Community

Today at W.Howard we’re Going Yellow for Marie Curie! 21st March is ‘Wear It Yellow’ day, and everyone at W.Howard is coming together to wear yellow and raise money for the fantastic Marie Curie Charity. Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity, providing hospice care, as well as information, advice and support about dying, […]

This week is National Apprenticeship Week, where companies across all sectors come together to celebrate the value, benefits and opportunities that apprenticeships can bring to businesses, all while learning valuable life skills. Apprenticeships give people a fantastic opportunity to learn while they earn, with younger people often getting their first opportunity to step into the […]

On 21 September we were delighted to join a DIY SOS: The Big Build reveal in Derbyshire, where an amazing team came together to help transform the Treetops Hospice as part of a BBC Children in Need-funded project. Hundreds of tradespeople united for this incredibly important project, which will help benefit bereaved children and their […]

W.Howard ‘The MDF Specialists’​ is proud to be a founder patron of the Warrington Youth Zone – a purpose-built facility for the town’s young people aged 7 – 19, and up to 25 for those with additional needs. Inside the Youth Zone young people have a safe space to socialise and engage in fun and engaging activities every […]

Euxton Villa F.C Football Club in Chorley, Lancashire, will soon be transformed into a state-of-the-art sports facility thanks in part to a donation from W.Howard ‘The MDF Specialists’​. As an FA Community Charter Standard Club, Euxton Villa focuses on bringing the community together and gives children and adults of all ages access to high-standard semi-professional and […]

  W.Howard gets festive with design competition  W.Howard continues to support the local community with its latest festive project – a Christmas card competition in conjunction with a local school. Culcheth Primary School in Warrington asked all pupils across the entire school to design a Christmas card that W.Howard could send out to its customers, […]

Support community football club in memory of Dave McDonnell. W.Howard is asking the timber industry to donate to a local community football club in memory of late-colleague Dave McDonnell. Dave was a huge supporter of Euxton Villa Football Club, based in Chorley, Lancashire, where his brother Mark is Club President. Euxton Villa was formed in […]

W.Howard Group has a long history of helping young people to develop their skills, whether that’s through our apprenticeship programme, or by supporting inspiring local young people with a talent for sport. Seventeen-year-old Kelsy Evans represents England at Water Polo, and has just been called up to trial with the Great Britain Senior Women’s Team, […]