Tag: Wates
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Wates and Premiership Women’s Rugby renew partnership
Genevieve Shore, executive chair of PWR, said: “I am delighted to be renewing our partnership with Wates Group, after what was such a successful first year. Watching the incredible PWR athletes walk out at our final with the Wates logo emblazoned across the StoneX pitch was a real highlight of our season, and I look…
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Sir Robert McAlpine, Bouygues and Wates come together for Morta community day
“What really stands out this year is how several community members are showcasing their journeys of organisation-wide change, demonstrating how they are scaling the use of Morta across their businesses to drive transformation at every level. From supporting end-to-end data-driven project delivery to practical use cases in building safety, resource planning and information tracking, there…
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BAM, Laing O’Rourke and Wates share social value lessons
Experts from BAM, Laing O’Rourke and Wates will discuss the Common Assessment Standard (CAS), outline how compliance expectations are evolving across the sector, and debate the growing importance of measurable social value in procurement in a Construction Management webinar later this month. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Gigafactory is fully charged with steel
Helping to deliver a significant increase in UK electric vehicle battery production, a gigafactory in Sunderland has set new benchmarks in modular and efficient construction. 1,600 steel frames, fitted with MEP components, were manufactured offsite for the project. Image: Matthew Nichol Photography Expected to manufacture batteries for 100,000 vehicles annually, AESC UK’s Sunderland gigafactory is…
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Wates drives initiative to close gender gap in construction and sport
Commenting on the work Wates is doing to champion gender equity, Steff Battle, executive managing director at the company, said: “We’re starting to make real changes by implementing processes and systems that help balance the gender split, and by making talent-based assessments when deciding who we promote. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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One to watch: Aimee Shann FCIOB, quality manager, Wates
Register for free and continue reading This is not a first step towards a paywall. We need readers to register with us to help sustain creation of quality editorial content on Construction Management. Registering also means you can manage your own CPDs, comments, newsletter sign-ups and privacy settings. Thank you. View the original article and…
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Wates signs £100m HMP Onley expansion deal
Fiona Parker, deputy director of the Small Secure Houseblocks Programme at His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, said: “This expansion at HMP Onley marks a critical step forward in delivering modern, secure, and rehabilitative prison facilities as part of our wider commitment to increase prison capacity. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Aster appoints Wates for £20m social housing retrofitting scheme
Housing association Aster has appointed WPS, the property services arm of Wates, to deliver a £20m scheme to decarbonise around 750 of its homes in the south of England and London. The three-year programme of works is a step towards making all of Aster’s residential properties EPC C or above by 2030. Just 15% of…
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Tilbury Douglas and Wates show how construction can align with UN SDGs
In the case of Tilbury Douglas, the contractor contributed to four SDGs – sustainable cities and communities, climate action, life on land, and quality education – during the delivery of the St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy project, part of the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academies Trust awarded through the Department for Education framework. View the…
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Wates project engages CIOB members in Manchester
CIOB’s Manchester Hub and guests recently joined the Wates Group construction team to visit a residential development in Manchester. The development, at Rodney Street, Ancoats, will include 119 apartments spread across two buildings – a mix of 28 one-bed and 91 two-bed homes – alongside 10 townhouses. Members were particularly interested to hear about the…