Westfield (guitars)
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Westfield guitars are a Scottish
based guitar
brand, owned by P&R Howard (Music) Ltd.
Experts in budget guitars, they produce and sell acoustic, electric and bass guitars.
Westfield guitars were established in 1989 from the owner (and now Managing Director) Paul Howard's garage, turning over £19,000 in the first year. The company has grown to a turnover of £4.6 million in 2005 and now operates out of a warehouse in East Kilbride
, Scotland
. They are now the largest distributor of musical instruments in Scotland. Notable Players include Danny Jones of McFly, Jason Mraz and Danny Hepworth from Wakefield, UK.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
based guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
brand, owned by P&R Howard (Music) Ltd.
Experts in budget guitars, they produce and sell acoustic, electric and bass guitars.
Westfield guitars were established in 1989 from the owner (and now Managing Director) Paul Howard's garage, turning over £19,000 in the first year. The company has grown to a turnover of £4.6 million in 2005 and now operates out of a warehouse in East Kilbride
East Kilbride
East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. Designated as Scotland's first new town in 1947, it forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. They are now the largest distributor of musical instruments in Scotland. Notable Players include Danny Jones of McFly, Jason Mraz and Danny Hepworth from Wakefield, UK.