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.

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.

Our WPS division has appointed Lee Shone as Technical Services Director for Facilities Management, marking a significant milestone in an ongoing commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and self-delivered engineering solutions. 

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

Pat Fitzgerald will join Wates Group on 1 September 2025 as Chief Commercial Officer, following the retirement of Simon Potter earlier in the year.

We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our winning projects at the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) National Site Awards 2025.

James Saunders has been appointed Chief People Officer for Wates Group and will sit on the Executive Committee.

Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading building, development and maintenance companies, has strengthened its public sector team with the appointment of Robert Stone as Head of Public Sector and National Frameworks.

Phoebe Wood joined Wates Fit Out as Senior Business Development Manager, where she will lead our business development activities and help drive new opportunities for the team.

We’re committed to supporting Croydon. We were founded here more than 125 years ago and continue actively supporting community projects.

Patrick Shah-Reagan talks about what life is like in construction with bipolar disorder and how Wates has supported him.

We celebrate an outstanding achievement for our team at Gartree 2, securing an incredible score for the Considerate Constructors Scheme.

George Mosey has been appointed as Operations Director for the Construction division at Wates, bringing more than 16 years of experience.

Our expert Wates Property Services’ social housing decarbonisation Ben Williams has shared his valuable insights on how to prepare for Social Housing Fund wave three allocations.

We believe our people are our greatest strength, and Patrick Shah-Regan is a shining example of how sharing your mental health journey and embracing neurodiversity can unlock extraordinary potential.

Jack Prady has been appointed as the new Managing Director of our facilities management business.

We’ve made two significant hires to our leadership team, strengthening our Wates’ Property Services business – which provides social housing maintenance alongside facilities management.

Winning business strategies in many sectors today look quite different from the ones common in earlier years, when the accepted view was to compete and prevail, with ‘self’ as the central theme.