For the fourth consecutive year, we’re thrilled to invite social and
environmental impact-driVen organisations to be part of this transformative programme.

Chardae’s journey into the construction industry exemplifies resilience, ambition, and the power of representation.

Jacob is 18 and lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He undertook a T-Level in Design, Surveying and Planning from August 2022 to June 2023

Meet Sufyaan, a Production Management Trainee at Wates who has seamlessly blended responsibilities in site management and engineering since starting in September 2023.

Oltjon Aliaj is a Higher-Level Apprentice who joined Wates as a Building Services Engineer Trainee in September 2023.

Jess kickstarted her journey with Wates after finishing her GCSE’s at 16, starting as a Level 3 Apprentice.

Today we announce the appointment of Rosie Toogood as Chief Supply Chain and Quality Officer.

Learn more about an apprenticeship in the built environment

We’re furthering our commitment to improving gender imbalances across the construction industry by launching our second STEM Returners programme.

Today we announce the appointment of Cressida Curtis as our new Group Sustainability Director. She will join in the new year and sit on the Group’s Executive Committee, reporting to Chief Executive, Eoghan O’Lionaird

We’ve further cemented our presence as a leader in social housing retrofit having secured £107m of Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1 contracts on behalf of 17 social landlords.

We caught up with our Customer Services Apprentice, Kaydn, to chat all about his experience of our early careers programme, from his passion for learning on the job to his day-to-day responsibilities.

Today we are proud to announce that the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has approved our long-term science-based emissions reduction targets.

We’re a Disability Committed employer. If you need any adjustments to the application process we’d be delighted to discuss this with you.

Chey Godfrey has been promoted to Support Services Operations Manager within our facilities management (FM) business to increase the focus on compliance for our growing facilities management customer base.

With less than a year to go to the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, we caught up with reigning world number one paralympic table tennis player and our long-time sponsorship partner, Will Bayley MBE, to find out his plans for next year and beyond.

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.

The Government’s recent steps back on green policies are a cause for concern in successfully decarbonising the UK’s homes.