Throughout the conference our team is on hand to talk to you about your housing needs. We are specialists in maintenance for social housing as well as new build residential development.

Paul Chandler announces that he will be retiring from a full-time executive role at the end of 2024, after a distinguished 42-year career in construction.

This week, Chief Executive Officer, Eoghan O’Lionaird, attended a brief ceremony in the Mulberry cafe at our Head Office in Leatherhead, to sign the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC), on behalf of Wates.

Today we have appointed David Taylor-Smith MBE, as Non-Executive Chairman of Wates Property Services (WPS).

We have increased our fleet of electric maintenance vehicles by over 50% in a second major investment to our property services fleet in under 12 months

Wates has been part of a new secondment scheme pilot to support emerging talent across the wider portfolio through the Alliance 4 New Prisons. 

Senior members from the built environment attended a roundtable event hosted by Wates in March to share learnings about how their businesses are implementing circular economy principles today and how to bring it into the mainstream. Here’s what they discussed.

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.

This World FM Day, our Strategic Portfolio Director, Terri Dale, shares her thoughts on the industry, her career journey as she joins the board of our growing FM business and what it takes to deliver excellent facilities management.

We’ve formally signed a pledge supporting the Town and Country Planning Association’s (TCPA) Healthy Homes Principles.

Summer Sampson, Disrepair Manager at Wates, shares insight on the long-term solutions needed to help social housing overcome some of its biggest challenges.

We manage repairs and maintenance for over 500,000 homes on behalf of 65 social landlord customers, has launched a new dedicated service designed to combat two of the greatest challenges facing social housing, disrepair, and damp and mould.

John Cartwright, Business Unit Director at Wates, shares his thoughts on the key considerations of public sector bodies awaiting a decision on Phase 3c and preparing to apply for Phase 4.

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

Wates Group today announces highest-ever turnover and underlying profit in the company’s 127-year history.

Steff has been at Wates since 1995, spending his initial 18 years in a regional capacity including five years as Regional Director.

This International Women’s Day, our Inclusion & Diversity Director, Nikunj Upadhyay, shares her thoughts on the importance of creating long-term sustainable change,

. In honour of UN International Women’s Day 2024, we sat down with Alice to find out more about her passion for driving gender equity both at Wates and across the industry.