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The chief executive of Wates has said the company is now politically “agnostic” and will not make any donations in the run-up to the general election.

Construction has more entries than any other sector in a list of the largest individual taxpayers in the UK, an analysis has found. The Sunday Times Tax

A former Conservative Party donor and leading businessman has urged the government to follow the lead of the Labour Party on planning reform.Writing in The Time

1 The Barclay family has edged closer to a deal to repay more than £1.1 billion owed to Lloyds Banking Group and regain control of The Daily and Sunday Telegra

The Institute of Directors (IoD) is developing a new code of conduct in the wake of the collapse of Carillion and other corporate scandals.

Avoiding conflict with the supply chain over cladding remediation, decarbonisation and implementing lean management sit at the top of the priority list

Wates now has a female board member, after appointing a finance expert as a non-executive director. Chartered accountant Rachel Addison (pictured) will

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is hoping it can revive its construction council by the final quarter of the year, despite seeing an exodus of contractors, Construction News can reveal.

Tim Wates has taken over from his cousin Sir James Wates as chairman of their family building firm, the Wates Group.

Tim Wates has taken over as the new chairman of Wates – as his cousin Sir James Wates stands down after 10 years. Tim, who joined the Wates Group in 1993,