Wates has been part of a new secondment scheme pilot to support emerging talent across the wider portfolio through the Alliance 4 New Prisons. 

Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have been appointed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to provide up to 1,200 new prison places across the UK with a focus on safety, security and rehabilitation

Following a competitive tender process, We have been awarded a number of lots under the Ministry of Justice’s new £2.5bn Constructor Services Framework.

Supporting the government’s plan to deliver 20,000 new prison places.

In 2022, we worked at HMP Norwich on a strip out and refurbishment contract which saw us create a new 16-room on-site court complete with a video conferencing centre (VCC)

In 2022, we were appointed to fit-out and refurbish 12 probation offices, as part of a nationwide programme of investment by the MoJ to modernise the estates being used by the Probation Service in England and Wales.

At Watford County and Family Court, our fit out team took a former CAT A office and completely remodelled its interior to become a brand new judicial development on behalf of His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS).

A major fit-out project completed for the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners will learn the skills they need to stay on the straight and narrow as the latest phase of the government’s plan to deliver 20,000 new prison places gets underway.

Wates and Kier have been awarded contracts to lead an alliance of hundreds of small businesses in constructing new houseblocks at six prisons capable of accommodating more than 2,600 offenders.

Wates has been appointed to deliver a major contract for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to fit-out and refurbish 12 probation offices across England.

Wates has completed a major Covid-19 response programme on behalf of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

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 has secured a three-year contract with global investment management organisation, Barings.