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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

Unit 14, Stadium Industrial Estate, Stadium Way, RG30 6BX Berkshire, South East, GB


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Steve is brilliant a CAN DO attitude nothing too much trouble I had over 20 meetings with Steve April 2024 - August 2024 and we worked on over 10 different kitchen designs for my overall kitchen plan.... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from Steve Grantham and the team at Howdens Reading Tilehurst. The Chilcomb kitchen in porcelain is great quality and looks terrific. Howdens lived up to their promise of being able to s... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic experience using Howdens in Reading (stadium way) - they covered all of our specs, designs with care and efficiency. We changed plans halfway and they were more than happy to accommodate... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From the moment we walked into the Reading store Stephen Grantham rose to attend to us without any appointment and was extremely attentive. He was very helpful without ever being pushy. Withi... See more

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Company details

  1. Kitchen Supply Store
  2. Bedroom Furniture Store
  3. Door Supplier
  4. Flooring Store
  5. Kitchen Furniture Store

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The UK's No. 1 Trade Kitchen Supplier.

The UK’s largest manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens, appliances, and joinery products.

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'UK's Number 1 Trade Kitchen Supplier' - Fitted bedrooms, doors, joinery, and hardware - everything you need to complete the job, plus projects around the home including flooring, skirting and architrave, stairs and stair parts. Over 850 local depots, local stock, ready to go. UK manufactured cabinetry with a 25-year guarantee. Trusted trade quality - everything we make is tested in our FIRA Gold-Accredited lab - the only one of its standard in the world, Free home survey and design service, work with the trade to create a space that is right on quality, price, and style.
Available Through the Trade
Anyone can have a Howdens kitchen, bedroom or doors, joinery and flooring products, when they are installed with the expertise of the trade. Howdens only sell to the trade, to provide products and a service you can trust. The trade has the skills and experience to complete the whole job, including complex tasks like moving utilities, services and walls and fitting to awkward angles. Local trades also have the best knowledge of local homes and building practices, helping a project run smoothly. Howdens work with the trade to customize their products for non-standard fits at the best price, supported by exclusive trade prices. The Trade add value to your home.
Click & Collect
Howdens trade customers can see their confidential trade prices across thousands of products, add items to a project list, and send their order request straight to their local depot. Whether planning ahead or ordering on the go, Click & Collect is designed to save the trade time on site. Download our Trade App to make collecting products easier. Check local depot stock, build and manage orders, and get in and out of the depot quickly, when it suits your working day. With 24/7 access to your Online Trade Account, you can view live trade prices, order items for collection with Anytime Ordering, manage invoices and payments, track your account balance, and stay in control of your projects from start to finish.
Howdens Expo
Visit Howdens Expo showrooms in Raunds or Howden, to explore their largest collections of kitchens and bedrooms on display, as well as everything you need to complete the job, including sinks, taps, worktops and appliances. Get help and personalized advice from their expert team, see product details up close and find the right solution for your project. You can also view their showrooms online through their Virtual Expo.
Fitted Kitchens
Explore their wide range of high-quality fitted kitchens, from classic styles to contemporary handle less designs, available in a variety of colours and finishes. Their kitchen cupboard doors are designed to provide style and durability, making the kitchen a functional and striking centerpiece for the home.
Joinery
Anyone can have Howdens doors, joinery, and flooring products when they are installed with the expertise of the trade. Visit your local depot to get started and transform a home with joinery products, including skirting and architrave, stair parts, stair cladding, stair winder boxes and flights, decorative mouldings and wall panelling, door casings and linings and loft access and boards, suitable for renovations and new-build projects. Products are available from local stock, with solutions for every budget.
Fitted Bedrooms
Our Bedrooms Mean Business. Organize and optimize space with a wide choice of designs, colours, cabinet sizes, and storage accessories for every space and budget. Make the most of the space you have with flexible fitted bedroom solutions that utilize redundant areas such as corners and alcoves or create a bespoke walk-in wardrobe or dressing room. Sliding door options also mean fitted bedrooms work in even the smallest of rooms. With a wide choice of fitted bedroom ranges and dozens of accessories to personalize your space, Howdens' designers have the expertise to bring your ideas to life.
Template & Fit
Precise and personalized – every detail of your Howdens quartz worktop, Howdens acrylic worktop, or Dekton stone worktop, is chosen by you and expertly created by us. Choose your surface, specify the features, and we will measure, make, and fit it in just 5 working days from template to fit. Our surfaces are created from high-end materials by our expert team, making them a lasting statement in your home.

Contact info

  • Unit 14, Stadium Industrial Estate, Stadium Way, RG30 6BX, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom

  • 0118 942 6589

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service, friendly staff and very helpful

February 19, 2026
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hello Ian,

Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave a review.

Best wishes, Alexandra

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good product and helpful staff

Staff at the Reading branch were very helpful and quick to respond to any queries. Friendly and experienced design team.

January 26, 2026
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hello Margaret,

Thank you for your kind words about our Reading branch.

Best wishes, Alexandra

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful staff

Very helpful staff, from the designer to front sales to the warehouse staff.

January 9, 2026
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hello Kevin,

Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience.

Best wishes, Alexandra

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Seamless experience from pilar to post

From the moment we walked into the Reading store Stephen Grantham rose to attend to us without any appointment and was extremely attentive. He was very helpful without ever being pushy.

Within 24 hours he came to measure our property and produced a detailed design very shortly thereafter. The time spent reviewing this in the store with Stephen enabled us to finesse our requirements and choose units and colours exactly to our requirements. He was clearly extremely knowledgeable.

We proceeded quickly to order and Howdens marched exactly to our timescale delivering the kitchen and even more helpfully collaborating with our chosen fitter on the nuts and bolts. This removed a lot of potential worries from the process.

In summary the whole process from start to finish went very smoothly and we absolutely thrilled with our new kitchen.

Our thanks to the team at Howdens and to Stephen in particular. Peter and Suzanne

October 6, 2025
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hello Peter and Suzanne,

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're pleased to hear that Stephen and the team at Howdens Reading depot were able to assist you effectively throughout.

Take care and have a lovely day, Aine

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The staff at Stadium Way are always…

The staff at Stadium Way are always ready, willing and able to help. They have great product knowledge and infinate patience!

October 7, 2025
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Good morning, Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. Take care and have a lovely day. Thanks, Alexandra

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly and efficient

Friendly, efficient service. Fully explained process and happily made changes to the order even at the last moments. Backed up by an excellent team of fitters, electrician and plasterer.

Janine at Howdens in Reading

August 4, 2025
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hello Mr Eassom,

Thank you for your kind words about our service.

Best wishes, Alexandra

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We ordered our kitchen from Reading UK

We ordered our kitchen from Reading UK, Steve was so friendly, kind and attentive. A very good communicator too. He is skilled and you can tell he loves his job. He price matched us and we were very happy so far. Our kitchen has arrived in our new home, but due to work we haven't been able to go over and see the work that has been started with the Handyman's man. We will see it next week but so far Handyman and his team have not made any complaints about any missing parts and he is very active in helping to sort out house. Overall, I haven't seen the parts of the kitchen being built yet but the communication however with Steve (Reading branch) and the service he provided is just fantastic. Thank you Steve.

June 21, 2025
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Good morning, Thanks for reviewing our Howdens - Reading depot. Have a great day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good assistance from front desk…

Very good assistance from front desk too design. Tilehurst.

June 16, 2025
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hello Mr Terry Jones,

Thank you for your kind words and for highlighting the assistance you received from our team in Tilehurst. We're pleased to hear that you had a positive experience with our front desk and design services.

Best wishes,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The people in Wallingford are always…

The people in Wallingford are always very helpful and if something is wrong or damaged they rectify it immediately 👍

May 26, 2025
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hello Andrew,

Thank you for your kind words about our Wallingford team. We're pleased to hear that their helpfulness and prompt resolution of issues have met your expectations.

Best wishes,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stepped skirting and architrave

Delivery was on time and placed in a good place. And materials are in great condition.

January 31, 2025
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hi there, thank you so much for leaving this 5* review! That is great news. We hope to see you again soon. Have a great day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service with design.

Excellent service with design.
Delivery on time.
Thank you again I will recommend using Howdens to all my site contacts.

December 20, 2024
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hi Mr Trevor Wheeler, Thanks for leaving this 5 star review for the Howdens - Reading depot! Take care and have a lovely day.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Outside plywood doors never again

Sorry to say great team at reading just a shame the doors did not do the same.

November 2, 2024
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Thank you for your feedback. Please rest assured we will share your comments internally. If you would like to provide any further details regarding this matter, please email reviews@howdens.com.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Steve is brilliant a CAN DO attitude…

Steve is brilliant a CAN DO attitude nothing too much trouble I had over 20 meetings with Steve April 2024 - August 2024 and we worked on over 10 different kitchen designs for my overall kitchen plan. The final computer generated design we did in June was achieved in August amazing. He is always there for you email, text even when on holiday. Howdens along with Steve ‘Make it Happen’ before - during - after service. Highly recommend. Thank You Steve Reading branch Portman Road.

July 8, 2024
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Good afternoon Paul, thank you for leaving this 5* rating, It's great to hear that you had such a positive experience! All the best, Alan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Chilcomb kitchen

Bought new Chilcomb kitchen from Howdens, very pleased with the quality and the service from the company. Suzey at the Tilehurst branch measured up at my home and then produced a good design. The visual representation was really nice to have as well.
I would also like to thank Underwood Construction team, who did a superb fitting.

Keith B.

August 8, 2024
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Good afternoon Keith, thanks for leaving this 5 star review for the Howdens - Reading depot, It's great to hear that you had such a positive experience! All the best, Alan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Suzey

Suzey - has been the most hardworking & clever kitchen designer ever. I’ve worked with her now on 2 projects and nothing is ever too much bother! I adore my new kitchen in a newly renovated apartment.

January 10, 2024
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Hello Camilla, Thanks so much for leaving this 5* review! I am sure the team will be pleased to read your kind words! Have a great day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love our Howden kitchen!

Love our Howden kitchen, we placed a big order in Howden via Suzey. She has been helping us in the past couple of months from designing to fitting. There was endless back and forth during this process, she’s always been patient and get back to us promptly. Highly recommend Howden Reading Tilehurst team if you are looking for a new kitchen.

June 21, 2024
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Good afternoon Claire, Thank you for your great feedback. Take care and have a lovely day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In frame kitchen design by Suzey

Two years ago Suzey from the Tilehurst Reading depo designed an amazing in frame kitchen. Our main goal was to have symmetry that gave the look of a handmade kitchen. Suzey understood exactly what we wanted and came up with a brilliant plan first time. We have had so many compliments on the kitchen since it has been fitted. Being in frame with skirting boards made it a lot more fiddly than a standard kitchen but Suzey explained everything to our fitter and provided great instructions. We have recently decided to do our utility / boot room and was thrilled to hear Suzey had returned after mat leave to our local depo. Again she has designed a perfect bootility for us. Our room has all of our services in and therefore required a lot of bespoke work. Suzey worked through all of this with us and came up with brilliant ideas to really maximise our storage without making the room look overcrowded.

On both occasions working with Suzey has been fab, she really listened to what we wanted and therefore came up with a design that we were really happy with. Suzey is very thorough and precise - she also loves symmetry like we do, we found her very easy to talk to and nothing was too much trouble.

I would recommend to anyone looking for a new kitchen or design to pay Suzey a visit. We have planned several kitchens before (with all different companies) for previous renovations but felt the service we received from Suzey has been by far the best! We really wouldn’t use anyone else now we have found our symmetry queen!

Also the quality of our Howdens kitchen is great - it still looks brand new after two and a half years of heavy family use. I would have the Howdens chilcomb range again and would highly recommend the in frame range for that handmade look!

We have purchased a lot of items from the Reading depo and all the staff are so helpful and knowledgable - clearly a great team that work well together. Our renovations have gone on for over two years so we seems to be quite regularly paying Howdens a visit for one thing or another. It’s great to also see the same staff members each time for continuity.

Thanks so much

June 1, 2024
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Reply from Howdens - Reading

Good afternoon Siobhan, Thanks so much for leaving this 5* review! That is great news. We hope to see you again soon. Take care and have a lovely day!

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