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Travis Perkins opens doors to its Derby branch

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Travis Perkins has opened its doors to its latest branch in Derby; the merchants branch has created 15 new jobs in and around the local area and will cater to builders and tradespeople. The brand-new branch, which is located at Northedge Business Park, boasts a full tool, plant and specialist …

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Travis Perkins colleagues complete 538-mile challenge for Alzheimer’s Society

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Travis Perkins’ HR team, from its Northampton based branch, has completed an impressive charity challenge to support its charity partner, Alzheimer’s Society this week. The eight-strong team collectively covered the ambitious 583-mile distance, the equivalent from Travis Perkins Macduff, in Aberdeenshire, to Travis Perkins Marsh Barton, in Exeter; this challenge …

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Travis Perkins chair to step down

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Chair of the Board of Travis Perkins PLC, Jasmine Whitbread, has announced her decision to step down as a director of the company and as chair. Whitbread will leave her role at the close of business on May 31 2024 when Jez Maiden, senior independent director, will take over the …

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Travis Perkins reports challenging conditions in first quarter

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Trading at builders merchant group Travis Perkins remained challenging during the first quarter, thanks to macroeconomic uncertainty, leading group revenue down on a like-for-like basis by 3.7% in the three months to March 31 2024. The General Merchant business continues to gain market share, though sales across the Merchanting segment …

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TP to open new Derby branch

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Builders merchant Travis Perkins is opening a new branch in Northedge Business Park in Derby on Monday May 20. The new 1.76 acre branch will create 15 jobs and will include electric forklift trucks, a brand new hard landscaping display and extensive timber, bricks and blocks range. It will also …

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Travis Perkins joins TDUK and celebrates major timber milestone

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Travis Perkins is celebrating its 20th consecutive year of certification of the timber chain of custody; it has also recently joined Timber Development UK (TDUK). The merchant stated that as one of the biggest providers of timber for building and construction projects in the country, the business prides itself on ensuring …

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TP colleagues hit the road in Wales

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Four friends, all Travis Perkins colleagues, from North Wales have taken on a gruelling three-day 120 mile mountain bike challenge to raise money for Travis Perkins’ charity partner, Alzheimer’s Society. Organised by Regional Director, Dafydd Jones, the challenge saw Jones and colleagues Andrew Craig, a Travis Perkins Account Manager, Rob …

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Kieran Griffin takes on Plumb role

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Plumbers merchant Plumb Centre, part of Wolseley UK, has announced the appointment of Kieran Griffin as divisional managing director. Griffin has a wealth of management experience within the building materials industry, having joined Keyline as a graduate trainee, moving through the Travis Perkins Group via managing directorships of CCF, Keyline, …

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Tough times at Travis Perkins

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We go to gain a little piece of ground, That have no profit in’t but the name I was at a few lunches in the run-up to Christmas (a hard old job, but someone’s got to do it) at which one of the topics under discussion was the “structural reorganisation” …

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Travis Perkins CEO to step down

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Travis Perkins chief executive Nick Roberts is stepping down after five years in the role. Roberts has said he will remain in the role until a successor is found. “Travis Perkins is a great company with a talented team and I have been privileged to serve as CEO for the …

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