The UK’s largest supplier of building materials to the building and construction industry, Travis Perkins, will extend its ongoing investment programme and is set to open up to 50 new branches over the next five years.
In order to continue its position as a merchanting market leader, it plans to grow its market share in the top 50 conurbations by deploying more capable branches and continuing to invest in a market leading digital offering for customers.
This year the merchant opened two brand new branches, made four relocations and refurbished a further 16, with further investment to come. Developing the Travis Perkins branch network will mean that the company can offer better service to customers, and being larger and more efficient branches, means they will have superior range and delivery advantages.
The new branches opened this year were located at Martlesham Heath, which created 16 new jobs and is located over two acres and at Farnborough, which created 21 new jobs. Travis Perkins also relocated four branches including Exeter, Minworth, Reading and Taunton.
Travis Perkins also opened a click and collect only branch in Kingswinford to support orders placed on its app and website, and a Toolhire hub in Barking, East London, which services branches in its local area and gives them the ability to order different types of product that most branches don’t stock, helping expand branch offering and availability.
The latest project was the redevelopment of the Cheltenham Mead Road branch which now has a bigger and better 2.5 acre site at the same location, with its heavy goods yard due to be finished in Q2, 2022.
To offer more to customers every new branch that opens will include a Tool Hire. The brand is also opening 19 new Benchmarx showrooms next year and opened nine this year. The innovative trade-only kitchen and joinery suppliers – in Travis Perkins branches. This means that customers can purchase from both businesses through the same account which has both a cash and credit option, making it more convenient for them.
The expansion and modernisation plans come as the brand embarks on an ambitious redevelopment, relocation and refurbishment programme, designed to improve the customer experience both in person and digitally. The merchant’s industry leading mobile app for customers was launched earlier this year and was designed in conjunction with customers to revolutionise the way they work by allowing them to order materials in real time and check stock on the go.
Kieran Griffin, Managing Director at Travis Perkins, said: “As a business, we are committed to investing in our branch network to help us achieve our overarching goal to efficiently service our customers. Our goal of opening up to 50 new branches over the course of five years will enable us to do that.
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