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Brand page · Personal Care · United Kingdom
Alan Howard traffic, ads & competitors 146k visits a month, 10 active Meta ads, Gravity score 739.
Alan Howard — Alan Howard Ltd. is a family-run company and the UK's leading professional hair and beauty supplier, exclusively serving professionals with products, education, tools, furniture and business support since 1973. In September 2026 alanhoward.co.uk drew an estimated 146k visits, up 48% on the month before. It ranks #117 of 8,226 Personal Care brands in the United Kingdom and holds a 4.1 Trustpilot rating over 177 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026
Gravity score
Percentiles within 184 peers: Personal Care brands in the United Kingdom with 100K–1M monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.
About the store
Alan Howard Ltd. is a family-run company and the UK's leading professional hair and beauty supplier, exclusively serving professionals with products, education, tools, furniture and business support since 1973.
01 · Traffic
Alan Howard website traffic
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Alan Howard drew an estimated 146k visits in September 2026, up 48% on the month before and up 86% over three months.
- Worldwide#68,104of 4.5m sites · Top 5%
- In United Kingdom#3,486of 192k sites · Top 5%
- Personal Care, worldwide#3,237of 215,119 brands · Top 5%
- Personal Care, United Kingdom#117of 8,226 brands · Top 5%
146k
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▲ +48.4%4 mo ▲ +85.8%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
Alan Howard reviews
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Alan Howard holds 4.1 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 177 reviews, 27 of them in the last twelve months: 82% of customers give five stars and 14% one star. That volume places Alan Howard in the top 30% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index, and its rating quality in the top 40%.
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
Alan Howard best-selling products
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
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04 · Ads
Alan Howard ads
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Alan Howard runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads, and has advertised on Google since November 2024 (image, text, video).
Shop Top Hair & Beauty BrandsAlan Howard Hair & Beauty Supplies24 Jul 2026video
Shop Top Hair & Beauty BrandsAlan Howard Hair & Beauty Supplies23 Jul 2026video
Shop Top Hair & Beauty BrandsAlan Howard Hair & Beauty Supplies30 Jun 2026video- +View all Meta adsReach per ad, how long each creative ran, and the estimated monthly spend band. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Text ad19 Oct 2026Alan Howard (Stockport) Limitedverified
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05 · Influencers
Alan Howard influencers
The creators who tag @alanhowardltd on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Creators tag @alanhowardltd on Instagram, led by 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕚’𝕤𝕓𝕪𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕖 (14k followers, 15.3% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| �𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕚’𝕤𝕓𝕪𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕖@manisbyannie · 🇬🇧 GB | Beauty cosmetics skincare Creator | 14k | 15.3% | 10 | Tagged @alanhowardltd |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Alan Howard competitors and alternatives
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Alan Howard among Personal Care brands in the United Kingdom. The closest is Capital Hair & Beauty, then Salons Direct, AMR Beauty Group, CosmoProf Beauty, ProStylingTools, haarbedarf.at.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Hair & Beautycapitalhairandbeauty.co.uk | |||||||
| Salons Directsalonsdirect.com | |||||||
| AMR Beauty Groupamr.com.au | |||||||
| CosmoProf Beautycosmoprofbeauty.com | |||||||
| ProStylingToolsprostylingtools.com | |||||||
| haarbedarf.athaarbedarf.at |
07 · Company
Who is behind Alan Howard?
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Alan Howard is a company based in United Kingdom, founded in 1973 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in February 1999. It employs about 150 people.
- Entity country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1973, per LinkedIn
- Domain registered
- 16 Feb 1999
- Employees
- 150 on LinkedIn
- Own store
- alanhoward.co.uk
- Retailers
- None recorded
- Open jobs
- None recorded
08 · What people ask about Alan Howard
What people ask Google about Alan Howard.
8 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Alan Howard legit or a scam?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Alan Howard is a brand based in the United Kingdom: its website has existed since February 1999, its Trustpilot profile is claimed by the brand, it employs 150 people on LinkedIn, it has 22,203 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.
What do customers say about Alan Howard?
Customers rate Alan Howard 4.1 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 177 reviews, 27 of them in the last twelve months: 82% give five stars, 14% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 30% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What is Alan Howard known for?
Alan Howard Ltd. is a family-run company and the UK's leading professional hair and beauty supplier, exclusively serving professionals with products, education, tools, furniture and business support since 1973. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Personal Care. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification.
Is there a Alan Howard discount code?
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Alan Howard advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check alanhoward.co.uk for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Who owns Alan Howard?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in United Kingdom, founded in 1973 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 1999, with 150 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.
Is Alan Howard growing?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 146,300 visits to alanhoward.co.uk in September 2026, up 48% in a month and up 86% over three months. Alan Howard ranks #117 of 8,226 Personal Care brands in the United Kingdom in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
What is Alan Howard's ad budget?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Alan Howard on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Personal Care brands in the United Kingdom?
Among Personal Care brands in the United Kingdom in the Gravity by Benchr index, Alan Howard ranks #117 of 8,226 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are Capital Hair & Beauty, Salons Direct, AMR Beauty Group, CosmoProf Beauty and ProStylingTools. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.
Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Alan Howard.