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Travis Perkins has acquired Tile HQ, the online retailer of ceramic and stone tiles. 07-Aug-2009 Travis Perkins is planning to shed about 1,000 of the 15,000 jobs in its chain of 1,241 building materials outlets over the next year. 20-Oct-2008 Travis Perkins has acquired Tile It All, the chain of 16 tile stores in the North East and Scotland, creating a combined chain of 67 outlets. 04-Apr-2008 Travis Perkins is planning to expand its network of 1,166 building materials stores with up to 100 new outlets this year. 05-Mar-2008 Travis Perkins is looking to sell up to 90 builders' merchants and DIY stores into a joint venture property fund, in order to finance the development of new stores. 24-Dec-2007 Travis Perkins is to acquire Tile Giant, the Stoke-based chain of 29 tile stores in the North of England and the Midlands, for £12m. 16-Nov-2007 Travis Perkins is to acquire seven DIY stores from Focus and Payless for £4m, in order to expand its chain of Wickes stores to 190. 12-Oct-2007 Travis Perkins has acquired Passmore Drywall & Insulation, the supplier of insulation products with depots in East London, Basildon, Cannock, Christchurch and West London, for £13m. 30-Jan-2007 Travis Perkins is planning to shed 150 jobs, which is expected to affect staff in Northampton and back-office staff at the former Wickes headquarters in Harrow. 07-Sep-2005 Travis Perkins is planning to expand its chain of builders' merchants with 70 new sites this year, while its Wickes DIY chain will open fewer than ten stores. 08-Mar-2005 Focus Wickes has sold its Wickes chain of 172 DIY stores to Travis Perkins for £950m. 17-Dec-2004 Travis Perkins has acquired JH Walker, the York-based builders' merchant with 17 staff, for undisclosed terms. 09-Dec-2004 Travis Perkins has outlined plans to expand its chain of builders' merchants from 740 to 1,200 over the next six years. 07-Sep-2004 Travis Perkins is looking to expand its chain of 700 builders' merchants by spending at least £600m on acquisitions, and aims to open about 50 branches a year. 09-Mar-2004 Travis Perkins has acquired B&G, the operator of 12 plumbing and heating branches in London and Surrey, for £23m. 01-Oct-2003 Travis Perkins is looking to expand its chain of builders' merchants from 686 to 800 by the end of 2004, as part of an ongoing acquisition and new store opening programme. 11-Sep-2003 Travis Perkins has acquired Jayhard, the Southampton-based chain of 53 plumbing and heating branches, for £26m. 04-Aug-2003 Travis Perkins has acquired Commercial Ceiling Factors, the Reading-based supplier of ceilings and partitions with 20 distribution centres, for £46m. 03-Oct-2002 Travis Perkins is planning to expand its chain of builders' merchants from 575 to 800 by 2006. 10-Sep-2002 Travis Perkins has acquired the former FW Aylott site in Canvey for £1.4m, and will create 30 jobs and a new base for its south-eastern timber operations. 13-Aug-2002 Travis Perkins has acquired City Plumbing Supplies, the nationwide network of 48 plumbing and heating branches, for £38m. 02-Jul-2002 Travis Perkins is planning to expand its chain of 502 builders' merchants by investing up to £30m in the acquisition of about 40 independent businesses a year. 12-Mar-2002 Travis Perkins has acquired the Brikenden builders' merchant in North Lincolnshire for undisclosed terms, and will invest £0.3m in the expansion of the site. 05-Dec-2001 Travis Perkins is planning to expand its chain of builders merchants from less than 500 to 800 over the next five years. 20-Aug-2001 Travis Perkins has acquired Lawford & Sons, the London-based builders merchant, for undisclosed terms. 14-Jun-2001 Travis Perkins is planning to expand its network of 466 builders' merchants to about 600 outlets, in a three-year programme that will strengthen its position in specialist markets such as plumbing and heating materials. 08-Sep-2000 Travis Perkins is looking to expand its chain of builders merchants by adding a further 100 over the next three years, and plans to acquire regional and family-owned businesses. 10-Mar-2000 Travis Perkins is to close the former Sharpe & Fisher headquarters in Cheltenham with the loss of up to 62 jobs, in order to transfer administrative functions to its head office in Northampton. 06-Mar-2000 Travis Perkins is expanding its network of builders merchants to 460 through the £25m acquisition of three more regional chains in Scotland, Devon and Cumbria. 28-Jan-2000 Travis Perkins is acquiring Sharpe & Fisher for £76m, in order to strengthen its chain of builders merchants in the west of England and south Wales. 26-Oct-1999 Travis Perkins is to acquire Keyline, the builders' merchant, from CRH for £181m, in order to expand its business in Scotland and the north of England. 29-Apr-1999 Travis Perkins is buying 15 builders merchants for a total £1.5m, including nine outlets in London and Essex from Smith & Sons. 05-Apr-1999 Travis Perkins is acquiring Sherry & Haycock, the Wiltshire builders merchant, for £13m. 03-Mar-1998 Travis Perkins plans to boost its nationwide coverage of builders merchants and is bidding for BMSS which operates in Manchester, Wales and the West Midlands. 13-Dec-1995
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