We’ve officially started work on Hartlepool’s new multi-million-pound leisure centre, Highlight. We are a leader in the construction of sport and leisure centres nationally and bring this expertise to the project following our appointment by Hartlepool Council.

We’re proud to have been chosen by Lloyds Bank Corporate and Institutional business to feature in their ‘Sustainability Voices’ campaign, which profiles examples of best practice in ESG among their clients and partners.

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games venue, Sandwell Aquatics Centre, has officially opened its doors to the public following completion of the final legacy construction phase, transforming the facility into a state-of-the-art community leisure centre.

Braywick Park is a new, state of the art leisure centre constructed as a replacement for the Magnet Leisure Centre.

We have provided M&E, fabric maintenance, minor project works and horticulture services to Twycross since June 2016.

Delivering a world class sporting venue and a community legacy. Sandwell Aquatics Centre has been built to host one of the largest international sporting events of 2022.

Redevelopment of an existing sports centre for Carlisle City Council.

David Rose, Head of Projects at Wates FM, shares his thoughts on the increasing value his Special Projects team brings to customers, and to their budgets.

Work will soon get underway on site for Halton’s exciting new leisure centre.

The official opening of the £27 million Sands Centre redevelopment.

Exciting plans to deliver the legacy phase of the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick and to give Sandwell one of the best community leisure facilities in the country are taking a huge step forward.

An international research project from Australia has visited Sandwell Aquatics Centre to learn best practice ahead of the Australian State of Victoria hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2026.

Wates is marking the six-year milestone of its contract with Twycross Zoo. Featuring a major project to support the creation of the zoo’s recently opened The Gruffalo Discovery Land.

The £27 million Sands Centre redevelopment has reached another significant milestone and is set to be completed in late autumn this year.

Wates secures key pre-construction role on ground-breaking British Library project.

As part of our partnership with leading public procurement framework SCAPE, Wates maximises Social Value outcomes for every project we complete.

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