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Our Greenwich Matt kitchens have been highly commended for Eco Brand of the Year at the Real Homes Awards! 🏆 Made with 100% FSC-certified timber, it is made in the UK using recycled materials, with 90% of those recyclable at end of life. #Sustainability #Award #Recognition
Howdens are pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for two HR Excellence Awards! The prestigious HR Excellence Awards shine a light on best practice and offer an unrivalled opportunity to celebrate its people. We have been nominated for our Buy As You Earn Plan (BAYE) in the Reward & Recognition category, and our Apprenticeship Levy Transfer for the CSR category. Congratulations to all 2022 finalists and nominees! #HREX22 #Award #Recognition
We’re delighted to announce that Howdens has won its first UK Social Mobility Award (SOMO) for Innovation. We're committed to investing 20% of our levy to fund construction apprenticeships in small businesses. The aim was to create jobs, support small businesses, fill a skills shortage in the construction industry and improve social mobility for young people in our local communities. Julian Lee, Operations Director, said: "Without great people, nothing happens, and therefore we are incredibly proud of our apprenticeship programme, developing skills for the future. Being recognised for our efforts by the UK Social Mobility Awards brings home the continued importance of our core principle, being worthwhile for all concerned.” Learn more here: https://www.howdens.com/help-and-advice/about-us/newsroom?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social #SOMO2022 #Apprenticeship #Recognition
Howdens are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded Macro Employer of the Year for Yorkshire and Humber at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2022! The awards recognise the achievements of apprentices, the businesses that employ them, and the individuals that champion them. Joanne Blackham Chartered MCIPD, Learning and Development Manager, said: “We are so pleased to be recognised for the support we are providing to small businesses in our communities. Howdens uses a portion of its apprenticeship levy to give more people the opportunity to take up an apprenticeship. We are helping build skills for the future.” Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and nominees! #Recognition #Award #AppAwards2022
In 2019, Howdens Manufacturing and Logistics Operations achieved zero waste to landfill and are always looking at new ways of reusing and recycling waste. Recently, our Transport Team had the challenge of replacing over 1000 HGV trailer curtains that would previously have been sent to landfill or incineration. Our old trailer curtains are now being reused by FREITAG where they are washed and then cut to size to create accessories such as laptop bags, handbags, and wallets with no intensive processing required. #ESG #Worthwhile #UKManufacturing
Building on the success of our apprenticeships in the UK, we are excited to launch our new apprenticeship programme in Ireland and Northern Ireland! At Howdens apprenticeships are a valuable part of our pipeline for the growth of our business. Mark Smith, Area Manager, says “with plans to grow from 11 depots to 50 in Ireland and Northern Ireland by 2025, apprenticeships are a key route for career development and enable us to grow our own future leaders. We are looking forward to welcoming our first cohort of apprentices this year”. To find out more, or apply for one of our vacancies please visit: https://lnkd.in/eV5tH_jk #HowdensCareers #SkillsForLife #Apprenticeships
Howdens are proud to sponsor Simon Curwen in this year's Golden Globe Race - a non-stop, solo sailing competition that spans 30,000 miles around the world without modern technology! The Golden Globe Race 2022 is one of the world's most sustainable sailing competitions, whose environmental goals reflect our own as we embark on our road to zero. #GGR2022 #Sustainability #SustainableFuture
Congratulations to Dominic Haynes, star prize winner of a Campervan worth £60,000 in our Spin the Rooster promotion! Bamber Bridge depot manager, Matthew McKittrick, says: “I couldn’t believe it was one of our account holders that won the star prize, everyone in the depot was so excited for Dom - you’d have thought it was one of the team that had won it! I’m over the moon for Dom and his family and I hope they have some amazing trips away in their new campervan.”
Last week we celebrated the 15th Howdens Rounders Championship! Team members from across the entire business met at the North Ribblesdale Rugby Club, where the games took place. Congratulations to all who took part, especially our 2022 winners from team East Anglia and our runners-up from team East Midlands! With the standards so high this year, what will next year bring? #Incentive #TeamBuilding #AwayDay
Howdens are proud to announce the introduction of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil fuel (HVO fuel) in a landmark commitment to reduce CO2 as part of our sustainability pledge. Produced using hydrogenation and hydrocracking of waste vegetable oils and animal fats, HVO fuel produces 90% less CO2 than diesel per litre. We are phasing in HVO to our fleet, initially 5% of total fuel use, increasing year on year if viable. We have been investigating zero-emission transport solutions and have begun a trial of electric trucks. A DAF electric truck is being trialled and we aim to implement three electric vehicles across our sites by 2023. #Sustainability #SustainableBusiness #Environment
