Wates joins More Than a Building as a Platinum Member

Who is Wates?

Founded over 125 years ago, Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. We partner with a wide range of public and private sector customers and partners to create the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow.

Now in our fourth generation of family ownership, we know that today’s environmental and societal pressures mean the build environment must do more.

It can help unlock people’s potential, improve health and wellbeing, and shape future prospects. It can change lives and strengthen communities in ways few other industries can. 

That’s why our company purpose is to ‘Reimagine places for people to thrive’.

We are committed to the long-term sustainability of the built environment and to making our industry more inclusive and representative of the communities we work in.

Why did you join More Than a Building?

Lee Philips, Managing Director of Wates Fit Out says:

“Social value is a culture which runs throughout our business. Our people are involved with social enterprises, mentoring and volunteering, so there is already a natural synergy with the great work More Than a Building are doing across the Global South.

At Wates, we strongly believe that partnership and community spirit focused on enabling opportunity, inclusivity and sustainability for everyone is a force for good. That’s why we’re excited to be actively supporting Article 25 initiatives.”

Find out more about Wates’s work here.