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Leading supplier of MDF profiles, The W.Howard Group, has made a substantial investment into its Kildare site, with the introduction of a MAKOR production line. The replacement of a single pass line introduces significant commercial flexibility to its operation in Ireland with a potential increase of around 80% available to the group capacity. As the […]

This year, so far, we have given out more than £2500 to a huge variety of different causes. They have included The Saplings School, a local School in Kill, Ireland which provides education for pupils with autism and complex needs. The School was nominated by Pat Pritchley from our Kildare site. The Saplings is an […]

W.HOWARD SIGNS UP TO THE BMF IN COMMITMENT TO INDUSTRY Leading supplier of MDF profiles, The W.Howard Group has, this month, signed up to membership of the BMF (Builders Merchants Federation). Signalling its continued commitment to the industry and its valued customers, the business has joined the national organisation to be active in progressing the […]

New Commercial Director Joins W.Howard Team Leading MDF profile supplier, The W.Howard Group will this month welcome new Group Commercial Director, Simon Fleet to its growing business. Simon, from Shrewsbury joins the W.Howard team in its landmark 60th anniversary year and will be heading up the sales, marketing and customer services operations. Simon has over […]

W.Howard Awards Future Talent at North West Timber Trade Association Dinner Last month we were delighted to sponsor the North West Timber Trade Association (NWTTA) Dinner where we had the privilege of awarding the NWTTA’s Student Architect Prize for 2018. Talented students from Liverpool University’s School of Architecture submitted entries and first place was awarded […]

FORS SILVER SUCCESS FOR W.HOWARD TEAM As part of our ongoing FORS commitments and desire to progress further in the systems and criteria set out by FORS, we recently applied for and were successfully accredited with FORS Silver status for our Astley operating centre. This means that W.Howard Ltd not only meets, but exceeds the […]

£500 Community Grant Awarded to the Lancashire Mining Museum. This year one of our £500 community grants has been awarded to our friends at the Lancashire Mining Museum, also based at Astley Green. The museum houses Lancashire’s only surviving headgear and engine house, both of which now have scheduled monument and listed building status. Above […]

The W.Howard Group has supplied a range of MDF mouldings solutions for an exciting residential renovation project in the North West, called The Chapel Apartments. During the restoration and redevelopment of the historic Wesleyan Methodist Chapel School, an interesting discovery was made by unearthing a time capsule dating back to 1906. Located in the picturesque […]