We’ve officially started work on Hartlepool’s new multi-million-pound leisure centre, Highlight. We are a leader in the construction of sport and leisure centres nationally and bring this expertise to the project following our appointment by Hartlepool Council.

We have been appointed by Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) to deliver a range of facilities management (FM) services across its UK-wide estate.

We’ve celebrated starting on site at a new 128-home low carbon development in Ancoats, the first project for This City, Manchester City Council’s housing development company.

Once the project is complete it will be the first HM Treasury office located outside of London.

In December 2021, we were appointed alongside Turner & Townsend by AESC UK, to lead the construction of its advanced car battery gigafactory at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP).

We were the lead contractor in the fit out for the new UK Government Hub in Edinburgh.

We have completed our first project for Gateshead Council with the delivery of a £12m new school for children with special educational needs.

The National Horizons Centre marks the start of an era of pioneering innovation and research in UK bioscience.

Refurbishing an existing Victorian building for Newcastle High School for Girls.

Wates Group has began construction on a new gigafactory in Sunderland, for Envision AESC, a world-leading Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company.

Wates will deliver BIOS, a high-quality, state-of-the-art new facility at Middlesbrough campus at Teesside University.

Teesside University, nominated by Wates has won Client of the Year at the national Constructing Excellence awards (2021) for its outstanding collaborative work on the Cornell Quarter student residential accommodation.

Wates has today announced it is joining the Northern Coalition on Skills, further expanding its footprint in the North in support of the national levelling up agenda.

Wates and Turner & Townsend have been appointed by Envision AESC to lead the design and project manage the build of its advanced car battery gigafactory at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP)

Wates has completed its first project for Gateshead Council with the delivery of a £12m new school for children with special educational needs (SEN).

Wates has announced that in the last 12 months it has delivered a total spend of £128,679 against a target of £93,000 to support social enterprises across the region.

Nicola is responsible for Business Development within our Northern Home Counties region, predominantly based in the East, covering Cambridgeshire and the surrounding counties

Freddie is a versatile and innovative Business Development Manager responsible for the leading the growth strategy for Wates Construction in Yorkshire and the North East..