The Latest Breaking News from Travis Perkins

Who Is On Sam Burns' Team? Caddie, Wife And Coach

Sam Burns is something of an underrated golfer, with the ability to mix it with the very best, but who are the people he works with behind the scenes?

Golf Monthly · Jun 21

Poem of the week: Gravel by Maurice Riordan

There’s a wry smile underlying Riordan’s examination of the greatness and smallness of a heap of gravel

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025

Travis Perkins boss blames ‘distraction’ as profit outlook cut once again

New chief executive Pete Redfern will take direct control of the struggling general merchant division alongside the top job under turnaround efforts.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

DIY and building brand axes 400 jobs and closes 19 branches to cut £25million in costs

Travis Perkins reported a 20% fall in pre-tax profits to £245million for 2022 and has slashed its investment plans due to “expected lower levels of activity in the UK construction sector in the year ahead”

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

Profits slump at builders’ merchant Travis Perkins forced 400 jobs to be cut and 19 branches to close

Northampton-based business made cuts from its 20,000-strong workforce and 1,500 branches

Birmingham Post · Feb 28, 2023

Travis Perkins has axed 400 jobs and shut 19 branches

The details came as Travis Perkins reported a 20% tumble in pre-tax profits to £245 million for 2022

Wales Online · Feb 28, 2023

Hundreds of jobs as major development approved for old Total Fuel site in Colwick

New industrial units will be built

Nottingham Post · Jan 12, 2023

UK Startup Tevva Begins Building 7.5-Tonne Electric Truck

The company wants to sell 1,000 of these electric and hydrogen range extender trucks this year to customers like the Royal Mail or Travis Perkins.

InsideEVs · Jan 11, 2023

Blitz spirit returns as families stock up on torches, generators and tinned food

Amid fears of a National Grid power cut, Travis Perkins said sales of £200 generators leapt 200% in the first 11 days of October compared with the same time last year - as people also snapping up cheaper wartime grub like Spam.

Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022

‘He thought he left it short’: Caddie Travis Perkins on the 38-footer that Sam Burns buried to win the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge

Caddie Travis Perkins talks about Sam Burns' playoff win at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 1, 2022