James Wates CBE, Chairman of the Wates Group, has been appointed Chairman of the Princes Trust Corporate Advisory Group.

Wates Construction Group has today strengthened its team with new senior appointments.

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

Shiv Singh is the Acquisitions and Disposals Director

Nick Laugharne is Operations Director- Land and Residential Investment at Wates Developments, where he leads investments into new projects and oversees the Strategic Land, Technical, and Acquisitions & Disposals Directors. He also manages large-scale sites classified as Principal Developer and sits on both the Wates Developments Board and Strategy Board.

As Partnerships Director, Craig has over 20 years’ experience working within the housing development sector.

Ramzies Dacres has over 11 years of experience delivering across Department for Education (DfE) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) schemes, with deep expertise in framework operations, commercial governance, and stakeholder engagement.

As Education Design Director since 2023, Nicola is involved and contributes to market mapping, business development, early customer engagement and the creation of a standard systemised approach for education project delivery, in support of our business regions.

Steve Holbrook has been Managing Director of Wates Construction’s London business since 2024. He leads the regional strategy and delivery of major construction projects, with a focus on operational excellence, commercial performance, and sustainable outcomes. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) with a BSc (Hons) in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying, Steve brings over 30 years…

Positioning Wates at the vanguard of Health & Safety by materially improving the resilience of our projects, enabling people to thrive and influencing a broader industry transformation.

Wiktoria is a highly skilled Retrofit Consultant, specialising in delivering sustainable retrofit solutions for social housing landlords. 

Ashley joined NetZero Collective from Liberty to oversee retrofit design and retrofit coordination and focus on customer/client engagement.  

Daniel is a qualified retrofit coordinator who joined NetZero Collective in 2021 from Liberty Group

Gavin has extensive experience in property services, specialising in repairs, maintenance, voids, and planned works.

Bryan is an experienced Operations Director with over 20 years in the housing, construction, and property services sectors.

Karen has grown turnover, established a visible future order book of growth, and secured Liberty’s largest ever contract.

Simon has over 20 years of experience in environmental science, planning, regeneration, and commercial development.

Kevin joined Wates Strategic Space in September 2024, bringing with him extensive experience from Knight Frank