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.

Wates has today announced Phillippa Prongué as the new Executive Managing Director of its growing Residential business.

In a world centred on the customer experience, and accepting only of 10/10 customer satisfaction scores, getting the job done right-first time is simply not enough.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day this summer, our group public sector director, Stephen Beechey, undertook a bike ride through the historic landscapes of Normandy, France, to raise funds for the Veterans Foundation while paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sir Christopher Stephen Wates on 22 September 2024.

Our industry is in a position to make a fundamental difference to the lives of young people in socially challenging situations, and benefit from it at the same time.

The six-week course covered a range of subjects, including CVs, Disclosures, Barriers to Work, AI, Interview Skills, Job Searches, and much more.