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Trade kitchen supplier Howdens is back with TradeFest: Better Than a Sale 2026, its biggest kitchen event of the year.
Running from September 7, the event launches with a Trade Day at Howdens’s Watford Expo, featuring darts star Charlie Manby, the Talk Sport team, the FIX Street Team and the Bald Builders, as well as cooking star Will Hughes of What Willy Cook, food trucks and live music.
TradeFest brings local deals, events and competitions to depots all over the UK throughout September and October, as well as the chance to win a brand new van bundle worth over £65,000, including DEWALT tools, insurance and road tax.
Managing director at Howdens, Austin Cooke, says: “TradeFest: Better than a sale is something genuinely unique to Howdens. We created it specifically for our trade customers, and the response last year was fantastic. Customers really got behind it, and there was a brilliant atmosphere across our depots.
“This year we want to build on that success and make TradeFest even more rewarding, with great deals, events, competitions and the chance to win a brand-new van – it really is the best time to buy through our depots. It’s about celebrating the trade, giving our customers even more value for their customers and creating something they can only experience at Howdens.”
