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 ...

The Fawcett Society has released findings of the largest ever survey of menopausal women, which has found the basic needs of menopausal women are being ignored in the workplace and by healthcare providers. The landmark study shows the majority of ...

Wates Group has secured a £90 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from a three-bank syndicate led by Lloyds Bank. The facility, for which Lloyds Bank also acted as the sole ESG coordinator, will help Wates achieve its ESG objectives and see ...

Family-owned construction, property services and residential development company, Wates Group, has reported its highest ever operating profit of £40 million. The business secured £2.3 billion of new work during 2021 and ended the year with a record forward order book of £7.1 ...

Wates Group has been appointed to 11 lots of the Department for Education’s (DfE) new 2021 Construction Framework (CF21). Under the four-year framework, Wates Construction will continue to deliver projects worth £12 million and above in the North and South ...

A new partnership has been launched to support NHS Trusts in developing and implementing their decarbonisation strategies. Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership (DHEP) was soft launched as part of an industry roundtable to discuss NHS’ net zero challenge. Led by construction ...

Wates Group has appointed Esther English as its new Corporate Development Director responsible for leading the Group’s strategic planning activities. In her new role, English will oversee the work that is underway to achieve the Group’s diversity, inclusion, and environmental ...

Wates Group and Lloyds Banking Group have joined forces to pioneer sustainable technologies in a bid to accelerate the built environment’s transition to Net Zero carbon. The new collaboration follows the launch of the Wates Innovation Network (WIN) Portal in ...