For Jamie Bawden, a Project Manager with Wates, the answer has taken shape through his secondment with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Property Directorate.

A new council housing development delivered by us is bringing high-quality affordable homes to Leeds and is paying tribute to a sporting hero of yesteryear.

Every year on 10 September, organisations and communities around the world come together to mark World Suicide Prevention Day – a day to pause, reflect, raise awareness, and take meaningful action to help prevent suicide.

As part of our commitment to making construction a career of choice for a more diverse range of students, we reimagined our summer programme.

We are an official member of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) – a global organisation dedicated to advancing sustainability in high-tech laboratory and research facility design.

The Ministry of Justice have signed the main works order with us for a £100m expansion project at HMP Onley in Warwickshire.

Work on a new housing development has reached a key milestone as our Construction business continues to create high-quality affordable homes for local people.

Recently, Steffan Battle, Executive Managing Director of Wates Construction, shared his insights on allyship with Construction Management.

At our Highlight project, we’re constructing an active wellbeing hub for Hartlepool Borough Council that will support the local community and inspire future talent.

We’re proud to support The Centre for Construction Best Practice, which has launched a major research initiative focused on Early Contractor Involvement.

We are thrilled to announce that Wates has won the sub-regional project of the year at the North West Regional Construction Awards.

Our Construction East business attended the re-opening of Derby’s Market Hall, which it helped restore and reinvigorate.

We’ve joined Stepnell, Morgan Sindall, Kier, and BAM as Gold Corporate Partners of the new Centre for Construction Best Practice.

A team of nine volunteers from Construction South made a meaningful impact at Woburn Lower School as part of Wates Community Month.

We’ve received the Visitors’ Choice Impact Report from Koestler Arts, showcasing the powerful outcomes of our partnership.

Following a tender process, our Construction business has been awarded the £110.6m contract to repair and refurbish the iconic Victoria Tower, to preserve it for future generations.

We have marked a major construction milestone at Oasis Academy Daventry Road with a topping out ceremony, celebrating the installation of the final steel beam on the new school building.

We celebrate the outstanding achievements of our winners and finalists at WICE (Women in Construction and Engineering) 2025.