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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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Travis Perkins gives away van as part of its Perk Builder platform

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Travis Perkins has given away a brand-new Ford Transit Custom van as a part its launch of its Perk Builder platform, a loyalty programme enables its customers to exchange their products for products in an online shop and enters them into a prize draw. The winner, a professional paving contractor …

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Travis Perkins supports farmers with partnership with AF Group Co-operative

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Travis Perkins has teamed up with The AF Group (Formerly Anglia Farmers) to provide farmers and other rural businesses with access to its range of building materials, tools and accessories at highly competitive prices with minimal hassle. The partnership means that The AF Group can procure key construction materials for …

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Weak market conditions slash Travis Perkins profits

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Builders merchant group Travis Perkins posted a slight drop in revenue and a slump in operating profits for the year ending December 31 2023, a financial period described as “a challenging year in weak market conditions”. The unaudited full-year results, released this morning (March 5) show overall sales down 2.7% to £4.86bn, with operating profits …

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Travis Perkins Hire brings in new managing director

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Travis Perkins Hire has announced its appointment of Adam Caulfield as managing director. He joins from the business Sunbelt Rentals UK, where he previously held the role of national sales director and led a diverse sales team who managed over 20,000+ customers who work in construction, event and facilities management …

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Ian Harte opens Travis Perkins branch in Leeds

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Ian Harte visited the new Travis Perkins branch that opened in Leeds on January 29, just under a mile from Leeds’ Utd’s iconic Elland Road stadium. The former Leeds, Reading, Bournemouth and Ireland left-back paid a special visit to the newly opened branch, meeting customers and colleagues. Harte said: “I …

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Travis Perkins cuts jobs in first step of its cost cutting drive

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Travis Perkins has revealed it axed jobs at the end of last year and stated it plans to make further cuts as a result of a slowdown in construction. The Group, which also own Toolstation, mainly cut jobs at its Northampton headquarters and its central support teams – some of …

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