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Did you know all our classic, period and contemporary MDF profiles are supplied twice primed and ready for you to use on site? Whatever profile design you’re looking for, we can supply it twice primed and de-nibbed. Our water-based primer is highly pigmented to give it a strong opacity, so it dries nice and flat, and gives […]

At W.Howard we take the safety of our teams extremely seriously. That’s why we’re delighted to today be celebrating 500 accident-free days at our Polyco site in Wales. That’s almost two years without an incident, as our busy team in Powys create a wide range of quality MDF profiles for distribution across the country. At our […]

Q&A Interview with Stuart Fleet, Managing Director (Powys) and W.Howard’s Group Commercial Director. During W.Howard’s recent board restructure, Simon Fleet became Managing Director of W.Howard Powys, as well as retaining his previous title as W.Howard’s Group Commercial Director. We caught up with Simon to find out what that means and to get a taste of […]

Did you know we also sell door casings and linings as part of our joinery range? These quality MDF products are designed to complement our architraves so you can achieve a beautiful, co-ordinated interior in any space. As well as our traditional door lining and casing sets, we can also offer a wide range of thicknesses, widths and lengths […]

Today 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 […]

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 […]

During W.Howard’s recent board restructure, Stuart Murray’s role as Group Finance Director expanded to cover business growth and acquisition. We found out what that means for him and the business going forward. Q. How do these recent changes affect you? Although the core of my role remains the same, the wider changes and investments are […]

Congratulations from everyone at W.Howard ‘The MDF Specialists’ to Simon, our very own Group Commercial Director, and Managing Director of W.Howard Powys, for being recognised among the Top 100 Supplier Influencers by the Builders Merchants Federation and Builders’ Merchants News! It’s a fantastic achievement and testament to Simon’s many years of experience in the building […]