Located next to Tata Steel’s Trostre steelworks, the 68-home 'Pemberton' development will use around 350 tonnes of UK-produced light gauge steel, a type of lightweight steel shaped into sections and frames, used instead of timber to build the house structures. The project highlights the important role domestic steel can play in meeting the UK’s annual target of building around 300,000 new homes.

The scheme also features SolarSeam, an innovative photovoltaic steel roofing product developed by Catnic. Manufactured in Wales using steel coming through Port Talbot, coated and bonded in Shotton, and sold via Catnic, it is designed to generate electricity even in low light conditions, helping reduce energy costs for residents.

The scheme aligns with the Government’s wider policy direction, including efforts to accelerate solar adoption and the recently announced Steel Strategy. In Wales, new regulations will effectively require rooftop solar on most new buildings from 2027, embedding on-site renewable generation as a standard feature of development. Similar measures are expected across the UK through the Future Homes and Buildings Standards. 

Business Secretary Peter Kyle has emphasised that UK steel will be essential to delivering 1.5 million new homes as part of broader ambitions across infrastructure, defence and technology.

A spokesperson for Beacon Cymru said: “Using UK-produced steel allows us to deliver high-quality homes while supporting a more sustainable and resilient approach to housebuilding.”

A spokesperson for Edenstone Homes added: “Combining modern construction with integrated solar technology helps create efficient, future-ready homes for our customers.”

Tata Steel UK Business Development Manager, Kamal Rajput, who was involved in the deal with Beacon Housing and developers, Edenstone, added: “Successful businesses today collaborate with others to maximise the benefits from the latest innovations, the highest environmental ambitions, and consumer demand. 
“This development is the perfect case study to demonstrate that philosophy and the credentials of steel for domestic housing, both in the frame system and the roof.”