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Wates wins ‘complex’ £70m life-sciences conversion

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:54:55 +0000

Wates has landed the £70m conversion of a Grade II-listed building in central London into a life-sciences hub. The contractor has been appointed by clients Oxford Properties and Pioneer to work on the eight-storey Victoria House in Bloomsbury Square. The 1930s building has a number…

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Wates Construction MD steps down after five years

Kerry Lorimer — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 07:00:08 +0000

Wates Construction managing director Mark Tant has left the firm after five years at the helm. His role will be taken over on an interim basis by Steffan Battle, former group head of pre-construction, who has been with Wates for almost 30 years. Wates did…

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Revealed: the top contractors for Ministry of Justice

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:45:48 +0000

ISG was the biggest contractor by spend for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the latest financial year, Construction News can reveal. CN obtained data on the MoJ’s spending in 2022/23 under the Freedom of Information Act. The spend includes that by HM Courts &…

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‘Electricity superhighway’ puts Bam top of monthly contracts table

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:00:10 +0000

Royal Bam topped the monthly contractors’ league table in July for the first time since 2020, after it was chosen to build converter stations at each end of a £2bn undersea cable between Scotland and England. The firm was awarded £500m for its share of…

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Gove lowers second-staircase threshold to 18m

Colin Marrs — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:16:51 +0000

Housing secretary Michael Gove has doubled down on the government’s commitment to require second staircases in high-rise residential schemes – lowering the proposed threshold from 30 metres to 18 metres. In recent months, a number of contractors have halted work on developments over worries arising…

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Wates welcomes finance expert to board

Will Ing — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 06:00:27 +0000

Wates once again has a female board member, after appointing a finance expert as a non-executive director. Chartered accountant Rachel Addison (pictured) will chair Wates’ group audit committee, overseeing financial reporting, processes and regulatory compliance. Addison is already a non-executive director of a handful of…

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Major contractors win places on £800m North East framework

Greg Pitcher — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:43:29 +0000

Big names such as Kier, Wates and Morgan Sindall have secured spots on an £800m public sector building framework. Bam Construction, Bowmer & Kirkland, Brims Construction, Caddick Construction, Equans, Sir Robert McAlpine, Robertson and Tilbury Douglas are also among the 24 contractors – out of…

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Wates appoints new Midlands construction lead

Catherine Moore — Wed, 31 May 2023 09:06:14 +0000

Wates has appointed former Balfour Beatty project director Matt Johnson as regional director for its construction business in the Midlands. Johnson brings more than 20 years’ experience within the construction industry, most recently as operations director for Wates in the Midlands. Before he joined Wates…

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Fusion21 picks 61 suppliers for £305m framework

Kerry Lorimer — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:47:29 +0000

Wates Property Services, Vinci Construction UK and the Eric Wright Group are among more than 60 companies to have secured places on a £305m public sector framework. The contractors have been selected to join Fusion21’s four-year refurbishment, construction, new-build and modular buildings framework. The framework…

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Wates staff to get suicide-prevention training

James Wilmore — Thu, 25 May 2023 11:46:30 +0000

Wates has agreed a new partnership with a charity to train nearly 400 people to help prevent suicide among young people. As part of the agreement with charity Papyrus, 90 Wates staff will receive training, while 300 people in the communities where the contractor works…

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