Join our Chief Executive, Sir James Wates CBE and members of our Executive board and senior leadership teams during this exciting three day event.

From February 2024, developers must adhere to the UK government’s Biodiversity Net Gain targets. Read Wates’ blog and get the vital information here.

As we increase our support for higher education providers in our journey to net zero, Stephen Crowther, Key Account Director, shares his insight on the industry and how to move forward.

We’ve exceeded its social value targets to assist social enterprises and get young people engaged in a career in the construction industry.

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.