Today we’re delighted to be celebrating our 65th anniversary! On 4th December 1958 Mr William Howard created the business, which began as a traditional timber merchant, serving the local farmers and joiners in and around Manchester. Over the decades that followed, W.Howard expanded to become a manufacturer and distributor of timber products, with Alan Grant […]
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Celebrating World Environment Day
Read MoreToday we’re celebrating World Environment Day. Like many in the #timber industry, at W.Howard we work hard to promote timber as a sustainable building material that can help reduce carbon emissions and encourage environmentally conscious building practices. Every cubic metre of MDF can hold over 1 tonne of Carbon Dioxide and because MDF is defect free, fewer […]
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W.Howard Kildare Wins Award
Read MoreW.Howard Kildare has been named winner of the ‘Collaboration of the Year’ award at the recent JP Corry TEC Awards. JP Corry is a leading builders’ and timber merchant with branches across Northern Ireland, supplying a comprehensive range of essential building products from timber and drylining to decorating and civils products. The JP Corry TEC […]
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Charity Bike Ride
Read MoreThe W.Howard Group sales team is once again taking to their bikes to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. Last year, W.Howard Group’s Rob Povah took part in the Football to Amsterdam charity bike ride in memory of his father, David, who lost his battle with Prostate Cancer in 2016. This year, Povah is joined […]
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Movember
Read MoreHair-growing challenge turns heads for charity. The team at W.Howard Group joined the global #Movember challenge in November to raise money for the fight against prostate cancer, depression and other male health issues. In all, 10 employees at the company pledged to hang up their razors and let their moustaches grow for a month, in […]
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NMBS Exhibition 2019
Read MoreW.Howard to attend the NMBS Exhibition W.Howard Group is pleased to announce that it will be attending the NMBS Exhibition for the first time this year, bringing its wide range of MDF profiles and mouldings to hundreds of independent merchants. W.Howard is the UK’s leading supplier of quality MDF profiles, and joined the National Merchant […]
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Irish hardware Show
Read MoreW.Howard to attend the Irish Hardware Show W.Howard will be attending the 2019 Irish Hardware Show in Dublin, Ireland.As the official show of the Hardware Association Ireland, the Hardware Show 2019 is the leading show for merchants and retailers across Ireland. Exhibitors cover a wide range of home, garden, trade and DIY sectors. This year, […]
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Modular Matters Event
Read MoreW.Howard at Modular Matters Yesterday our team were at the Modular Matters conference and exhibition in Birmingham. As a business that is committed to developing innovative products suitable for the ever-growing offsite construction market, it was a great opportunity to hear about and share in the pioneering developments that are taking place here in the […]
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TTJ Awards 2018
Read MoreLast month we were delighted to be the lead sponsor of the 2018 TTJ awards, a pivotal part of our 60th anniversary year. We joined with more than 400 industry colleagues to celebrate innovation and success within the sector. Pictured from l-r is host, Jo Caulfield, award winner Stuart Watts of International Plywood and our […]