James Wates
James Wates is the chairman of Wates Construction.
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Career
Wates joined Wates Construction in 1983. He was appointed marketing director in 1994, on the board in 1997 and chairman in 2013.[1]
Letter to the Telegraph
On 1 April 2015 Wates was one of 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph praising the British Conservative Party's economic policies and claiming a Labour government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.[2]
Affiliations
- Construction Industry Training Board, chairman
- UK Contractors Group, chairman
- Building Research Establishment, chairman
- UK Commission for Employment and Skills, commissioner
- Prince's Trust Build Environment Leadership Group, chairman
- Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People, vice-chairman[1]
- The Leader's Group
Former affiliations
- The Chartered Institute of Building, president
- Confederation of British Industry, member[1]
Political donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[3]
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to | Subsidiary (parties only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/05/2001 | Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd | £10,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 19/01/2006 | Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House | £10,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 29/05/2007 | Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd | £20,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 09/06/2008 | Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 02/09/2009 | Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 24/05/2010 | Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates Group Services Ltd | £10,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 23/11/2010 | Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 31/01/2012 | Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 16/05/2013 | Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 21/07/2014 | Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House | £75,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wates James Wates, accessed 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 April 2015.
