Category: Wates
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Aster appoints Wates for £20m social housing retrofitting scheme
Housing association Aster has appointed WPS, the property services arm of Wates, to deliver a £20m scheme to decarbonise around 750 of its homes in the south of England and London. The three-year programme of works is a step towards making all of Aster’s residential properties EPC C or above by 2030. Just 15% of…
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Tilbury Douglas and Wates show how construction can align with UN SDGs
In the case of Tilbury Douglas, the contractor contributed to four SDGs – sustainable cities and communities, climate action, life on land, and quality education – during the delivery of the St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy project, part of the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academies Trust awarded through the Department for Education framework. View the…
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Wates project engages CIOB members in Manchester
CIOB’s Manchester Hub and guests recently joined the Wates Group construction team to visit a residential development in Manchester. The development, at Rodney Street, Ancoats, will include 119 apartments spread across two buildings – a mix of 28 one-bed and 91 two-bed homes – alongside 10 townhouses. Members were particularly interested to hear about the…
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In pictures | The best images from May
A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month. Historic pier brought back to life Civils contractor Octavius has completed a nine-month programme of critical repairs to Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight, the oldest pier in the UK. The £11.5m project included a complete refurbishment of all of the pier’s…
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CIOB Awards 2025: Low Rise Accommodation
Gold Award Winner: Graham Potts, Kier Construction Project: Marylebone Square, London W1Scope: Construction of 79 apartments in nine-storey block, completed in 158 weeks Client: Concord London Value: £124m A constrained site in central London, the entire footprint taken up by the building itself, and surrounded by busy roads, schools and commercial premises, posed a tough construction challenge. This…
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Wates reports progress on inclusion and diversity
Wates has revealed the impact of its inclusion and diversity strategy since its launch five years ago. Its Inclusion and Diversity Impact Report 2024 outlines how its three core priorities – fair treatment, fair opportunities, and fair hiring – have helped to guide positive change across the business. The report shows that since the inclusion and diversity…
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Former Homes England director joins Wates to boost public sector business
Stephen Beechley, group public sector director at Wates Group, said: “The public sector makes up around 70% of our business as a group and will always be a key strategic focus for Wates. Delivering vital social infrastructure and navigating the complexities that this brings requires the best talent, and Robert brings a wealth of experience…
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Wates says hydrogen is ‘way forward’ after JCB trial
Jonny Wates, director, added: “Zero emission power on sites is a fundamental building block to get us to our ambition. We’re excited to partner with JCB on hydrogen, because its cleaner energy. Fundamentally, it’s about the emissions, the particulates and the noise that you associate with a diesel generator. View the original article and our…
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In pictures | The best images from March
A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month. New ‘floor’ for Sunderland’s footbridge VolkerStevin has laid the last of 91 deck planks of the New Wear Footbridge in Sunderland. They were installed using a bespoke trolley system, with each of the 10m-wide planks lifted by crane from the southern riverside park…
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Supply chains are key to cutting carbon – tier 1s should work with them
With costs rising for carbon-intensive construction materials, main contractors should work with their suppliers to find green solutions, says Cressida Curtis of Wates. Within 10 days of a climate denier being sworn in as US president, our government declared: “The UK is re-establishing itself as a climate leader on the global stage” in its Nationally…