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WATES SMARTSPACE CREDENTIALS 2020

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Wates
                                                                                          WAT E S S M A RT S PA C E C R E D E N T I A L S
                                         Impeccable health and safety record

Smartspace                               ZERO
undertook                                HARM                                             Wates
660
projects across the UK
in retail, logistics, pharmaceutical,
                                         achieved for over a year

                                        Appointed as lead contractor for the fit out of

                                        HMRC
                                        QUEEN
                                                               providing over
                                                               17,500 sq. m
                                                                                          Smartspace
    banking and public sectors                                 of office space            Wates Smartspace is a                           Long term relationships are key to          and project management staff. With so

   Net Promoter Score                   ELIZABETH                                         national business, delivering                   business success, with over 74% of          many projects having to be delivered

                                        HOUSE
                                                                                                                                          business in the form of a framework or      within very short timeframes, this will
                                                                                          high-quality fit out,                           long-term contractual agreement. In 2018,   ensure the right people, with a diverse
                                                                                          refurbishment and                               Wates introduced the Net Promoter           range of skills and expertise can be
                                                                                                                                          Score (NPS), an independent assessment      deployed where they
                                        EDINBURGH                                         property upkeep projects,                       from its customers of its performance       are needed.

          53%
                                                                                          enhancing our customers’                        across a range of areas.
                                                                                                                                                                                      “Our success is underpinned by our
                                                                                          operating environments.

                                          74%
                                                                                                                                                                                      high performing teams. We pride
                                                                                          Key sectors include commercial offices,                                                     ourselves on employing experts who

          UPLIFT                                                                          broadcasters, pharmaceutical retail,
                                                                                          developers, banks, distribution centres
                                                                                                                                          We deliver projects                         lead the field in their specialisms.
                                                                                                                                                                                      The team’s ethos is demonstrated

          DEMONSTRATES
                                                                                          and public sector premises, with project
                                                                                          values ranging from £20k to £25m.
                                                                                                                                          in live environments                        daily in their attention to detail. We
                                                                                                                                                                                      deliver projects in live environments
          IMPROVED                                                                        Smartspace experienced growth in 2019           often working                               often working around business-critical
                                                                                                                                                                                      equipment; and we do this while
          CUSTOMER
                                                                                                                                          around business-
                                                                                          despite challenging market conditions.

                                          OF WORK
                                                                                                                                                                                      continuing to manage safe, high quality
          SATISFACTION                                                                    Relationships were strengthened, due in                                                     programmes 24 hours a day, seven days
                                                                                                                                          critical equipment
                                                                                          part to the focus we placed on working                                                      a week, across all parts of the UK.”
                                                                                          collaboratively with clients to find cost

                                          from long-term clients                          effective solutions. New work was won                                                       Helen Bunch
                                                                                          across different sectors with public                                                        Managing Director, Wates Smartspace
                                                                                          sector orders increasing, and all while         The business identified areas for

                                          and frameworks                                  retaining an enviable health and
                                                                                          safety record.
                                                                                                                                          improvement and embarked on a 12-
                                                                                                                                          month improvement programme, and a
                                                                                                                                          resulting 53% uplift in the NPS in 2019.
                                                                                          In 2019 we undertook 660 projects across
                                                                                          the UK. These ranged from logistically          Health and safety performance was

£500m
                                                                                          challenging ‘CAT A’ (basic landlord             almost unblemished, with no (RIDDOR)

                                                               200
                                                                                          fitout) and ‘CAT B’ (style, fittings etc.)      reportable injuries for the entire 12
                                                      OVER

                                                                                          fit-out projects to extensions, structural      months, as well as an industry-leading
                                                                                          alterations and critical resilience projects,   Lost Time Injury Rate of 0.000, and this
                                                                                          often working as an unobtrusive presence        commitment to improving the image of
                                                                                          within live operational environments.           the construction industry, was recognised
                                                                                                                                          with the award of nine Considerate
                                                                                          A strategic focus of 2019 was to grow           Constructors Scheme (CCS) awards
                                                               foodhalls and              public sector customers to provide a

                                M&S
                                                                                                                                          and an average CCS score of 40.

worth of work
                                                               50
                                                                                          more balanced business. Along with key
                                                                    full line             commercial customers Marks & Spencer,           To ensure we can be fit for future

completed for                                                                             GSK, and the UK’s top four major high           challenges we have invested in our
                                                                    stores                street banks, key public sector clients
                                                                                          included the BBC, HMRC and the
                                                                                                                                          delivery model, putting a four-year
                                                                                                                                          partnership framework in place with
                                                                                          Ministry of Justice.                            the construction recruitment specialist
                                                                                                                                          McGinley CEP to help resource all site
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WAT E S S M A RT S PA C E C R E D E N T I A L S                                                                                                         WAT E S S M A RT S PA C E C R E D E N T I A L S

C A S E S T U DY : WAT E S S M A RT S PA C E
                                                                                                                                                        Creating
Marks and Spencer                                                                                                                                       tomorrow
Wates Smartspace has been involved in
the refurbishment and fit-out of M&S
                                              The Kingsley Village store near Newquay,
                                              completed in October saw the team
                                                                                                                                                        together
stores for over 16 years, delivering over     fit out a newly constructed shell to                                                                      “The Wates Group takes very seriously its responsibilities
£500m worth of work and completing            form a full line M&S store. The 15-week                                                                     to be a good corporate citizen, to pay our taxes
over 200 Foodhalls and 50 full line stores    programme for a space of 68,000sq ft
across the UK and Ireland. Work involves      included a revamped foodhall, café with                                                                    and to contribute to social value via our activities
installation of mechanical and electrical     customer WCs and general merchandise                                                                       in the communities where we work. We are economic
equipment, fixtures, fittings and equipment   areas. To minimise the impact of travelling                                                                multipliers, guided by our purpose of working
for both front of house and the back of       time on the supply chain,
                                                                                                                                                         together to inspire better ways of creating the
house preparation areas. Over the course      a seven-day working shift pattern was
of 24 weeks the ‘masterbrand’ workstream      developed. The project was completed on                                                                    places, communities and businesses of tomorrow.”
completed the external rebranding of 188      time and was well received by
stores nationwide – averaging eight project   the customer.                                                                                             Sir James Wates CBE Chairman
completions per week.

                                                                                                                                               GSK Building 2 Analytical Hubs                                                                                                    M&S, West Hampstead

                                              C A S E S T U DY : WAT E S S M A RT S PA C E

                                              HMRC, Edinburgh
                                              Wates Smartspace was appointed as              Due to open in April 2020, the building
                                              lead contractor for the fit out of Queen       has been designed to support flexible and
                                              Elizabeth House, the UK government’s new       collaborative working. It will consolidate
                                              hub in Edinburgh. The Hub will establish       the UK Government estate into a modern
                                              a visible UK government presence in            office including ministerial, event and press                                                                                Ford Dunton, Essex
                                              Edinburgh, providing over 17,500 sq. m of      facilities for the first time in Scotland.
                                              centrally-located office space for around      The site has enjoyed several client visits as
                                              3,000 staff from more than 10 departments,     work as progressed, including hosting a visit
                                              including the Office of the Secretary of       from the OSSS ministerial team.
                                              State for Scotland (OSSS), the Office of the                                                                                                                                                     Halifax, New Oxford Street
                                              Advocate General and the Cabinet Office.

                                                                                                                                             Ford Dunton, Essex                                      Ford Dunton, Essex

                                                                                                                                             Ford Dunton, Essex                                                           Ford Dunton, Essex                                Halifax, New Oxford Street
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