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Wates<\/a> has restructured to expand in existing sectors, such as education, and allow growth in all the areas it operates in<\/h2>\n

It comes after Wates posted a record forward order book<\/a> at the end of 2020 a year in which Wates worked across the country on schools and universities, police and fire stations, offices and homes, as well as a 176-bed intensive care unit for\u00a0The Royal London Hospital, creating vital extra capacity to help the country respond to Covid-19.<\/p>\n

The reorganisation will see four dedicated regional businesses created \u2013 North,\u00a0South,\u00a0Central\u00a0and\u00a0London \u2013 with each led by a managing director. The new managing directors will report to Mark Tant.<\/p>\n

Wates is now helping to decarbonise the country\u2019s existing education estate, building a number of zero-carbon schools within the first phase of the DfE\u2019s new Schools Rebuilding Programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As part of the push to accelerate the construction group\u2019s greater involvement in sectors such as industrial, science and technology, and healthcare, a new healthcare team has been established, the structure of which will be announced later this month.<\/p>\n

Restructure includes the appointments of:<\/h3>\n

Helen Martin<\/h4>\n

As part of these changes, Wates has appointed Helen Martin as the new managing director for the Central business.<\/p>\n

Helen Martin joins Wates after an 11-year career with Skanska, where she was most recently managing director of the development business in the UK, responsible for real estate investments.<\/p>\n

In her new role, Helen Martin will lead efforts to expand Wates\u2019 work in science and technology, strengthen Wates\u2019 links to the business arc from Oxford to Cambridge<\/a>, and drive growth across the Midlands and East Anglia. Key projects underway in the region include\u00a0Sandwell Aquatics Centre\u00a0in Birmingham, and work for Oxford University.<\/p>\n

Phil Shortman<\/h4>\n

Phil Shortman becomes managing director for London, which now encompasses both Wates\u2019 construction and private residential business in the capital. Shortman will be maintaining the focus on commercial and residential projects whilst building on Wates\u2019 track record in heritage and commercial regeneration projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Key projects include the Royal College of Surgeons, the refurbishment of listed buildings within the northern Parliamentary estate, the redevelopment of\u00a0Borough Yards\u00a0and the 33-storey residential development for Anthology at\u00a0Tottenham Hale.<\/p>\n

Paul Dodsworth<\/h4>\n

Paul Dodsworth\u00a0retains responsibility for the North of England, where he will focus on commercial and residential projects, and on ensuring that Wates\u2019 growth in the region supports the Government\u2019s levelling up agenda.<\/p>\n

Key projects underway include Sands Leisure Centre in Carlisle; six schools being built using modern methods of construction<\/a> in the North West for the Department for Education<\/a> (DfE); and the new government hub at\u00a0Wellington Place\u00a0in Leeds for MEPC.<\/p>\n

Richard Shrollmoves<\/h4>\n

Richard Shrollmoves from his current role leading Wates Construction\u2019s Residential London business, to become managing director of an expanded South construction business, which will have a more active focus on the South East.<\/p>\n

Wates is closing its Basingstoke office, relocating staff to its Leatherhead headquarters and to new premises in Newbury.<\/p>\n

Innovation, adaptability, and collaboration<\/h3>\n

Paul Chandler, executive managing director, Wates Construction Group, said: \u201cThis reorganisation of Wates Construction underlines our ongoing commitment to trusting local leaders to keep looking for better ways to serve our customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe innovation, adaptability, and collaboration we have always used to meet their needs are helping us take on the challenge of making our sector more sustainable and diverse.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrengthening our leadership in each of the regions in which we operate, and our expansion into new industries shows our commitment to meeting our customers\u2019 needs wherever they arise, with experts based across the country enabling us to provide specialist support locally, backed up by the scale and capability of a national business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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