NHBC Pride in the Job Awards 2022 - The Wates Group - Napier and New Plymouth House 25
THE WATES GROUP - NAPIER AND NEW PLYMOUTH HOUSE
The Wates Group , established in 1897 , is one of the leading privately-owned construction , residential development , and property services businesses in the UK . They employ approximately 3,600 people and work with a wide range of public and private sector customers and partners .
Everything they do is guided by their purpose of working together to inspire better ways of creating the places , communities , and businesses of tomorrow . Now in its fourth generation of family ownership , the Wates Group is committed to the long-term sustainability of the built environment and is working to eliminate carbon from its operations by 2025 .
To fulfil their ambition to be a truly inclusive employer and to reflect the richness of the communities in which it their privilege to work , they are committed to doubling the proportion of women at all levels of our business and to becoming more ethnically diverse . In 2021 they won the award for Private Sector Leadership at the National Social Value Awards .