Andy joined Howdens in July 1995 and has been a member of the Executive Committee since September 2008. He was one of the founding members of the Howdens depot management team, having joined from Magnet in 1995. Andy was promoted from the regional team to become Sales Director in January 2007 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Trade in January 2014.

Andy has overall responsibility for the performance and culture of the depots in the UK. He oversees the evolution of our depot estate, including our strategically important depot reformatting and the opening of new depots.