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

Great careers aren’t always a straight line. They’re shaped by moments of challenge and opportunity, by confidence built over time, and by the people who encourage us to take the next step.

We are partnering with The Zen Project for a fourth year to fund free mental health support for children and teachers across the UK.

We’re excited to share that Wates will be partnering with Big Issue as the lead sponsor of its Top 100 Changemakers – a national programme that celebrates 100 people and organisations who are reshaping communities and creating positive change.

WPS Facilities Management has been awarded a significant contract renewal by global engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald, extending a successful relationship that has been in place since 2017.

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

Join Eoghan O’Lionaird behind the hoarding to see Wates’ purpose in action across three projects — Trinity Road, Crawley and Brent.

At Wates, we’re proud to celebrate Green Careers Week, an annual event organised by National Careers Week and supported by the Department for Education (DfE) and The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC). Running from 3–8 November 2025, the week aims to inspire young people to pursue careers that contribute to a more sustainable future.

Martine Corbett, Social Value Manager, shares her thoughts on how our programme is helping develop future generations in the built environment industry.

As part of developing the future generation in the built environment, we caught up with Cynthia Lakos, who is currently completing a placement at Wates Construction.

As we go through T-Levels Week, find out how Matthew at SES has reimagined his career journey.

As we go through T-Levels Week, Gary Campbell-Dykes shares his insights on how we are reimagining opportunities for young people at Wates.

The financial sector unites to help drive the sector’s journey to net zero through green tech and sustainable innovations.

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.