Howdens: does its apprenticeships sponsor a UK visa?

Unconfirmed. Howdens publishes no sponsorship policy for its apprenticeships, so we cannot state a firm answer. Howdens is the UK's largest trade kitchen supplier, with over 950 depots, and its apprenticeship programme is deliberately spread across the whole business rather than concentrated in one function. Positions are open across the company, including three different programmes offered in depots, covering both engineering and sales interests, and apprenticeships also run within the office, at distribution centres and in the factories. Named apprenticeship routes across the business include Trade Supplier, Supply Chain Warehouse Operative, Fitted Furniture Design Technician, Manufacturing and Supply, and a Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship, which means the ladder runs from Level 2 up to degree level. The retention figure Howdens publishes is the most useful number on the page: around 80 per cent of programme graduates stay on in a permanent role every year. Howdens was ranked in the Department for Education Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list in 2026. Nothing published states entry requirements, pay, application windows or any position on immigration status.