Wates property services division, WPS, has appointed Lee Shone as Technical Services Director for Facilities Management. Shone, who brings to the role over thirty years of experience in engineering and facilities management, has cultivated a proven track record across a ...
Read More »WPS extends FM contract with ACCA
WPS, the property services arm of Wates, has extended its facilities management contract with the global body for professional accountants, ACCA by a further two years. Celebrating a successful partnership spanning 10 years, the contract extension will see WPS continuing ...
Read More »Aster appoints WPS for £20m decarbonisation programme
Housing association, Aster Group, has appointed WPS, the property services division of Wates, to improve the energy efficiency of more than 750 properties across the South of England and London. The £20 million three-year programme of works will support Aster’s ...
Read More »GPA selects Wates for Cat B fit-out of Manchester First Street Hub
Following a competitive tender process, the Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Wates to conduct the Category B (Cat B) fit-out of its First Street Hub in Manchester. The contract award comes as the construction of the new government office ...
Read More »Wates appoints new executive managing director
Phillippa Prongué has been appointed as the new Executive Managing Director of Wates growing Residential business. She will take up the position in the new year, taking over from Helen Bunch who is retiring after an esteemed 19 year career at ...
Read More »Tarem Services partners with Wates to tackle food insecurity
Tarem Services, a social enterprise dedicated to tackling in-work poverty and food insecurity, joined forces with UK construction company, Wates Group, last week (15 October) to bring essential food support to families in Kilburn Square through its Mobile Foodbank initiative. ...
Read More »Orbit appoints Wates for social housing retrofit project
Not-for-profit housing group, Orbit, has chosen Wates to undertake a retrofit programme for 410 homes. The contract award marks the start of a long-term partnership to help decarbonise Orbit’s homes and will see Wates deliver energy efficiency improvements to 160 ...
Read More »Wates wins £4.3m SHDF contract
The Hyde Group, a provider of affordable homes across London and the South East, has appointed Wates Property Services to deliver a £4.3 million Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1 contract. The appointment further strengthens Wates’ position as a ...
Read More »Blue light win for Wates FM
Hampshire & Isle of Wight’s Fire & Rescue Service and Police & Crime Commissioner has appointed Wates for the delivery of facilities management services at approximately 150 sites. The new four-year, £1.6 million deal, which comes with an optional four-year ...
Read More »Wates commences housing maintenance deal with South Derbyshire District Council
Wates has commenced its new partnership with South Derbyshire District Council to deliver planned and responsive housing maintenance works to the Council’s 3,000 properties. Under the terms of the agreement, Wates is responsible for carrying out a range of day-to-day ...
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