Maintaining strong, sustainable supplier relationships
Howdens is a local business with a global supply chain. Our supplier onboarding process helps us improve organisational efficiency, mitigate risk, create transparency and help meet our sustainability goals. Acting responsibly is something we take seriously.
Supplier Strategy
Howdens was founded on the principle that the business should be worthwhile for all concerned and values the cooperative engagement with suppliers and the scale necessary to support suppliers’ businesses and investment plans. We have an ongoing commitment to ensure we act responsibly and in a sustainable manner, and it is essential to us that our suppliers respect their employees' health, safety and welfare in terms of working conditions and rights.
We require all our suppliers to agree and comply with our commitments and principles. In addition, we require that all suppliers comply with the Howden Joinery Supplier Code of Conduct.
100%
driving towards paperless supply chain
500
direct suppliers supporting our manufacturing and supply chain
9,000
local suppliers helping keep our depots trading
Transforming Howdens Procurement
A local business with a global supply chain
Our Vision
Responsible Sourcing
We aim to continuously
enhance our responsible
and ethical sourcing practices
What we value
Acting responsibly with
total commitment to quality.
Policy and Compliance
We expect our suppliers to continuously
monitor their compliance with
Howdens policies and support
a continuous improvement framework
Want to become a Howdens Supplier
At Howdens we are committed to improving the collaborative relationships we have built with our suppliers and are developing new ways to improve how we communicate and transact with you.
Our partnership with SAP Ariba is key to the way in which we do business in an efficient and sustainable (paperless) way.
To understand more about the onboarding process please refer to the SAP ARIBA Supplier lifecycle and performance (SLP) Training guide, which includes details on how to contact us
Howdens is a local business with a global supply chain. It was founded on the principle that the business should be worthwhile for all concerned, and values the cooperative engagement with suppliers and the scale necessary to support suppliers’ businesses and investment plans.
We have an ongoing commitment to ensure we act responsibly and in a sustainable manner, and it is essential to us that our suppliers respect their employees' health, safety and welfare in terms of working conditions and rights.
This Supplier Code of Conduct commits us to performing due diligence on our suppliers and outlines the minimum standards we base this on, our expectations, and our methods of ensuring we all act responsibly together.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES
For more information related to our terms and conditions, please visit the relevant link below
Historic Sustainability Reports
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