Wates is committed to the long-term future of the built environment. Our award-winning social value and sustainability programmes underpin our vision to become the most trusted partner in the built environment, leaving a positive legacy for the communities in which we work and live.

Now in our fourth generation of family ownership, Wates’ professional family shareholders are committed to the future of the business, growing the Wates Group in a sustainable way over the long term, with a view to handing over to the next generation.

Safety is, and always will be, our number one priority; the safety and welfare of our people can never be taken for granted.

Nationally, approximately 80% of our work is delivered for the public sector, where we apply our proven track record to deliver outstanding projects in the education, housing, leisure, commercial and heritage sectors to name a few.

Our workload in the public sector means frameworks are at the core of our business strategy, which makes our services easy to access and allows us to build lasting relationships with customers.

We have vast experience in the blue light sector, delivering complex capital programmes for the likes of Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, Merseyside Police, Metropolitan Police, West Midlands Police and Sussex Police.