as lse tpk otcqx tprky industry business to business retail founded 1988 through merger between travis & arnold & sandell perkins headquarters northampton united kingdom area served united kingdom key people robert walker chairman john carter ceo products building and home improvement materials tool hire revenue 5 941.6 million 2015 1 operating income 394.6 million 2015 1 net income 167.7 million 2015 1 number of employees circa 24 000 2013 subsidiaries wickes toolstation keyline website www.travisperkinsplc.co.uk a travis perkins lorry unloading in london . a typical travis perkins yard . the former ripaults factory a grade ii listed building in enfield taken over by travis perkins in 2015 . 2 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 . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the company began in 1797 when the benjamin ingram company of joiners and carpenters was founded . 3 benjamin ingram subsequently merged with perkins to become ingram perkins . 4 ingram perkins then merged with sandell smythe & drayson in 1970 to form sandell perkins . 5 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 . 3 subsequent acquisitions have included sherry & haycock bournemouth aah 46 branches in 1994 3 bmss 26 branches in 1996 3 keyline builders merchants 101 branches 6 and sharpe & fisher 38 branches in 1998 3 broombys limited 9 branches in 2000 7 city plumbing supplies limited 48 branches 8 and commercial ceiling factors 20 distribution centres in 2002 9 jayhard 53 branches 10 and b & g 12 branches in 2003 11 wickes 171 stores in december 2004 12 and tile giant in november 2007 . 13 in may 2008 travis perkins invested in online marketplace between tradesmen and homeowners mybuilder . 14 in may 2010 travis perkins made a successful offer to acquire bss group for 553m 15 and then acquired the remaining 70 % stake in toolstation in january 2012 16 and the whole of solfex in january 2013 . 17 operations edit the company s product lines include general building materials kitchens and bathrooms hand and power tools landscaping materials painting and decorating materials timber and joists . the company is structured around four divisions and 21 businesses 18 general merchanting travis perkins general builders merchant benchmarx trade supplier of kitchens and joinery contract merchanting bss specialist distributor of heating ventilation tools pipeline ccf distributor of insulation dry lining partitioning keyline heavyside and civils merchant plumbing & heating plumbing trade supplies pts bathroom heating and plumbing products to trade and public direct heating spares dhs heating spares city plumbing supplies cps specialists in quality plumbing and heating supplies to the trade and public connections distributor of plumbing and heating products city heating spares chs heating spares f & p wholesale plumbing and heating supplies sbs sustainable building solutions birchwood price tools wholesaler of power tools hand tools and site equipment including clothing brand scruffs consumer wickes home improvement stores toolstation direct sale and online supplier of trade tools accessories and hardware products tile giant tile and ceramics merchant see also edit constance travis references edit a b c preliminary results 2015 pdf . travis perkins . retrieved 27 march 2016 . http www.enfieldsociety.org.uk esnews200.pdf page 1 a b c d e history . travis perkins . retrieved 21 march 2015 . bow creek river lea leamouth . edith s streets . retrieved 21 march 2015 . paddington economic history in a history of the county of middlesex volume 9 hampstead paddington ed . c r elrington . london . 1989 . pp. 233 241 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins seals 181.5 m deal for rival keyline chain . cn plus . 6 may 1999 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins annual report 2000 pdf . travis perkins buys city plumbing supplies for 38.2 m . hemscott . 1 july 2002 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins in pounds 45m ccf deal . birmingham post . 3 october 2002 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins plc said it has acquired jayhard ltd for 26.5 mln stg cash . desktop trader . 1 august 2003 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins has acquired b & g . business sale . 1 october 2003 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins buys wickes chain . bbc . 16 december 2004 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins snaps up tile giant . retail week . 15 november 2007 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins takes mybuilder.com stake . this is money . 29 may 2008 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . fletcher nick 28 may 2010 . bss jumps 34 % after 553m offer from travis perkins . guardian.co.uk . retrieved 28 may 2010 . wickes owner buys remaining 70 % of toolstation . retail gazette . 3 january 2012 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins buys renewables firm as part of green deal push . greenwise business . 30 january 2013 . retrieved 21 march 2015 . travis perkins our businesses external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to travis perkins . official website yahoo profile v t e construction industry of the united kingdom construction economy of the united kingdom companies consultancies and support services amec amey arcadis architecture firms arup atkins faithful gould buro happold capita ch2m cundall davis langdon elliott wood expedition engineering flint & neill gifford hoare lea interserve mace mitie mott macdonald mouchel rps scott wilson sweett group wsp housebuilders current barratt bellway berkeley bloor boot bovis countryside properties crest nicholson keepmoat lend lease mccarthy & stone miller muir persimmon redrow taylor wimpey 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