Company news

The 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 […]

W.Howard Group supports DIY SOS in Bolton When BBC One’s DIY SOS: The Big Build came to Bolton to help a family in need, they turned to the W.Howard Group for help. For two weeks in September, the DIY SOS team worked tirelessly at the home of the Taylor-Mann family in Bolton, who needed help […]

Hair-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 […]

W.Howard helps employee drive his career forward. Mark Odams passed his category CE driving test in November with the support of W.Howard Group Transport Manager Neville Waring and his team of Drivers. A category CE driving licence means Mark can now operate the company’s articulated fleet vehicles as well as the rigid vehicles. Mark first […]

W.Howard Group is pleased to welcome two new employees to the company. Recruited as part of the Group’s commitment to supporting the next generation, Jamie McDonnell and Matthew Bellin have joined the group within its Logistics and Business Support teams, respectively. Jamie joined W.Howard in September and will be based at the company’s Albion MDC […]

Create a circular supply chain. W.Howard’s Group Commercial Director Simon Fleet reveals how MDF can play its part in creating an environmentally friendly circular supply chain. Awareness is growing of the need for efficiency at all levels of the construction supply chain – not just in how a building or system performs, but also in […]

W.Howard MDF improves acoustics at award-winning Business School An award-winning Business School building constructed at Wrekin College has been enhanced by the installation of specially produced oak-veneered and wrapped MDF products from W.Howard. Wrekin College, based in Telford, Shropshire, which was established in 1880, has undergone a number of updates and extensions during its 139 years. The most recent […]

W.Howard Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Adrian McLean in the newly created role of Estimating & Costings Manager. Adrian has more than 30 years’ experience in the timber trade, starting in the industry as a trainee before taking on roles including Assistant Sales Manager, Assistant Branch Manager and Sales Representative. More recently, […]

New production line adds capacity to W.Howard. A new production line has been installed at Polyco in Wales. Located in Newtown, Powys and part of The W Howard Group, Polyco manufactures real wood veneered and foil-wrapped MDF profiles. This newly installed equipment brings the total number of production lines at Polyco to five, and doubles […]