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HOWARTH TIMBER TAKEOVER LIGHTS UP ELLAND ROAD

Howarth Timber and Building Supplies is celebrating after a hugely successful event takeover at Leeds United’s home game against Nottingham Forest. The takeover forms part of the company’s 175th anniversary activities throughout 2015 and saw more than 1000 Howarth Timber staff, suppliers, customers and competition winners enjoy a day out at Elland Road. That number helped Leeds Unite...

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HOWARTH TIMBER REVEALS CHARITY PARTNERSHIP EXTENSION

Howarth Timber and Building Supplies has announced that its fruitful partnership with charity Caudwell Children has been extended for a further year. The company started its partnership with the charity three years ago and has helped raise more than £45,000 to assist with providing family support services, equipment, treatment and therapies for disabled children and their families across th...

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HOWARTH TIMBER BUZZING AFTER SOUTH AFRICA DONATION

As part of its 175th anniversary celebrations, Howarth Timber and Building Supplies has made a significant donation towards the refurbishment of the Busy Bees Nursery in Cape Town. National property maintenance and refurbishment company Novus Property Solutions undertook a hugely successful two-week makeover of the nursery in the Parkwood area of the city, and were supported by an impressive &pou...

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HOWARTH TIMBER’S 175 CELEBRATIONS UP AND RUNNING

The Howarth Timber Group continues to celebrate its 175th anniversary in style with a dinner for the great and good of the British building industry. More than 200 guests, including suppliers, industry leaders and journalists, attended the dinner at the Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert and were treated to a fantastic night of entertainment. Comedians Rod Woodward and Kevin Connolly delive...

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HOWARTH TIMBER COOKS UP A STORM WITH KITCHEN COMPETITION

A Blackburn couple are celebrating after winning £1,750 of high street vouchers as part of a high-profile competition run by Howarth Timber and Building Supplies. The competition forms part of Howarth Timber’s 175th anniversary celebrations in 2015, with entrants needing to purchase a Howarth Timber kitchen in order to qualify. Richard and Jo Taylor bought a Woodbury Gloss Anthracite...

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HOWARTH TIMBER LAUNCHES VAN-TASTIC PRIZE DRAW

Howarth Timber and Building Supplies has launched an exciting new prize draw to celebrate its 175th anniversary, which will culminate in one of its customers winning an IVECO Daily van worth £25,000. The prize draw will see 175,000 scratchcards made available across the company’s 28-branch network, with prizes ranging from supercar track day experiences to saws and screws, as well as ...

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HOWARTH’S STAFF INVESTMENT CONTINUES

Award-winning independent merchant Howarth Timber and Building Supplies is continuing to invest in its workforce following the appointment of Charlotte Hancock to external sales executive. Charlotte, who is based at Howarth’s Thorne branch in South Yorkshire, joined the business nine months ago on its trainee management scheme and has wasted little time in developing her skills and becoming...

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HOWARTH TIMBER CELEBRATES 175th ANNIVERSARY

The Howarth Timber Group is celebrating its landmark 175th anniversary in 2015 and has got an exciting line-up of events, competitions and roadshows planned to mark the occasion in style. Since its beginning in 1840, Howarth Timber has risen to become one of the leading resources for all things timber related, as well as providing one of the most comprehensive choices of building materials in the...

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CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY WITH AWARD SHORTLISTING

We received a lovely Christmas present this week with the news that we’ve been shortlisted in the Materials Supplier of the Year category at the Construction News Specialists Awards. The awards are one of the most prestigious in the industry and this year witnessed a huge rise in the number of entries. It’s testament to the level of quality and service that we provide to our customers...

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HOWARTH NAMED SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

We are delighted to have been named Supplier of the Year at the Redrow Homes Yorkshire awards. Our Wakefield and Bradford branches were acknowledged, along with Howarth Timber Engineered Solutions in Breighton. The award organisers looked at overall performance, from the placing of orders through to the invoicing of goods, and we were thrilled to have come out on top. Chris Young, Purchasing Ma...

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