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New Government hub handed over by Wates Smartspace in Edinburgh

20 AUGUST 2020

Wates Smartspace, the fit-out and refurbishment division of the Wates Group, has successfully handed over ‘Queen Elizabeth House’ the new flagship UK Government hub in Edinburgh, to HMRC following a £23m CAT B fit-out project.

A new west side story

13 NOVEMBER 2019

Plans for Wates Residential to build more than 200 new homes on the west side of the Gascoigne Estate have been given the thumbs up at Barking and Dagenham Councils planning committee.

Wates Living Space joins flagship framework

06 NOVEMBER 2019

Wates Living Space has expanded its framework presence with its appointment to the South East Consortium (SEC) Internal & External Building Works Framework.

Wates appointed to £30bn government construction framework

05 NOVEMBER 2019

Wates Group has been appointed to deliver a new major seven-year framework for public sector construction via the Crown Commercial Services £30bn framework.

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.

Wates Living Space to grow London portfolio with Tower Hamlets appointment

16 SEPTEMBER 2019

Wates Living Space has been appointed to the Tower Hamlets Homes Block Refurbishment framework, a four-year pipeline of housing refurbishment works in East London.

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.

Wates Living Space secures position on major CCS Framework

Wates has been appointed to the Crown Commercial Services Workplace Services Framework further strengthening its relationship with the Ministry of Defence

Wates expands North Wales presence with position on Construction Framework

Wates has secured a place on the North Wales Construction Partnerships £500m framework, facilitating the build of new schools and public sector projects.

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