Wates Group today announces highest-ever turnover and underlying profit in the company’s 127-year history.

In a move to address the UK’s substantial housing shortage, we have called for bold reforms to the planning system. Download our whitepaper

Cardiff Council has appointed us as the contractor to deliver its transformational redevelopment of the Channel View estate in Grangetown.

Our Developments business has completed the sale of a 222 acre site in Ford, West Sussex, to Vistry and partner, Abri.

We’ve exceeded its social value targets to assist social enterprises and get young people engaged in a career in the construction industry.

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

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’re set to expand our presence in London with the appointment of our housing maintenance services team  to deliver Brent Council’s Major Works programme across its social housing portfolio.

Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have been appointed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to provide up to 1,200 new prison places across the UK with a focus on safety, security and rehabilitation

We have been appointed by leading UK social enterprise, Places for People, to upgrade thousands of homes across the central and north east as part of a £104m major works investment framework.

We secured £2.8bn of new work during 2022 with a record forward order book of £8.35bn, up 16.9% from 2021.

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

Our full annual results for 2022 including interactive project video content from around our business.

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.

Our latest company results and corporate governance information.

In this latest update, we report on how we are performing against our targets, the activities and initiatives we’ve been involved in over the last year.

Wates has cemented its long association with the Department for Education (DfE), with the announcement of its appointment to 11 lots of the DfE’s new 2021 Construction Framework (CF21).

Wates has been appointed by Be First to build 334 new homes as part of an £874m regeneration of the Gascoigne Estate in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.