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ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates alliance secure £1bn MoJ New Prisons Programme

12 JULY 2021

ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have been appointed to the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) £1billion New Prisons Programme to build four new adult male prisons across the UK

Wates Smartspace unveils post-pandemic office concept

01 JULY 2021

National fit-out and refurbishment specialist Wates Smartspace has completed a bold office transformation at the Wates Group’s Head Office in Leatherhead.

Wates adopts company-wide flexible working

22 JUNE 2021

Wates Group has announced the adoption of company-wide flexible working as it looks to enhance the Group’s high standards of customer service by improving staff wellbeing and productivity.

#FlexTheUK Campaign

CAMPAIGN

Wates has partnered with Working families’ #FlexTheUK campaign, which aims to drive national conversations about flexible working and to ‘build back better’ for working parents.

Wates begins journey to become a Building a Safer Future Charter Champion

20 MAY 2021

Wates is demonstrating our commitment to building safety by being one of the very first companies to begin the process of becoming a Charter Champion company.

Wates provides resilience training for all employees

12 MAY 2021

Wates Group, the leading privately-owned construction, property services and residential development company, is marking Mental Health Awareness Week with the announcement of a business-wide programme of personal resilience training.

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a tribute

09 APRIL 2021

We are deeply saddened by the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He dedicated his life to the service of this country and to supporting his wife, the Queen.

Wates poised to grow with record forward order book and rising net cash balance

16 MARCH 2021

Wates secured £2.4bn of new work in 2020 enabling it to end the year with a record forward order book of £6.6bn, up 13.5% from 2019.

WATES LAUNCHES ONLINE INNOVATION PORTAL TO BOOST INDUSTRY TRANSITION TO NET ZERO

01 MARCH 2021

Wates Group today launched a self-service, interactive and intelligent marketplace for sustainable innovation.

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