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Wates to deliver £100m expansion at HMP Onley
Tier one contractor Wates has signed the main works order to deliver…
Three prison builds green lit to tackle capacity crisis
Plans to build three new prisons as part of a £4.7bn spend…
‘Worrying’ rise in migrant worker exploitation on building sites
Migrant workers are at an increased risk of exploitation on construction sites,…
Pre-tax profit plunges at Wates despite record turnover
Tier one contractor Wates posted record annual turnover last year although its…
Wates handed £111m Parliament job after tender fails again
Wates has been given the job of repairing Parliament’s crumbling Victora Tower…
Wates plans low on delayed regeneration scheme
A Wates joint venture (JV) has rejigged its approach to kickstarting a…
Bouygues surges to league summit with green energy job
A major green energy contract helped propel Bouygues to the top of…
Treasury ignored inheritance tax warnings, Wates boss reveals
A family member of one of the industry’s biggest construction firms has…
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People moves: Costain appoints, Briggs promotes and more
The first full working week of 2025 has seen a flurry of…
Costain tops December league table with HS2 work
A single mammoth contract for HS2 work propelled Costain to the top…
Wates scoops £75m resi scheme in Hampshire
Wates has won the £75m contract to deliver the 381-home first phase…
Wates targets London commercial fit-out market with new division
Tier one contractor Wates is setting up a new fit-out business headed…
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Wates replaces Morgan Sindall on Hammersmith repairs contract
Wates has been given a £28.4m contract to carry out housing repairs…
‘Profound sadness’ as former Wates CEO dies
Tributes have been paid following the death of Sir Christopher Wates, the…
Wates and Hill nab spots on £800m MMC framework
Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots…
Wates picks former Lendlease boss to join exec committee
Wates has appointed former Lendlease veteran Brian Long as its new group…
Election 24: ‘Make construction important’ pleads outgoing Wates boss
Construction deserves a bigger focus in government and is too often viewed…
Tier one firms picked for £2bn housing framework
CN100 contractors Equans, Morgan Sindall, Seddon and Wates have joined a swathe…
Former Tory donor Wates is now ‘agnostic’ on politics
The chief executive of Wates has said the company is now politically…
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Wates joins £2bn revenue club
Wates has joined the handful of UK contractors that turn over more…
Wates names new construction MD
Wates has formally appointed a new managing director of its construction business.…
Wates wins ‘complex’ £70m life-sciences conversion
Wates has landed the £70m conversion of a Grade II-listed building in…
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Wates Construction MD steps down after five years
Wates Construction managing director Mark Tant has left the firm after five…
Revealed: the top contractors for Ministry of Justice
ISG was the biggest contractor by spend for the Ministry of Justice…
‘Electricity superhighway’ puts Bam top of monthly contracts table
Royal Bam topped the monthly contractors’ league table in July for the…
Gove lowers second-staircase threshold to 18m
Housing secretary Michael Gove has doubled down on the government’s commitment to…
Wates welcomes finance expert to board
Wates once again has a female board member, after appointing a finance…
Major contractors win places on £800m North East framework
Big names such as Kier, Wates and Morgan Sindall have secured spots…