Howdens Joinery

Founded in 1995, Howdens addresses the ‘done for you’ market, selling kitchens and joinery from local depots exclusively to trade professionals, who then install them for end-users in all parts of the UK market – owner occupiers, private landlords, local authorities, housing trusts and small developers.

Howdens supplies over 469,000 account holders, all building trade professionals, with 4.4 million kitchen cabinets, 2.5 million doors and 1 million worktops and breakfast bars each year, manufacturing from factories in Runcorn, Cheshire, and Howden, East Yorkshire.

In 2018, Howdens reported annual sales of around £1.5bn, with profit before tax of £239m. Howdens operates more than 690 depots across the UK, employing around 9,500 people in depots, manufacturing, sourcing, and logistics.