The UK’s leading builders’ merchant has expanded its Birmingham Central branch – with the store more than doubling in size.
Travis Perkins, located on 1 South Road in Hockley near the Jewellery Quarter, has greatly increased its capacity and created new jobs after work to improve its flagship Birmingham branch was completed in December.
The site, which has been home to a builders’ merchant since 1946, was just an acre in size, but it is now roughly 2.2 acres and boasts a brand new Benchmarx Kitchen showroom as well as an expanded Hire service.
The improved branch was officially revealed last week, with tradespeople able to purchase all their essential heavyside and lightside building materials – including timber, bricks and blocks as well as a wide variety of landscaping, drainage and lintels.
Dan Storer, Regional Director at Travis Perkins, said: “Entry to our old smaller site was challenging, and the customer experience needed to be improved as it was very difficult at times.
“With its location so close to Birmingham, this is a very busy branch, and now there is so much more space, and we can get our customers in and out much quicker so they can get on with their jobs.
“We are thrilled with how it has turned out and it allows us to provide a better service to those working on building projects and home improvements across the wider Birmingham area.
“We have an impressive Benchmarx Kitchens showroom too, with designers in place to serve both the homeowner and tradespeople for all their kitchen needs.”
The expansion has seen a significant increase in the team with eight new jobs created. The branch is open from Monday to Friday from 7am – 4.30pm, and 7am-11am on Saturday.
As part of the expansion, Travis Perkins donated £1,000 to Alzheimer’s Society, the business’ nominated charity.
Dan added: “We have an incredibly dedicated team that will continue to offer high-quality customer service, but we are delighted to have welcomed eight new colleagues to the branch.
“The fact we have also been able to make a generous donation to Alzheimer’s Society is just another positive with all the brilliant work it does supporting people in the local community.”
Travis Perkins is part of Travis Perkins plc and is the UK’s largest supplier of building materials to the building and construction industry.
Featuring a network of more than 550 branches, it supplies thousands of products and materials, including a tool hire service, to trade professionals and self-builders across the nation.
It offers a wide range of quality timber, building materials, kitchens, plumbing and heating, landscaping, painting and decorating essentials and tools for the job.
For more information, visit www.travisperkins.co.uk
