Wates rejigs to focus on public sector and housing work

By Chloë McCulloch2020-07-21T09:30:00

Raft of new appointments come after firm cut 300 jobs in wake of covid-19 crisis

Wates is overhauling its business to focus more on its core public sector and housing work as the firm rejigs in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.

In May, the contractor became the first major name to announce a redundancy programme with the £1.6bn turnover company saying it was cutting 300 jobs, around 8% of its staff.

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