Keyline Civils Specialist, part of Travis Perkins plc, has appointed Huw Jenkins as its new managing director. Jenkins joins from CEVA Logistics, where he served as managing director for the company’s contract logistics activities in the UK, Ireland, and the Nordics. Catherine Gibson, specialist merchants managing director at Travis Perkins plc, …
Read More »TP Managed Services partners with Bowel Cancer UK
Travis Perkins Managed Services, which operates social housing, has announced a new charity partnership with Bowel Cancer UK. The decision came following the death of Dan Trasler, customer operations manager, from the disease. The partnership will see colleagues raise funds and awareness for the support, care and research that Bowel …
Read More »Travis Perkins appoints managing director for South West
Travis Perkins, the building material supplier, has appointed Carl Mealey as regional managing director for the South West. In his new role, he will lead a network of over 130 branches across the region. Speaking about his appointment, Mealey said: “I’m delighted to take on this role and lead such a …
Read More »Travis Perkins manager to take on Great North Run
Travis Perkins Managed Services account manager Amy Neill, is set to race in the Great North Run on September 7 2025 to raise money for The National Autistic Society. Neill, whose six-year-old son has autism, is running to raise funds for the charity, while helping to raise autism awareness along …
Read More »Travis Perkins Managed Services launches Stroud smart store
Travis Perkins Managed Services (TPMS) has launched TPgo SelfServe, an unmanned store in Stroud. The store, in Dursley, Gloucestershire, was developed for Stroud District Council. The hi-tech shipping container uses a smart panel and RFID technology, and operatives are issued with an ID fob with a unique number that allows them …
Read More »Toolstation appoints new managing director
Toolstation, part of Travis Perkins Group, has announced the appointment of Lakhvir Sanghera as its new managing director. Sanghera will be part of the Group’s leadership team and succeeds current managing director, Angela Rushforth, who is retiring after 10 years with the Group. Sangherawas previously finance, property & distribution director …
Read More »Travis Perkins revenue drops slightly at half-year
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has announced its half year results for the 6 months to June 30 2025. According to the report, group revenue declined by 2.1%, driven primarily by operational challenges in the early part of the year. Trading conditions in the majority of the Merchanting segment’s end …
Read More »Travis Perkins named among the UK’s top 100 apprenticeship employers
Builders merchants group Travis Perkins plc has been ranked one of the nation’s top apprenticeship employers in the prestigious Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list, published by the Department for Education, in partnership with apprenticeship review platform Higherin’. The merchant ranked 32nd overall, and was also named the UK’s third best …
Read More »Travis Perkins lights up new charity partnership
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins plc, has announced a new two-year partnership with Lighthouse, the construction charity which provides free 24/7 emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support for construction workers and their families. This partnership will help the Group shine a spotlight on the importance of prioritising mental health, both …
Read More »The hole truth (see what I did there?)
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. When you’re in a hole, the saying goes, you should stop digging. So far, so sensible. But what do you do when you’ve stopped …
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