Wates has received a prestigious award at the 2021 National Social Value Awards winning the ‘Private Sector Leadership’ category.

Wates has completed its first project for Gateshead Council with the delivery of a £12m new school for children with special educational needs (SEN).

Andrew Riggs, Head of Government Sector, Wates Group – Maintaining momentum in public procurement. Find out more.

Wates and SCAPE has announced that last year it delivered a total Social and Local Economic Value Add of over £58m.

John Carlin, Midlands Regional Director at Wates Construction – Adding value to communities through construction. Find out more.

Neil Mattias’ blog discusses revitalising and preserving the North East’s manufacturing heritage. Find out more.

Steve Yates, Business Development Manager for Wates Construction, talks about the Next Generation during National Apprenticeship Week.

Andrew Barraclough, Group Design Director – Supporting the public sector on its digital journey. Find out more.

Project 2020 saw the redevelopment of three existing buildings to create headquarters for Anglo American plc and the De Beers Group.

Steve Beechey, Public Sector Director, The Construction Playbook – the consistent approach our industry needs.

Wates has announced that in the last 12 months it has delivered a total spend of £128,679 against a target of £93,000 to support social enterprises across the region.

The construction industry has been on its own digital journey for some time now and significant progress has been made but if it is going to achieve some of its key aspirations in the years ahead around quality, efficiency and sustainability then much more needs to be done.

The Government is working with the construction industry to find more effective ways of delivering ‘faster, better, greener’ infrastructure that provides value for money whilst supporting a more stable supply chain. Steve Beechey, Group Public Sector Director responds on behalf of Wates Group to the Government’s Construction Playbook.

Wates and Perfect Circle have jointly completed £22m worth of works at the Loughborough University Science Enterprise Park.

Wates has appointed Dan Sadler to the role of Offsite Manufacturing Director, to lead the expansion and development of its award-winning offsite manufacturing business in Coventry – Prism.

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a ‘once in a generation investment’ in infrastructure will be crucial as the country works to recover from the biggest economic contraction in the last 300 years. Steve Beechey, Public Sector Director responded on behalf of Wates Group.

National contractor Wates Construction has completed works at Nottingham College City Hub, a landmark new campus for the College providing space for 2,000 students and 200 staff, offering local people a state-of-the-art learning experience and future employment opportunities.

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.