Case Study: The Wates Group achieves a modern intranet and transformed internal communications with Valo

The Wates Group Valo’s modern intranet transforms internal comms for construction company

The Wates Group, a leading UK construction, development and property services company with about 4,000 employees, identified after a 2017 internal communications audit that its legacy intranet was outdated, email-heavy and driving staff to unmanaged social apps. Seeking a modern, customizable digital workplace that leveraged Office 365/SharePoint, Wates selected Valo’s out-of-the-box Valo Intranet (recommended by Valo’s Premium Partner Pythagoras) to better connect remote workers and measure engagement.

Valo implemented Valo Intranet with SharePoint/Office 365 integration, a mobile app and surfaced Yammer feeds on department pages; Pythagoras delivered a working prototype in five days to accelerate adoption. The Valo solution drove rapid engagement — almost 134,000 homepage visits in the first two weeks, 187 Yammer groups created, and built-in reporting to monitor page views — noticeably reducing email reliance and making internal communication more visible, measurable and collaborative for Wates.

Wates Group

Nicola Savage

Communications and Marketing Director