Wates boss returns after collapse of his own contractor

Wates Residential has appointed Paul Nicholls as its new Regional Managing Director for London.
It is a return to the company for Nicholls who left his role as managing director of Wates Residential in 2021 to set-up the Real construction group formed following the acquisition of Rydon Construction’s south east and south west businesses.
At the time of the group’s formation Nicholls set a turnover target of £300m for the new business.But Real went into administration late last