During National Apprenticeship Week (3-9 February), we want to highlight the wide range of job opportunities available in the built environment.  Hear from some of our apprentices and trainees who are helping to break down the common myths about apprenticeships in construction.

Open doors offers something for everyone and can give you a chance to meet our teams and learn about the diverse range of career paths on offer in our industry. Book your place at one of our sites today using an interactive map.

We have launched a new campaign called ‘Changing Our Habits’ to help challenge ourselves and our industry to find a better way, to innovate and to make big, meaningful and lasting changes to protect and restore the natural environment.

Building.co.uk interviews industry leaders about what is ahead for Construction in 2020. Sir James Wates, Chairman of Wates Group, was among those featured and remarks that he is approaching 2020 with great optimism.

Nikunj Upadhyay, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, was interviewed about how company culture, flexible working and the right environment can be a catalyst for change.

Our Guiding Framework defines the Purpose that motivates us, the Goals we are working to achieve and the Behaviours we expect of ourselves and each other. Watch our video below to find out what the Guiding Framework means to us.

At Wates, we are proud of our association with the armed forces. From supporting the D-Day landings in Normandy during WWII to building a base for the next generation of fighter jets for the RAF.

The Wates Group, established in 1897, is one of the leading privately-owned construction, development and property services businesses in the UK. We employ approximately 4,000 people and together, we inspire better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow.

As an inclusivity champion for construction company Wates, Will Bayley discusses the real power of public leisure facilities in helping people and communities come together and break barriers through sport.

In this blog, John Dunne, Group Safety Health Environment and Quality Director at Wates, outlines why he believes the rise in reported absenteeism due to poor mental health is a positive thing.

A new film celebrating a feat of engineering which turned the tide of World War II has been released by Wates on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Read our response to Inquiry by All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment

The Wates Group Annual Review 2018: Creating tomorrow together

Our annual Chairman’s Awards celebrate the passion, drive and dedication of our employees.

An introduction to Wates, its companies and performance in 2018.

2018 marked 100 years since women in the UK were given the right to vote as part of the Representation of the People’s Act. We used this centenary as an opportunity to profile many of our female colleagues.

We’ve delivered another year of increased profits by continuing to concentrate on working in the sectors and geographies where we have proven expertise and for customers with whom we enjoy positive, effective relationships.

At Wates, the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees is central to our business ethos and success. This includes mental health as much as physical safety.

The Wates Principles report seeks to improve corporate governance standards among private companies

Each year Wates holds Reshaping Tomorrow Week (11-15 June), a unique volunteering event that sees the business’ 4,000 employees donate their time to support the communities in which they live and work.

The Wates Group Annual Review 2017: Safer, Better, Stronger

Learn more about the Wates Group in our latest company credentials brochure

Wates Group is proud to work in partnership with Recycling Lives – an initiative that pairs jobseekers with recycling initiatives.

Wates Group are proud partners of Streetwise, a social enterprise that handles grounds maintenance. Watch the video to hear how streetwise impacts local communities.

This 15 minute video covers all Health, Safety, Environment and Quality information, as well as the standards we expect on all our sites.

Report from NEF Consulting, commissioned by the Wates Group and Wates Family Enterprise Trust, examining the impact of our relationship with social enterprises.

Download the Wates Annual Review for 2016, outlining our financial performance and key achievements.

To coincide with the release of our Annual Results for 2016, we have published a credentials brochure giving a snapshot of our performance and achievements in 2016.

“The apprenticeship levy is coming, so we might as well make the best of it. And how we do that is by thinking smarter and working together to make the scheme succeed for us.”

2017 was another positive year for the Wates Group, not just in terms of strong financial performance but also for its continued investment in its people and its relationships.

“Our industry faces major skills challenges to deliver the pipeline of work that includes increased housebuilding and major infrastructure projects.”

Tomorrow’s Company, the independent think tank helping businesses to be a force for good, today announced that James Wates CBE, chairman of the Wates Group, has joined its board as deputy chairman.

We welcomed 1,208 new colleagues as a result of our acquisition of Shepherd Engineering Services Limited.

Policy Exchange looks at what it will take to improving higher level professional and technical education.

As part of our long-term business development strategy, we welcomed over 400 new colleagues, including 130 people as a result of our acquisition of Midlands-based Purchase Group.

It is this diversity across market sectors that underlines the strength and stability of the Group.