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Now that the sporting circus has left town, Luke Haynes hears how a flagship venue is being renovated for use by local communities in the West Midlands Project: Sandwell Aquatics Centre Client: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Project value: £85m Main contractor: Wates Construction Contract type: NEC Project start date: autumn…

Construction News asked figures from throughout the industry what construction should prepare for in the New Year. Here’s what they had to say.

Costain group safety, health and environment director Lawrence Webb “The spectre of COVID is still hanging over us and I would absolutely reinforce messages that I’ve heard from…

Wates chief executive David Allen tells Ian Weinfass why the sector has thrived despite the crisis it faced in 2020, how this will help solve the skills shortage, and how he plans to grow his firm through its residential work

There were times in 2020 when things did not appear too…

Wates set out to eliminate the need for scaffolding or mast climbers on the 33-storey Anthology Hale in north London – and saved on costs by doing so

Project: Anthology Hale Client: Anthology Contractor: Wates Contract value: £83m Contract type: JCT design and build Architect: A&Q Structural engineer: PTA MEP…

Project: The Bank (Tower 2) Contract value: £36.5m Client: Regal Property Group Main contractor: Wates Construction Contract type: Design and build Structural engineer: d2e Piling: Keller Start date: June 2017 End date: November 2019 As far as identity crises go, The Bank scheme in central Birmingham has had its fair…

In the prestigious west London neighbourhood Cadogan Estates is turning a 1930s icon of the famous King’s Road into a cutting-edge development.

Project: 196-222 King’s RoadClient: Cadogan EstatesContract value: £72mContract type: Bill of QuantitiesMain contractor: Wates ConstructionStart date: April 2018Completion date: April 2022 It’s best to be well groomed if you…

British Land is pumping close to £4bn into transforming Canada Water, with around 5m sq ft of new developments on the cards. The project’s mastermind Roger Madelin takes CN around a site that is catching the eye of industry heavyweights.

Around 200 years ago, Canada Dock was pulsating with economic activity. It…

Quintain has tasked Wates with delivering hundreds of homes to high standards as a neglected corner of London is turned into a thriving community.

Project: Wembley Park Block NW07 and NW08Client: QuintainContract value:£104mContract type: JCT Design and buildMain contractor: WatesConcrete frame subcontractor: J ReddingtonStart date: June 2016Completion date: December 2018…