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Despite a challenging external landscape of high inflation and interest rates, and disrupted supply chains, Wates Group has reported the highest-ever turnover and underlying profit in its 127-year history. With turnover of £2.18 billion, an increase of more than 15 ...

Building and property maintenance company, Wates, has become one of the first members of the newly formed National Homes Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) in a move that will help accelerate the social housing retrofit challenge. The Group will work together to ...

Wates Group has been named one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023, and has also been recognised by Women Into Construction. Now in its 13th year with Business in the Community (BITC), The Times Top 50 ...

Wates has partnered 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. Research ...

Wates Group has announced a new partnership with the charity PAPYRUS to train almost 400 people across its company and in local communities to prevent suicide among young people. Employees of the family-owned development, building and property maintenance company, were ...

Tim Wates has become the new Chairman of the Wates Group, taking over the role from his cousin, Sir James Wates CBE. Tim Wates joined the family-owned building, development, and property services company in 1993, serving as a Board Director ...

Wates Group has reported a profit of £33.7m on its highest ever turnover of £1.89bn, up 17 per cent on last year. The family-owned development, construction and property services company secured £2.8bn of new work during 2022 with a record ...

Wates Group has appointed Eoghan O’Lionaird as its new Chief Executive effective from 20 February 2023. He joins the business from his previous role as Chief Executive at FTSE-listed marine services company James Fisher and Sons plc. He has also held ...

Sir James Wates CBE has announced that Tim Wates will succeed him as Chairman of the Wates Group. The change will take effect at the company’s AGM in May 2023. Tim Wates joined the privately held, family owned built environment ...

Viega has been awarded Wates Approved Innovation Partner status for its Megapress press connection technology, thanks to the numerous performance benefits it offers – and is the only piping manufacturer to have achieved this prestigious accolade. The first initiative of ...