Wates

James Wates has been appointed to chair a government panel set up to review how private companies are run.

The Wates chairman is tasked with leading the group in drawing up the UK’s first ever set of guidelines for how large private companies conduct themselves. Guidelines produced by the panel will apply to companies with…

Wates chairman James Wates has been lined up to chair a government panel charged with developing a corporate governance code for private companies, it had been reported.

Mr Wates was due to be named as independent chair of the review panel by business secretary Greg Clark last week, according to Sky…

Kier bagged 38 deals in December to top the contractor league for the second time in three months, the latest contract data has revealed.

Top 10 contractors, December 2017 Click here for the full top 50 Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Kier 38 263.1 2 Royal Bam 10 240.5 3 Willmott…

Public Health England has selected three contractors to build its new £400m science campus and headquarters in Harlow, Essex.

Wates secured two of the four lots available, which will see it oversee the refurbishment of the main building as well as the arrivals, administration and logistics facilities. Kier won the £160m package to…