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Wates recruitment drive with MEPC's Wellington Place to help tackle homelessness

Wates Construction currently delivering MEPCs Wellington Place in Leeds is set to grow its team on site with the roll out of a pilot employment scheme to help tackle homelessness.

Wates Construction reveals landmark £135m Axis Square appointment

Wates has been appointed to Buildings One and Four of LCRs development, with the buildings designed to achieve BREEAM Excellent rating. The project will create 50 apprenticeships and 200 training courses with work starting on site in April 2019.

Wates builds Wellington Place presence with appointment to MEPC's government hub

Leading contractor, Wates Construction has been awarded the contract to build the next two buildings at MEPC’s Wellington Place, further extending its presence at Leeds’ new urban quarter.

BAE Systems and Wates join forces to develop world class apprentice complex

Wates Construction is set to build BAE Systems new Central Training Facility in Barrow, which will cater for the companys growing number of apprentices.

Farnborough International's expansion programme takes off in Hampshire

Building work on the new Hall 1 at Farnborough Internationals new Exhibition and Conference Centre is progressing at pace as Wates Construction, flies high with the venues 1,300-tonne steel frame.

Major wins in South West push Wates regional work-winning to c. £150m

Leading contractor, Wates Construction, is set to grow its South West and Southern Home Counties project portfolio following its appointment to build Salmon Harvesters 3 Glass Wharf in Bristol and refurbish Dysons Malmesbury-based head office.

Wates Smartspace secures a place on prestigious Gatwick Airport Framework

28 JULY 2016

Wates Smartspace has been appointed to the prestigious £250m per annum Gatwick Airport Limited Construction Framework until 2021, with the potential to extend for a further two years.

6 Wellington Place crowned Commercial Property of the Year at RICS Awards

6 Wellington Place, Leeds’ newest Grade A office development, has been named Commercial Property of the Year at the Yorkshire and Humber Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards 2016.

Wates extends southern foothold with Farnborough International expansion

Wates Construction has been appointed to deliver the much-anticipated expansion of the Farnborough International venue in Hampshire, adding to its growing project portfolio in the south.

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