, was a main guest on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake up to Money programme, with host Sean Farrington.

We’ve joined Stepnell, Morgan Sindall, Kier, and BAM as Gold Corporate Partners of the new Centre for Construction Best Practice.

Sir James Wates CBE, former Chairman of Wates Group, has been appointed as Chair of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Board.

Pat Fitzgerald will join Wates Group on 1 September 2025 as Chief Commercial Officer, following the retirement of Simon Potter earlier in the year.

This morning, our CEO, Eoghan O’Lionaird, was interviewed by Sean Farrington on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 to discuss public-private funding of infrastructure.

Discover how Wates Wildscape is reimagining landscapes with nature-based solutions and high-quality habitat ecosystems.

View our white paper, calling for the government to rethink its position on private finance to deliver real growth for the UK economy.

We launch a white paper calling for the government to rethink its position on private finance to deliver real growth for the UK economy.

We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our winning projects at the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) National Site Awards 2025.

At Wates, we have been awarded Level 3 – Disability Confident Leader status, recognising our dedication to supporting our people to thrive and succeed.

For the fifth consecutive year, we’re thrilled to invite social enterprises to be part of this transformative programme.

James Saunders has been appointed Chief People Officer for Wates Group and will sit on the Executive Committee.

Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading building, development and maintenance companies, has strengthened its public sector team with the appointment of Robert Stone as Head of Public Sector and National Frameworks.

Phoebe Wood joined Wates Fit Out as Senior Business Development Manager, where she will lead our business development activities and help drive new opportunities for the team.