Product News

At the heart of W.Howard’s product range are our white primed profiles, which are supplied twice primed and ready for immediate installation on site. Our white-primed range is available in more than 200 profiles and sizes covering skirting, window boards, wall panels, door casings, linings and joinery – we have one of the largest ranges […]

3D technology brings your profiles to life. If you have an idea for a new shape of moulding, skirting or architrave, or you need to match an existing profile as part of a building renovation, then W.Howard Group can help. W.Howard Group has installed an advanced 3D printer in their head office at Glazebury, Warrington. […]

Offsite construction embraces fully-finished products Offsite and modular construction is growing rapidly in the UK, with developers increasingly looking to build within a factory environment wherever possible. Studies by companies such as AMA Research suggest this trend will increase rapidly as the UK looks to ‘build back better’ post-Covid, with the modular market forecast to […]

One year ago, the future of the DIY market seemed bleak. Markets were predicting the ‘death of DIY’ after surveys suggested young people would rather employ a professional tradesperson than attempt DIY projects themselves, and national DIY retailers were openly discussing their ‘challenging years’ and ‘difficult periods of falling sales’. Fast forward to now, and the outlook […]

New Core MDF Range Offers Flexibility to Merchants The new 4.4-metre length range of primed MDF Profiles from W.Howard Group offers merchants increased storage flexibility when planning their core stock ranges. MDF mouldings are traditionally sold in the 5.4-metre lengths that housebuilders prefer, as each single length can be easily cut to form a standard-sized […]

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 Updates its Core Range. W.Howard is investing in its core product range, introducing new products and range updates to make it easier for merchants to choose the stock they want and to receive their orders more quickly. The company manufactures hundreds of quality MDF profiles, as skirtings, architraves, window boards, and door linings, as […]

The innovative and easy to install KOTA™ range of profiles including skirting and architraves are from this month, readily available to buy in retail stores throughout the UK, having launched at Bunnings Warehouse and Arnold Laver. KOTA™ has long been established as a stock item at B&Q, so the range at Bunnings Warehouse and Arnold […]

This month sees MDF profiling specialist W.Howard Group introduce a new range of special primed profiles – called the Signature Range. The collection of tooling ready profiles has been launched on the Group’s website offering a wider range of choice for the builders’ merchant market. The Signature Range will provide customers with additional profiling options if […]