Construction firm to recruit in preparation for a busy year
WATES CONSTRUCTION is to recruit as it prepares for a busy 2015 that includes delivering Roydhouse Properties’ £100m Central Square office scheme in Leeds and Haribo’s new manufacturing facility in Wakefield.
The move comes after the contractor announced a strong financial performance for 2013 in March last year, which saw a regional turnover of £99.1m and a forward order book of £2.4bn across its UK operations. In 2014, the contractor saw its Yorkshire and North East team grow by 12.
Phil Harrison, managing director of Wates Construction Midlands and North, said: “The past two years have seen a measured optimism that the construction sector is heading towards strong and sustainable growth and rising private sector investment is now beginning to significantly bolster this confidence.
“As the economic recovery begins to build steam, we are in turn faced with new opportunities to boost employment in our strengthening industry.”
Wates’ current order book in the region includes the £12m Bradford Forster Academy in Bradford, the Selby Leisure Centre on behalf of Selby District Council and the £6.1m Little London Primary School in Leeds.
