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The company has more than 900 depots nationwide, that sell to the trade (small builders). It also trades as Howdens Cuisines from 60 depots in France and Belgium. [3] Howdens sells kitchens (including worktops, flooring, appliances, sinks, taps and lighting), bedrooms, joinery, hardware, tools, and bathroom cabinetry.
Kitchen products were introduced in 1970, and soon after, a new factory in Darlington was established to manufacture joinery and kitchen furniture. In 1975, Magnet became Britain's largest manufacturer of joinery products with 115 branches. In 1975, Magnet merges with timber group Southern-Evans to form Magnet & Southerns.
First fix and second fix are terms used in the UK and Irish housebuilding and commercial building construction industry.. First fix comprises all the work needed to take a building from foundation to putting plaster on the internal walls.
Wren manufactures all of its kitchen units in its own production plants in Scunthorpe, Howden and Barton-upon-Humber. [11] The 180 acre Barton-upon-Humber site was acquired in August 2013 from Kimberly-Clark. [12] In January 2019, Wren Kitchens signed up for a 150,000 sq ft warehouse at the Humber Enterprise Park, near Hull. [13]