Wates News, Contracts and Projects | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/wates/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:32:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Wates News, Contracts and Projects | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/wates/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/wates/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Trio scoops £2bn Birmingham housing repairs job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/trio-scoops-2bn-birmingham-housing-repairs-job-28-01-2026/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:08:37 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537028 Three contractors have been appointed to deliver a £2bn housing repairs programme for Birmingham City Council over the next decade. From July 2026, Equans, Wates and Mears will take responsibility for day-to-day repairs, planned maintenance such as kitchen and bathroom upgrades, and the refurbishment of…

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]]> Wates Smartspace secures £33m Manchester fit-out job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/wates-secures-33m-manchester-fit-out-job-27-01-2026/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:42:35 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536934 Wates Smartspace has been appointed to deliver a £32.8m Category B office fit-out of a major government hub in Manchester. The contract, issued by the Government Property Agency (GPA), will see the contractor carry out the internal fit-out of the First Street development in the…

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]]> DfE names firms for £15.4bn education construction framework https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/dfe-names-firms-for-15-4bn-education-construction-framework-08-12-2025/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:34:16 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=534196 The Department for Education (DfE) has awarded places to 42 contractors across its new £15.4bn Construction Framework 2025, set to deliver schools and colleges across England. The eight-year programme will operate under the Procurement Act 2023 as a closed framework split across 10 regional and…

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]]> Wates scoops £85.9m former Apple HQ job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/wates/wates-scoops-85-9m-former-apple-hq-job-14-10-2025/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:50:39 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=530712 Wates Construction has been awarded an £85.9m contract to deliver the main works for One Hanover Street in central London, previously home to Apple's European headquarters. The Crown Estate appointed Wates under a JCT Design and Build 2016 contract. Work began on 15 September and…

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]]> Wates takes over £73m prison works package after ISG collapse https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/wates-takes-over-73m-prison-works-package-after-isg-collapse-13-10-2025/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:51:03 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=530704 Wates Construction has taken over a £73.1m contract from ISG to deliver critical prison upgrades for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), following ISG’s collapse into administration in September 2024. The contract forms Package 7 of the MoJ’s Contingency Response Programme, created to recover justice projects…

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]]> Ten contractors win spots on £1bn decarbonisation framework https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/ten-contractors-win-spots-on-1bn-decarbonisation-framework-06-10-2025/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:06:07 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=530218 Ten firms have secured places on a £1bn retrofit and decarbonisation framework launched by procurement body South East Consortium (SEC). The four-year Decarbonisation Partnerships Framework will allow public sector bodies and housing providers in London and the South East to appoint contractors to manage and…

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]]> Wates lands £33m Isle of Wight College job https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/wates-lands-33m-isle-of-wight-college-job-26-09-2025/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:27 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=529682 Wates Construction has secured a £32.8m contract to deliver main works for Isle of Wight College, via the Department for Education’s (DfE) £7bn schools construction framework. Work started on 28 August, with completion scheduled for 26 June 2028, the DfE said in a 26 September…

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]]> Department for Education’s highest paid contractors revealed https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/department-for-educations-highest-paid-contractors-revealed-04-09-2025/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:45:03 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=528098 Bowmer & Kirkland was the Department for Education’s (DfE) highest paid construction company for the fourth year in a row, Construction News can reveal. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that the Derbyshire-headquartered firm was paid £320.8m in the 2024/25 financial year…

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]]> Wates to deliver £100m expansion at HMP Onley https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/wates/wates-to-deliver-100m-expansion-at-hmp-onley-19-08-2025/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:22:22 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=527179 Tier one contractor Wates has signed the main works order to deliver a £100m expansion at HMP Onley in Warwickshire – the first scheme in the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ's) Small Secure Houseblocks programme to reach this stage. The project will add 180 category C…

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]]> Five major contractors back industry push to tackle delivery failings https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/bam-construct/five-major-contractors-back-industry-push-to-tackle-delivery-failings-04-07-2025/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:30:59 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=524344 Five contractors have become founding members of a new Centre for Construction Best Practice (CCBP), in a coordinated drive to address long-standing problems in project delivery. Bam, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Stepnell and Wates have joined the CCBP as Gold Corporate Partners. The group aims to…

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