WHAT’S NEW ARDEX GROUP WINS PRESTIGIOUS BASA AWARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY
ARDEX Group is proud to announce its success at the BASA Showcase 2025, where the company won the Best Sustainability Initiative.
The BASA Showcase, organised by the British Adhesives & Sealants Association, celebrates excellence and innovation across the industry.
The award recognises ARDEX Group’s Building Tomorrow programme, which commits the company to achieving full Carbon Neutrality by 2045, and Carbon Neutrality for Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2030.
This ambitious strategy includes initiatives such as: replacing finite raw materials with circular solutions, reducing CO2 emissions across operations, promoting diversity, equality, and ethical business practices and prioritising local sourcing.
NATURAL STONE AWARDS 2026 – ENTRY OPENS
Stone Federation Great Britain has announced that entry for the Natural Stone Awards 2026 is now open.
The Natural Stone Awards is a biennial event set up by Stone Federation and has established itself as the most prestigious awards event in the natural stone industry calendar. The Awards celebrate and recognise the excellence of design in natural stone projects from across the industry. Each year the Awards see work from throughout the British Isles entered across the various categories.
The Awards provide a chance for the industry to showcase the wide range
Earlier this year, ARDEX Group also received a Gold Certificate from the Achilles Carbon Reduction Programme, marking five consecutive years of CO2 reduction at its UK plants.
This BASA accolade follows another sustainability win at the Tile Association Awards 2025, making it the company’s second major sustainability award this year.
In addition to the sustainability award, ARDEX Group was shortlisted in the Innovation category for its BAL Micromax Grout-Effect Sealant, and, as a manufacturer shortlisted for multiple awards, was also shortlisted in the Best Manufacturer category.
David Hackett, Managing Director at ARDEX UK and Building Adhesives, said: "Winning this award is a testament to our team’s unwavering commitment to sustainability and innovation.
of applications possible with natural stone and to demonstrate that it is the ideal building material, providing architects, designers and clients with a sustainable, durable and attractive end product.
Entries can be made by anyone involved in the project including the architect, main contractor, stone contractor, stone supplier, client or building owner. The 2026 Awards see the introduction of a number of new categories, including Structural Stone and Reuse & Retrofit which will open the Awards to an even wider section of the industry.
Stone Federation’s Chief Executive Jane Buxey commented: “We are encouraging all those involved in the natural stone industry to enter their projects into the
Natural Stone Awards 2026. This is a great opportunity to gain widespread recognition for your practice or company and products or services that you provide.”
HOW TO ENTER
Projects can be entered digitally. To download the Natural Stone Awards entry form, click here.
www.bit.ly/AwardsEntry26 THE CATEGORIES
The Natural Stone Awards are split into 13 categories, each celebrating and showcasing a different aspect of the natural stone industry.
• External Stone Cladding (Precast/ Rainscreen/Traditional Handset)
• New Build Structural Stone, Loadbearing & Hybrid
• Reuse & Retrofit • Repair & Restoration (Historic/ Ecclesiastical)
• Stone Conservation • •
Interiors (Residential) Interiors (Commercial)
• Hard Landscape (Residential) • Hard Landscape (Commercial/ Public Realm)
https://naturalstoneawards.co.uk www.stonefed.org.uk
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“Our Building Tomorrow programme is not just a pledge – it’s a roadmap to creating a greener, more responsible future for our industry. We are proud of what we’ve achieved so far and excited about the journey ahead."
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