8 INDUSTRY NEWS
Planning granted for £78m Development in Duckmanton
Housebuilder Honey will build 275 new homes in Duckmanton after being granted planning permission for a £78m development. Called Pearl and located on Tom Lane, the development will comprise a mix of two, three, four and fi ve-bedroom homes including terraces, semi-detached and detached properties. heffi eld-headuartered oney says
its house types have all been specifi cally designed to combine “style, substance and sustainability for the benefi t of buyers The -acre site has been allocated for development by Chesterfi eld orough Council as part of the Chesterfi eld local plan to deliver 4,080 homes by 2035. Work at Pearl is anticipated to start this summer with the fi rst homes epected to be released for sale in autumn this year oney anticipates that the fi rst residents will move into their new homes in summer 2026.
Since being launched in October 2022, Honey has secured 21 sites across Yorkshire and the East Midlands that will deliver 2,850 homes and a combined gross development value of £795m. The company is backed by private euity fi rm lchemy artners and its lchemy pecial pportunities Fund IV which has £937m of fully
committed capital.
oney chief eecutive offi cer, ar Mitchell, commented: “Our Pearl development will deliver design-led homes that are perfect for modern-day living for buyers looking to move in or to Duckmanton. “We believe our new homes offer more style, substance and sustainability for their price, and the range of properties at the development makes it suitable for fi rst time buyers, growing families and downsizers.
“There has already been huge interest
in Pearl since we announced our plans, so we now look forward to releasing the fi rst homes for sale later this year at this thriving new community we are creating.”
Honey has analysed consumer insights and trends to inform its house type designs to ensure they meet the needs and wants of today’s new home buyers, including the fl eible use of all living spaces.
Standard features in every Honey home include bi fold doors; individually designed fully integrated kitchens; and boutiue style bathrooms with a signature free standing bath and full height tiling ll properties have an electric vehicle charging point.
BAL celebrates DOUBLE success at TTA Awards 2025! B
AL are celebrating after winning Best Innovation at this year’s Tile Association (TTA) Awards and also scooping the Best
Environmental Initiative as part of ARDEX Group UK. The TTA Awards 2025 took place at The Hilton
Metropole on Friday 16th May and were themed “Celebrating Excellence” – recognising the best of the best in the tiling industry. “Best Innovation 2025” was won by BAL
Micromax Grout-Eff ect Sealant, which was recognised by judges and a public vote as the most innovative tiling product (or service) of the last year.
Launched in July last year, BAL Micromax
Grout-Eff ect Sealant is a unique matt-eff ect sealant that matches BAL Micromax3 ECO Grout and BAL Absolute Grout in colour AND texture. It provides fi xers with a sealant that can be used for seamless perimeter and soft movement
joints, internal and external corners, without standing out from the grout joints. It has proved a great success, with BAL
Micromax Grout-Eff ect Sealant completely replacing the old “shiny” traditional technologies of BAL sealants in distribution partners. The fi rst of its kind for the UK tiling sector
the product is a solution for seamless joints with thousands of users across the UK choosing the product as the fi nishing sealant of choice, and the one that clients can rely on for perfect results that last. ARDEX Group UK also took home “Best
Environmental Initiative” for the Group’s Building Tomorrow initiative – with with a commitment to being fully Carbon Neutral by 2045 and being Carbon Neutral for Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2030. The UK Group, consisting of ARDEX UK and Building Adhesives Ltd, has crafted and part-implemented a Sustainability Roadmap to ensure that the UK business achieves these goals through a wide range of initiatives including sustainable sourcing of materials, recycling, waste reduction, extended product life-cycles, energy effi ciency and sustainable energy sourcing and sustainable work-place practices. Further success came later in the evening as tiling contractors Elite Tiling Ltd won Best Commercial Large (over 250 m2
–
Hospitality and Leisure) for Cozenton Sports Centre in Rainham, Kent which used a full ARDEX pool solution.
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All categories were decided through a
combination of a public vote and an expert judging panel.
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