Wates Construction has secured a contract to upgrade the Palace of Westminsters Life Safety Systems, bringing our London-based heritage contracts to a combined value of £145m.

Wates Group has emerged as a double winner from the prestigious 2016 Building Awards, held in central London this week (8 November).

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.

Steve leads preconstruction for Parliament in a dedicated role that reflects Wates’ long term investment in and dedication to the Estate.

As Project Director at Parliament, Katie leads the team working on one of the most significant safety projects on the Parliamentary Estate.

Phil is a highly experienced construction and programme leader with more than 24 years’ experience delivering complex projects across the public sector.

Alex Jefferson is Programme Director for Wates Construction’s Ministry of Justice portfolio, with more than 25 years of experience delivering projects across the justice, education, commercial, residential and defence sectors.

Aimee Shann is Framework Manager for Wates Construction. Aimee is key to ensuring Wates’ public sector education frameworks operate effectively, consistently and in line with strategic objectives.

Darren Birch is the Justice Sector Lead for Wates Construction, with more than 30 years of experience across the construction industry.

Ross Wood is the Head of Sustainability for Wates Construction, where he leads the development and delivery of an industry-leading sustainability strategy across the construction business. Reporting to the Wates Construction Group Board, Ross is responsible for embedding environmental performance into core decision-making, aligning financial and sustainability goals to position Wates as a sector leader…