Meet Lewis: From Apprentice to Quantity Surveyor at Wates

Lewis joined Wates as a Commercial Management Trainee and has since progressed significantly, recently graduating from University and working towards RICS chartership.

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Meet Clare: From Apprentice to Finance Manager at Wates

Clare Bonthrone joined Wates five years ago as a Level 7 Accountancy and Taxation Apprentice and has since become a Finance Manager.

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Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) and Wates Group announce official partnership

Together, Wates and PWR are looking to drive a powerful change, with the shared goal of redefining what inclusion and equal opportunity looks like in both rugby and the built environment industry.

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Armed Forces Covenant signed by Eoghan O’Lionaird on 80th anniversary of D-Day landings

This week, Chief Executive Officer, Eoghan O’Lionaird, attended a brief ceremony in the Mulberry cafe at our Head Office in Leatherhead, to sign the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC), on behalf of Wates.

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FM is an industry that rewards creative thinking; it’s how we add value

This World FM Day, our Strategic Portfolio Director, Terri Dale, shares her thoughts on the industry, her career journey as she joins the board of our growing FM business and what it takes to deliver excellent facilities management.

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To achieve gender equality we must accelerate our efforts together

This International Women’s Day, our Inclusion & Diversity Director, Nikunj Upadhyay, shares her thoughts on the importance of creating long-term sustainable change,

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Prioritising inclusion at every level

. In honour of UN International Women’s Day 2024, we sat down with Alice to find out more about her passion for driving gender equity both at Wates and across the industry.

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Meet a trainee: Chardae Opoku-Afranie

Chardae’s journey into the construction industry exemplifies resilience, ambition, and the power of representation.

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T Level Student: Jacob Oxley

Jacob is 18 and lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He undertook a T-Level in Design, Surveying and Planning from August 2022 to June 2023

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Meet a trainee: Sufyaan Akhtar

Meet Sufyaan, a Production Management Trainee at Wates who has seamlessly blended responsibilities in site management and engineering since starting in September 2023.

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