Development of textures after heavy cold rolling (∼95%) and annealing were studied in powder metallurgically prepared pure Ni, Ni-5at.%W and Ni-5at.%Mo alloys. It has been found that W and Mo additions to Ni are beneficial for the development of sharp cube texture, although W has a much more pronounced effect than Mo. © 2005 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.