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Wates hosts Buildforce Armed Forces Insight Day

|Date: 9 March, 2020

Wates hosts Buildforce Armed Forces Insight Day

Armed Forces personnel have been given a kick-start in careers with the construction industry as part of ...

Armed Forces personnel have been given a kick-start in careers with the construction industry as part of the Wates Group’s pledge to support veterans and ex-service leavers in partnership with Buildfo ...

9 March, 2020
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Wates partners with Young Women’s Trust to drive equality in construction

|Date: 3 March, 2020

Wates partners with Young Women’s Trust to drive equality in construction

Wates Group has announced a new three-year partnership with Young Women’s Trust to support and inspire mo ...

Wates Group has announced a new three-year partnership with Young Women’s Trust to support and inspire more women to take up careers in construction. The Group — which is the first construction partne ...

3 March, 2020
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Wates Property Services kicks off 2020 with £500m ambition

|Date: 27 January, 2020

Wates Property Services kicks off 2020 with £500m ambition

Wates Property Services (WPS) is kick-starting the New Year by setting out ambitious growth plans for the ...

Wates Property Services (WPS) is kick-starting the New Year by setting out ambitious growth plans for the coming years. The business, formed of Wates Living Space and Wates FM, intends to have a combi ...

27 January, 2020
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Ex-offenders given second chance through new construction employment programme

|Date: 24 January, 2020

Ex-offenders given second chance through new construction employment programme

A ground-breaking new scheme which offers prisoners paid work on construction sites is helping individual ...

A ground-breaking new scheme which offers prisoners paid work on construction sites is helping individuals return to the community and reduce reoffending. The Brighter Pathways programme - a partnersh ...

24 January, 2020
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Quality contractor starts to build homes for York

|Date: 21 October, 2019

Quality contractor starts to build homes for York

Building on the city’s history of pioneering beautiful homes and thriving communities, City of York Counc ...

Building on the city’s history of pioneering beautiful homes and thriving communities, City of York Council has contracted Wates Group to build 140, and local residents are invited to meet them ahead ...

21 October, 2019
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Wates Living Space bolsters London foothold with Peabody appointment

|Date: 10 October, 2019

Wates Living Space bolsters London foothold with Peabody appointment

Wates Living Space has been appointed by Peabody Housing Association to deliver responsive repairs and sp ...

Wates Living Space has been appointed by Peabody Housing Association to deliver responsive repairs and specialist works for over 13,000 homes, becoming the second London-based appointment for the busi ...

10 October, 2019
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Construction course helps transform Maidenhead man’s life

|Date: 7 October, 2019

Construction course helps transform Maidenhead man’s life

Wates and Biosite Systems join forces to support previously unemployed trainee following free constructio ...

Wates and Biosite Systems join forces to support previously unemployed trainee following free construction course A jobseeker has turned his life around thanks to Wates Construction, the contractor bu ...

7 October, 2019
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Demolition begins on second site of £1bn project to make way for modern retirement village

|Date: 19 September, 2019

Demolition begins on second site of £1bn project to make way for modern retirement village

Demolition has begun on the second site of a £1 billion housing regeneration scheme in London with the ar ...

Demolition has begun on the second site of a £1 billion housing regeneration scheme in London with the area set to become a modern retirement village. The former Solar, Serena and Sunrise Courts site ...

19 September, 2019
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Wates Living Space to grow London portfolio with Tower Hamlets appointment

|Date: 17 September, 2019

Wates Living Space to grow London portfolio with Tower Hamlets appointment

Housing repairs and maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has been appointed to the Tower Hamlets Hom ...

Housing repairs and maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has been appointed to the Tower Hamlets Homes Block Refurbishment framework, a four-year pipeline of housing refurbishment works in East L ...

17 September, 2019
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Wates plan commits to doubling of female representation by 2025

|Date: 2 August, 2019

Wates plan commits to doubling of female representation by 2025

Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading privately-owned construction, development and property services comp ...

Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading privately-owned construction, development and property services companies, has signalled its intention to dramatically improve the gender balance of the workforce ...

2 August, 2019
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