Wates hails hydrogen as a sustainable fuel of the future

We’re using hydrogen as a sustainable fuel to help reach carbon neutrality by 2025, following a successful trial of a JCB generator.

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Windsor

We worked with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to create a development that worked for the local community.

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Tenterden, Kent

This 60-acre site in Tenterden, Kent, is a great example of how people and the environment can work together to create a sustainable, high-quality place.

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Bramley

Thanks to our Developments division, the Bramley project is shaping a great place for people in a prime location.

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Greenway schoolchildren get greener, thanks to our partnership with Sussex Green Living

Pupils at Greenway Junior School in Horsham have been having fun while learning how to lead a more sustainable life, under our new partnership with Sussex Green Living.

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Join us at UKREiiF 2025

Join our Chief Executive Eoghan O’Lionaird, Chairman Tim Wates and members of our Executive Board and senior leadership teams in Leeds for this year’s UKREiiF.

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Driving Sustainability in Construction: Wates Hosts Supply Chain Workshop

We hosted the South & London SBTi (Science-Based Targets Initiative) Supply Chain Workshop to discuss sustainability in construction.

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2025 sustainable innovations call out

Dr Zainab Dangana explores how our support for sustainability innovations is stepping up, through the 2025 sustainable innovations call out.

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Search for sustainable innovations launched to help leading banks and building societies reach net zero

Wates has teamed up with members of the financial services sector to launch sustainable innovations call out in a bid to boost emerging green innovators across the UK.

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Reflections on the SteelZero Event: Decarbonising steel for a net zero future

I recently had the pleasure of attending the SteelZero event organised by The Climate Group alongside Bekir Andrews, our Environmental Sustainability Director, and Mark Craig, Regional Director for London Construction.

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Committed to sustainable placemaking

Putting sustainability at the heart of land promotion to deliver better outcomes for all.

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How we are using our procurement spend to change lives, support communities and protect the planet 

We’re a proud partner in the Buy Social Corporate Challenge, a groundbreaking initiative to bring social enterprises into major businesses’ supply chains.

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We have increased our electric vehicles by over 50%

We have increased our fleet of electric maintenance vehicles by over 50% in a second major investment to our property services fleet in under 12 months

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How do we implement the circular economy today? 

Senior members from the built environment attended a roundtable event hosted by Wates in March to share learnings about how their businesses are implementing circular economy principles today and how to bring it into the mainstream. Here’s what they discussed.

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Securing funding is only the first step in public sector decarbonisation

John Cartwright, Business Unit Director at Wates, shares his thoughts on the key considerations of public sector bodies awaiting a decision on Phase 3c and preparing to apply for Phase 4.

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Join us at UKREiiF 2024

Join our Chief Executive, Sir James Wates CBE and members of our Executive board and senior leadership teams during this exciting three day event.

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What is Biodiversity Net Gain?

From February 2024, developers must adhere to the UK government’s Biodiversity Net Gain targets. Read Wates’ blog and get the vital information here.

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Construction in a city where ‘prime office accommodation is at a premium’

Construction Index has reported on Welcome Building, a net zero carbon office project we are delivering in Bristol City Centre in partnership with Candour and Tristan Capital Partners.

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