Our Construction business has proudly delivered a landmark achievement in sustainable building design with the construction of Wellington Place, becoming the first new building in the country to achieve a certified NABERS UK Five-Star Energy Rating.

We are proud to have supported the launch of the Pennywell Fellowship by sponsoring a community climbing wall at their high-profile event.

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At Wates, we’re proud to celebrate Green Careers Week, an annual event organised by National Careers Week and supported by the Department for Education (DfE) and The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC). Running from 3–8 November 2025, the week aims to inspire young people to pursue careers that contribute to a more sustainable future.

Martine Corbett, Social Value Manager, shares her thoughts on how our programme is helping develop future generations in the built environment industry.

As part of developing the future generation in the built environment, we caught up with Cynthia Lakos, who is currently completing a placement at Wates Construction.

As we go through T-Levels Week, find out how Matthew at SES has reimagined his career journey.

As we go through T-Levels Week, Gary Campbell-Dykes shares his insights on how we are reimagining opportunities for young people at Wates.

We have completed a £200 million state-of-the-art research and education facility for Oxford University – the Life and Mind Building.

Wates Group and the Ministry of Justice have signed the main works order for an expansion project at HMP Wayland in Norfolk.

Kineton High School has been transformed through the Department for Education’s School Rebuilding Programme, delivered via the MMC Lot 1 Framework.

The new net zero school in Nuneaton has been transformed through the Department for Education’s School Rebuilding Programme, replacing outdated facilities with a modern, inclusive environment for 1,050 pupils aged 11–16. 

At Kempston, we’re helping to create one of the UK’s largest SEND schools — a purpose-built environment designed to support 200 pupils aged 3 to 19 with specialist care and facilities tailored to their needs.

This inclusive 900-place co-educational secondary school in Bristol is being delivered in partnership with the Department for Education and Oasis Community Learning.

This recently opened academy in Leicester is one of the UK’s first net zero carbon secondary schools and the very first secondary of its kind in the East Midlands, setting a new standard for more sustainable school infrastructure.  

This transformative redevelopment in Yorkshire has delivered a vibrant, three-storey teaching block that replaces outdated facilities — all while the school remained fully operational. The new building offers bright, modern spaces designed to support both academic excellence and student wellbeing. 

Our Construction business, Kirklees Council, Wellspring Academy Trust and Joseph Norton Academy celebrate the start of construction for a new school in Huddersfield.

One of the UK’s first net zero carbon in operation secondary schools has opened in Leicester at the new Brook Mead Academy site.