Our Residential business awards £45,000 to Brent community groups through new Community Chest
Our Residential business has awarded a total of £45,000 to seven local organisations in Brent through its newly launched Community Chest – an initiative designed to support grassroots projects working to address local needs.
Read moreWe sponsor record-breaking Channel swim by limbless veteran team
The only all-amputee team ever to swim the English Channel has made history once again, repeating the extraordinary feat 11 years after their original record-breaking crossing.
Read moreSupporting Grangetown through social value
Our transformation of the Grangetown Boys & Girls Club garden has just been featured in Wales Online.
Read moreASSETS: Assisting Social Enterprises to Succeed 2025
For the fifth consecutive year, we’re thrilled to invite social enterprises to be part of this transformative programme.
Read moreTalking is key to reimagining Croydon’s future
We’re committed to supporting Croydon. We were founded here more than 125 years ago and continue actively supporting community projects.
Read moreGaining valuable employees through community programmes
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.
Read moreWe’ve supported Havering student to receive scholarship from Collado Collins to pursue “dream” architecture career.
Jordanas will receive financial support through his first three years of university education with a generous bursary provided by leading architecture firm Collado Collins.
Read moreHow 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.
Read moreWates Chairman Lives The Dream
A dream came true for our Chairman Tim Wates, when he took to the turf of his beloved Crystal Palace Football Club at Selhurst Park.
Read moreSocial Value impact at Canada Water
British Land and AustralianSuper celebrated the topping out of Plot A1, a sustainable mixed-use building in the heart of the 53-acre Canada Water masterplan.
Read moreSupporting Croydon’s youth through local community partnerships
Following our appointment by the Government Property Agency (GPA) to carry out a Category B fit-out of 2 Ruskin Square, Croydon, We’ve commenced a series of social value initiatives to support the local community.
Read moreWe’ve exceeded our social value targets and launched social enterprise programme for fourth consecutive year
We’ve exceeded its social value targets to assist social enterprises and get young people engaged in a career in the construction industry.
Read moreASSETS: Assisting Social Enterprises to Succeed 2024
For the fourth consecutive year, we’re thrilled to invite social and
environmental impact-driVen organisations to be part of this transformative programme.
Expanding our social enterprise programme to boost local communities with Impact Hub London
Eight social enterprises (SEs) have won a spot on our unique business support programme with Impact Hub London, which gives them an opportunity to expand nationally and secure larger contracts.
Read moreWe join the Fawcett Society in challenging gender stereotypes and tackling the gender pay gap
Today we are announcing a new partnership with the Fawcett Society, the UK’s leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights, on a new Equal Play campaign to support parents, care givers and influential adults to challenge gender stereotypes with their children.
Read moreOur new charity partnership will result in nearly 400 people being trained in suicide prevention
Our people have voted for a new company charity partner for the next three years: PAPYRUS, the national charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. The charity specifically works with people aged 35 and under, as suicide is the biggest killer of people in this age group in the UK.
Read moreASSETS: Assisting Social Enterprises to Succeed
ASSETS is a six-month business support programme for social enterprises in the construction industry supply chain which are aiming to scale their operations and secure larger contracts.
Read moreOur response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
In response to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal, launched today, Wates has donated £10k to support those who have been impacted by this tragic event.
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