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National home decarbonisation group members push for immediate social housing decarbonisation fund progress

|Date: 20 November, 2023

National home decarbonisation group members push for immediate social housing decarbonisation fund progress

Decarbonisation of homes up and down the country will benefit the health and wellbeing of those living in ...

Decarbonisation of homes up and down the country will benefit the health and wellbeing of those living in them — as well as supporting their economic situation too. That’s why the National Home Decarb ...

20 November, 2023
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Wates’ Net Zero target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative

|Date: 17 November, 2023

Wates’ Net Zero target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative

Wates Group has approved near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets with the Science Ba ...

Wates Group has approved near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company has had its target for scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse g ...

17 November, 2023
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Climate of change

|Date: 23 October, 2023

Climate of change

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the Prime Minister's climate policy climbdown in September and how ...

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the Prime Minister's climate policy climbdown in September and how it could stymie climate innovation at a time when we need greater certainty, to encourage the ...

23 October, 2023
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Wates accelerates decarbonisation with electric fleet investment

|Date: 15 September, 2023

Wates accelerates decarbonisation with electric fleet investment

Wates is speeding ahead with plans to decarbonise its commercial van fleet with a major investment to rep ...

Wates is speeding ahead with plans to decarbonise its commercial van fleet with a major investment to replace 45 small diesel, supervisor vans with new electric cars. The new electric cars will be use ...

15 September, 2023
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Wates grows Brent portfolio with £35m Major Works

|Date: 8 September, 2023

Wates grows Brent portfolio with £35m Major Works

The Wates Group is set to expand its presence in London with the appointment of its Living Space business ...

The Wates Group is set to expand its presence in London with the appointment of its Living Space business to deliver Brent Council’s Major Works programme across its social housing portfolio. The £35m ...

8 September, 2023
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Wates and Impact Hub London expand social enterprise programme to boost local communities

|Date: 19 June, 2023

Wates and Impact Hub London expand social enterprise programme to boost local communities

Eight SEs have won a spot on a business support programme led by Wates Group and Impact Hub London, givin ...

Eight SEs have won a spot on a business support programme led by Wates Group and Impact Hub London, giving them an opportunity to expand nationally and secure larger contracts. The seven-month Assis ...

19 June, 2023
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Wates Residential | Embracing new technology

|Date: 13 June, 2023

Wates Residential | Embracing new technology

Geraint Sewell, Principal Design Manager at Wates Residential, talks to LABM about the challenges surroun ...

Geraint Sewell, Principal Design Manager at Wates Residential, talks to LABM about the challenges surrounding housing decarbonisation, and how working with supply chain partners to embrace new technol ...

13 June, 2023
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InstallerSHOW 2023

|Date: 9 June, 2023

InstallerSHOW 2023

Returning to the NEC in June with a packed content programme and an even bigger exhibtion, InstallerSHOW ...

Returning to the NEC in June with a packed content programme and an even bigger exhibtion, InstallerSHOW is a key event for installers and specifiers of heat, water, air and energy technology. Here, w ...

9 June, 2023
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Wates to train nearly 400 people in suicide prevention in new charity partnership

|Date: 19 May, 2023

Wates to train nearly 400 people in suicide prevention in new charity partnership

Wates Group announces a new partnership with the charity PAPYRUS to train almost 400 people across its co ...

Wates Group announces 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 Wates Group, ...

19 May, 2023
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Tree planting marks completion of Erith regeneration scheme

|Date: 2 May, 2023

Tree planting marks completion of Erith regeneration scheme

The completion of a major regeneration scheme in the London Borough of Bexley has been marked with a tree ...

The completion of a major regeneration scheme in the London Borough of Bexley has been marked with a tree planting ceremony. Park East in Erith is the second regeneration scheme to be delivered throug ...

2 May, 2023
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