Yvonne Elliott, a Leeds grandmother who was conned out of her £14,000 life savings by a rogue trader for a 3m by 6m living room extension, is set to see her extension be completed with the backing of Travis Perkins. Local builder, Graham Nash, of Pinnacle Builders Leeds, said his …
Read More »Travis Perkins Tool Hire manager completes apprenticeship
Travis Perkins Tool Hire manager Martin Carley-White, 50, has recently finished his Level 3 Team Leader apprenticeship. White works at the Potters Bar Travis Perkins branch on Barnet Road, having previously upskilled 15 years ago to get his HGV licence, allowing him to begin working for Travis Perkins as a …
Read More »Industry celebrates Apprenticeship Week
This National Apprenticeship Week, The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is encouraging employers to engage in the week-long celebration to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships and skills make to individuals, construction employers and the wider construction industry. CITB has shared updated figures for its New Entrant …
Read More »Travis Perkins colleagues to test endurance in charity fundraisers
Two team members from Travis Perkins’ Chipping Norton branch are set to complete two endurance-based sporting challenges this April to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society, Travis Perkins’ nominated charity. Yard manager Eddy Webb is set to run two-and-a-half marathons in a day, setting himself an ambitious task of completing the …
Read More »Travis Perkins launches recycled aggregate trial
Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins is trialling a new aggregate product consisting of part-recycled materials. Travis Perkins has partnered with Day Aggregates, suppliers of aggregates to the builders’ merchant and construction industry, to launch the trial. The merchant is putting an initial 25,000 bags of the newly formulated Ecoblend, which includes …
Read More »Travis Perkins extends hire offer
Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has expanded its plant, tools, skips and equipment hire offering, via a new ‘pay-as-you-go’ service. Pay as you go Hire sees customers without a Travis Perkins trade account able to hire all tools, machinery, plant and site equipment for their vital trade and construction needs for …
Read More »TP Managed Services opens Bristol hub
Travis Perkins Managed Services, which operates within the UK social housing sector, has signed a four-year deal with Bristol City Council for the supply of building materials to support the council’s social housing goals. TP Managed Services has opened a dedicated Managed Services hub at South Liberty Lane, serving Bristol …
Read More »Travis Perkins relocates Swansea branch
Builders merchant’ Travis Perkins’ Swansea branch has moved to its new site on Upper Fforest Way, Llansamlet, creating eight new jobs. The switch from its previous location on the Cwmdu Industrial Estate on Carmarthen Road, sees the new branch situated nearer to the M4, making it easier for tradespeople to …
Read More »Travis Perkins help build school vegetable patch
Sprites Primary Academy on Stonechat Road, Ipswich, have received a material donation from Travis Perkins to help build new vegetable patches at their school. The work was a joint venture carried out by Travis Perkins’ Ipswich branch, situated on Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate, and one of its customers, Gipping Construction …
Read More »TPMS and Hyde Group sign five-year agreement
Travis Perkins Managed Services (TPMS), which operates social housing, and the Hyde Group (Hyde), one of the largest housing providers in London and the South East, have signed a five-year agreement. The deal will see TPMS supply building materials to Hyde operatives so they can repair and maintain the portfolio …
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