Quality and Standards

Kitchen Collection

The Howdens Joinery Company offers a range of kitchens and joinery products specifically designed to meet the needs of modern living, complete with a full range of accessories, built-in appliances, work surfaces, sinks and taps.

Quality Assurance

Selected cabinets are tested to BS6222:1997 Part 2 Level H, BS EN 14749:2005 - Domestic and kitchen storage units and worktops and BS6222:1999 Part 3 - Domestic Kitchen Equipment : Durability of surface finish and adhesion of surfacing and edging materials. They have also achieved FIRA (Furniture Industry Research Association) accreditation, as well as the FIRA Gold award for product excellence. In other words, their units are considered structurally suitable for heavy domestic use.

All laminate worktops are tested to BS6222:1999 Part 3. A selection of these use chipboard further complying with BS EN 312: 2003 Type P3 and WPIF/1:2000 (Wood Panel Industries Federation).

All appliances sold meet safety requirements of British and European Standards.

All Howdens manufacturing sites hold BS EN ISO 9001:2000 - Quality Management Systems Requirements.

Your Howdens 5-year guarantee

Howdens supplies high quality kitchens to trade customers from stock. When professionally installed in the home, our stylish, appealing products are highly functional and reliable. In the unlikely event of a defect in manufacturing or raw materials, we will happily replace any cabinet, promptly and without charge at any time.

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