Wates Construction is advancing building work on the major refurbishment programme at the House of Lords Millbank House in Westminster, bringing the contractors London-based heritage contracts to a combined value of £145m.

Vince Finnegan of Wates Construction scooped the Gold Medal in the Restoration category for his work at The Royal Hospital in Chelsea.

6 Wellington Place, Leeds’ newest Grade A office development, has been named Commercial Property of the Year at the Yorkshire and Humber Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards 2016.

Wates Construction has kick-started a regional growth strategy in the Midlands with the appointment of James Willis as Business Development Manager.

Wates Construction is using its role on the East Midlands Property Alliance (empa) framework to boost prospects for jobseekers in the East Midlands and has so far delivered almost 100 employment and training opportunities for local people.

“Questions remain over the governments target of 3 million apprentices by 2020 but we owe it to generations of young (and not so young) people to change our thinking about what apprenticeships are and how we use them.”

22 Station Road, Cambridges new Grade A office development, has been crowned Best Commercial Workplace at the British Council for Offices (BCO) Midlands and East Anglia Regional Property Awards 2016.

HOME, Manchesters new international centre for contemporary theatre, film and visual art has been crowned the winner of two prestigious design awards just one year since it opened its doors at First Street.

Wates has been awarded the contract to build the Victoria and Albert Museums (V&As) Exhibition Road Project, designed by architects AL_A.

Dan Hornsby is a highly experienced Divisional Commercial Manager with nearly two decades of expertise in the construction industry, having begun his career in 2007.

Lucy Hannah is the Assistant Proposals Manager, Wates Construction East

Based in the East Midlands and with more than 30 years at Wates, Mark is a highly experienced leader specialising in complex projects.

Maddie Gascoigne is the Business Administration Apprentice, Wates Construction West

Imogen Arundale Walker is the Assistant Surveyor, Wates Construction East

Emily Ng is the Planning Management Trainee, Wates Construction East

Sufyaan Akhtar is the Section Manager,, Wates Construction East

Saif Shah is a Commercial Management Trainee, Wates Construction East

George Mosey, UK Operations Director and Interim Managing Director for Wates Construction London.