our business structure
We are the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance company. Founded in 1897, we’re experts when it comes to the built environment.
Today, we deliver complex projects in several sectors. For example, education, healthcare, residential. commercial, and emergency services. We employ over 4,500 employees who work with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors.
Our divisions include Wates Construction, Wates Developments, Wates Property Services and Wates Residential. We also have specialist engineering and offsite manufacturing, and flexible workspaces businesses.
As one Wates, we work together to build a better tomorrow. We want to create a future where people, places, and our planet can thrive.
Our business units
As one Wates, we work together to build a better tomorrow. We want to create a future where people, places, and our planet can thrive.
Our Group functions support our divisions that includes human resources, communications and marketing, information technology, finance, legal and accounting.
We build homes, workplaces, schools, hospitals, sports centres and more.
We focus on land, planning, residential, and securing sites to develop.
We provide a range of modern FM services for our customers.
We improve our customers’ buildings, from banks to retail.
We maintain over 500,000 homes in the social housing sector.
We offer M&E, offsite manufacturing, and specialist services.
We are one of the leading developers in the South, London, and Wales.
