Travis Perkins

Travis Perkins plc is a British builders' merchant and home improvement retailer based in Northampton. It operates 1,900 outlets, and has more than 24,000 employees in the United Kingdom & Ireland. Travis Perkins plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is part of the FTSE 100.

History

The company began in 1797, when the Benjamin Ingram company of joiners and carpenters was founded. Benjamin Ingram subsequently merged with Perkins to become Ingram Perkins.

Ingram Perkins then merged with Sandell Smythe & Drayson in 1970 to form Sandell Perkins. Sandell Perkins was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986, shortly before it merged with Travis & Arnold in 1988 to form Travis Perkins.

Subsequent acquisitions have included AAH (46 branches) in 1994, BMSS (26 branches) in 1996, Keyline Builders Merchants (101 branches) and Sharpe & Fisher (38 branches) in 1998, Broombys Limited (9 branches) in 2000, City Plumbing Supplies Limited (48 branches) and Commercial Ceiling Factors (20 distribution centres) in 2002, Jayhard (53 branches) and B&G (12 branches) in 2003,Wickes (171 stores) in December 2004 and Tile Giant in November 2007.