8th Jun 2006 07:02
Travis Perkins PLC08 June 2006 8 June 2006 Travis Perkins plc Opening of 1000th Branch Travis Perkins plc, the leading UK Builders' Merchant and Home Improvementretailer, has today reached another major milestone in its history with theopening of it's 1,000th branch. The new branch, operating under the TravisPerkins brand will provide trade customers in Hatfield with a comprehensiverange of high quality building materials. Travis Perkins has opened an average of 76 branches per annum over the last 5years and is committed to further expansion of its brands to meet the growingneeds of its customers in the construction and home improvement markets. Born out of the merger in 1988 between Travis & Arnold and Sandell Perkins, theTravis Perkins Group, which also includes Wickes, City Plumbing Supplies,Keyline Builders' Merchants and interior building products distributor CCF, cantrace its roots back over 200 years to the Benjamin Ingram company, trading asjoiners and carpenters from 33 Beech Street in the City of London. Geoff Cooper, Group Chief Executive, said: "We continue to see goodopportunities to acquire or develop new business to add to our networks in thesegrowing markets in the UK and we are delighted to have reached this significantmilestone in the development of the Group." - Ends - Enquiries: Geoff Cooper, Chief ExecutivePaul Hampden Smith, Finance DirectorTravis Perkins PLC +44 (0) 1604 683131 David Bick/Mike FelthamHolborn Public Relations +44 (0) 207 929 5599 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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