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National social value award win for Wates Group

24 FEBRUARY 2021

Wates Group has received a prestigious award at the 2021 National Social Value Awards winning the ‘Private Sector Leadership’ category.

Wates Construction delivers landmark £33m leisure centre for Windsor and Maidenhead Council

23 OCTOBER 2020

Wates Construction has completed works at Braywick Leisure Centre, a major leisure and community hub for Windsor and Maidenhead Council, via the Major Works UK framework, part of the Scape National Construction framework.

Wates FM expands HMRC partnership following successful year

24 SEPTEMBER 2020

Wates FM continues to grow its public sector presence, expanding HMRC contract from four sites to 19 after less than one year.

Wates FM celebrates successful first anniversary

1 JULY 2020

Facilities management provider emerges buoyantly out of lockdown to celebrate its first anniversary with expanding portfolio, exemplary safety performance and by setting the bar for a safe return to work.

Wates Group boosts the capital's coronavirus response with expansion of Royal London Hospital

27 APRIL 2020

The Wates Group is using the combined expertise of its construction division and specialist engineering business, SES Engineering Services (SES), to help boost the number of hospital beds available in London for patients with Covid-19.

Wates appointed as main contractor to build Sandwell Aquatics Centre

23 JANUARY 2020

Wates Construction has been confirmed as the main contractor for the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick.

Wates FM secures first public sector contract in strategic growth plans

23 OCTOBER 2019

Wates FM has secured a new contract to deliver a one-stop maintenance service on behalf of West Midlands Police, becoming the first public sector appointment for the recently launched business.

Wates appointed to HMRC fit-out at Wellington Place

10 OCTOBER 2019

Wates Construction has been appointed to lead the fit-out of 7 & 8 Wellington Place on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), who will move in upon completion. The contractors construction of the multi-million pound building in Leeds new urban quarter will see HMRC and NHS Digital located in a new modern and flexible workspace in 2020.

Construction course helps transform Maidenhead man's life

16 SEPTEMBER 2019

A jobseeker in Maidenhead has turned his life around thanks to Wates Construction securing his first ever job following a free training scheme for the long-term unemployed.

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