Travis Perkins plc is a British builders' merchant and home improvement retailer with head offices based in Northampton.
[18] The company had a particularly challenging time following the financial crisis of 2007–2008; it stopped its dividend and indicated it was open to declaring a rights issue.
[25] In June 2020, Travis Perkins sought to cut 2,500 jobs under plans to close 165 branches during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
[26] In October 2020, it was announced that Travis Perkins had sold Tile Giant to Coverings Ltd.[27] In April 2021 the demerger of Wickes Group plc was completed.
However, its mainland Europe stores were doing less well, and Travis Perkins announced Toolstation was quitting France and reviewing its operations in Netherlands and Belgium.