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Howdens, the trade kitchen supplier, has started work on a major expansion of its Runcorn cabinet making facility.
The £100m investment will increase the size of the site by 40 per cent, from 500k sq. ft to 700k sq. ft, and the new factory will house state-of-the-art manufacturing machines to create one of the largest cabinet production lines in the world.
The expansion, which will take about three years to complete, supports Howdens ambitious expansion plans both in the UK, and across its kitchen and joinery businesses in Ireland and France, which has seen Howdens grow its revenues by over 45% since the pandemic.
A ground-breaking ceremony at the site, attended by Howdens CEO Andrew Livingston and operations director Julian Lee, marked the official start of the works.
Livingston, said; “Our Runcorn manufacturing facility is critical to our business and has been for many years. We are proud of our skilled teams who make the facility what it is. This expansion matters to the community and to UK manufacturing. Today’s investment demonstrates our commitment to UK skilled jobs and strengthening Howdens’ capability to support future growth here and abroad.”
