All Wates articles
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Wates brings in Homes England boss to beef up public sector arm
New arrival also worked at Balfour Beatty and Laing O’Rourke
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ISG collapse ‘a reminder of need for fair risk sharing’, says Wates boss
Firm has taken on several former staff notably in fit out with new division headed by ex-ISG boss Lee Phillips
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Former Wates COO Dave Smith dies aged 65
Tributes pour in for boss whose other roles included stints at McLaren, Balfour Beatty and Osborne
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Wates profit falls 94%
 Firm says fall is due to one-off pension transfer, investments and housebuilding cost pressures
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Wates to sign £111m deal for Victoria Tower restoration in May
Price for job soars by £15.6m after two botched competitions
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Wates wins fit out job on £105m Manchester civil servants office scheme
Office will host roughly 2,600 civil servants
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Wates brings in O’Rourke procurement boss to new role at construction arm
New arrival spent more than 15 years at country’s biggest private contractor
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Wates brings in more former ISG staff to fill key posts at new fit out business
Division headed by collapsed firm’s ex-fit out boss Lee Phillips and will target London commercial work
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Former boss of Wates Residential to return in regional role after collapse of business venture
Paul Nicholls named new London regional lead a year after firm which he left to set up went into liquidation
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Wates brings in Bouygues boss to head up residential business after current chief steps down
Helen Bunch retiring after nearly two decades at firm
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Wates hires former ISG fit-out boss to head up new team
Lee Phillips latest to land new role as firm looks to expand into London commercial fit out and refurbishment sector
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Two firms pricing stalled £95m Victoria Tower overhaul
Winner on delayed scheme due to be announced later this year
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Wates snaps up 1,100-strong social housing maintenance business
Liberty was part of North-west firm ForHousing
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Industry needs to be more vocal in supporting Grenfell findings, Wates boss says, and warns contracting’s ‘bizarre’ margins not sustainable
Eoghan O’Lionaird bemoans industry’s ‘relative silence over report and admits firm’s 2% margin is not good enough
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Wates construction boss to leave at end of year
Paul Chandler to go after seven years as firm rejigs division
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Features
‘On some levels, it’s a straightforward industry but it has significant challenges’ – Wates’ new(ish) CEO on what he’s learnt so far
Wates boss Eoghan O’Lionaird has been in post for just over a year. He tells Dave Rogers about the challenges facing the industry, its razor thin margins, his belief in purpose over profit – and why he gave up golf
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Wates lined up for enabling works at British Land logistics hub
Paddington development expected to carry out last-mile deliveries in Westminster
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Clients turning to Wates for larger schemes as firm posts record turnover
Chief executive says booming M&E arm proving trump card in winning work