Wates hits million pound milestone for social enterprises with SCAPE

As part of our partnership with leading public procurement framework SCAPE, Wates Group maximises Social Value outcomes for every project we complete.

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Barking pupils give a ‘thumbs up’ to new road safety video

A new road safety video is being shown in Barking schools as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of crossing the road near heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and the importance of not playing near building sites.

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Wates Community Learning Hub

To help further enhance the wellbeing of residents, we are proud to launch Wates Community Learning, a digital platform providing access to over 50 nationally accredited courses.

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Grass roots park opens in east London

The new pocket park is a result of a grass roots project involving Gascoigne Residents’ Forum, Be First, engagement specialist Urban Symbiotics, landscape architects Fabrik, and construction firm Wates.

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Community hub revamp complete in time for new opening in June

Havering’s first community hub, in Harold Hill, will be opening for residents on 8 June. This is thanks to a team of volunteers from Wates who have turned the site around at the old Housing Office in Chippenham Road.

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Wates shows Barking students how construction is ‘Top Trumps’ for a future career

Wates has launched a set of ‘Top Trumps’ style playing cards to help explain the wide variety of roles available in construction and to encourage more young people into the industry.

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BLOG: Improving communities by buying local

We have hosted our first online ‘meet the buyer’ event, organised through the social procurement organisation, ‘Supply Change’.

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The New Social Value Model

On 31 March 2021, Su Pickerill, Wates Group Community Investment Manager, was a guest speaker at ICRS discussing ‘The New Social Value model’.

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Celebration a team effort of global proportions

Emma Gruenbaum, Head of Business Improvement and Transformation at Wates Construction Group, talks about wellbeing and charity initiative.

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National social value award win for Wates

Wates has received a prestigious award at the 2021 National Social Value Awards winning the ‘Private Sector Leadership’ category.

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BLOG: Creating a Social Value showcase on each and every project

Su Pickerill, Group Community Investment Manager – Creating a Social Value showcase on each and every project.

 

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Wates and SCAPE deliver more than £58m worth of social and local economic value during 2020

Wates and SCAPE has announced that last year it delivered a total Social and Local Economic Value Add of over £58m.

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Adding value to communities through construction

John Carlin, Midlands Regional Director at Wates Construction – Adding value to communities through construction. Find out more.

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Construction a most misunderstood profession

Steve Yates, Business Development Manager for Wates Construction, talks about the Next Generation during National Apprenticeship Week.

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My apprenticeship empowers me to do something different

Sarah was quickly offered an exciting opportunity to join the Wates Residential team as a Demolition Operative Apprentice.

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Wates invests over £128,500 into social enterprises across the North East

Wates has announced that in the last 12 months it has delivered a total spend of £128,679 against a target of £93,000 to support social enterprises across the region.

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MYTHBUSTERS – what it’s really like to work in the built environment

Hear from some of our apprentices and trainees below who are helping to break down the common myths about apprenticeships in construction.

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Social value is the key to Covid recovery

Has social value lost its force amidst the global pandemic? Wates Group’s Community Investment Manager, Su Pickerill, explains why creating opportunities has never been more important…

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