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.

We’re enhancing  our paternity leave policy. Effective immediately, we are increasing fully paid paternity leave from 8 weeks to 12 weeks, reinforcing our commitment to supporting employees and their families.

Paul Chandler announces that he will be retiring from a full-time executive role at the end of 2024, after a distinguished 42-year career in construction.

Steff has been at Wates since 1995, spending his initial 18 years in a regional capacity including five years as Regional Director.

Today we announce the appointment of Rosie Toogood as Chief Supply Chain and Quality Officer.

We’re furthering our commitment to improving gender imbalances across the construction industry by launching our second STEM Returners programme.

Today we announce the appointment of Cressida Curtis as our new Group Sustainability Director. She will join in the new year and sit on the Group’s Executive Committee, reporting to Chief Executive, Eoghan O’Lionaird

We caught up with our Customer Services Apprentice, Kaydn, to chat all about his experience of our early careers programme, from his passion for learning on the job to his day-to-day responsibilities.

Chey Godfrey has been promoted to Support Services Operations Manager within our facilities management (FM) business to increase the focus on compliance for our growing facilities management customer base.

In his first major profile interview since becoming Chief Executive, Eoghan O’Lionaird talks to Colin Marrs, Editor of Construction News, about his approach to leadership, and the top issues in his in-tray.

Liz Reilly has been appointed to the Group Board as a Non-Executive Director. Liz has over 30 years of executive experience.

Rachel Addison has been appointed to the Group Board as a Non-Executive Director.

We have appointed Matt Johnson as Regional Director for construction in the Midlands, to lead the region and deliver our strategic objectives.

Our environmental sustainability plan helps us focus on short-term targets whilst keeping an eye on long-term goals.

Another outstanding year for us as we break our turnover record for the second year in a row. Take a look at some of the years’ highlights.