Robert Rafferty

HR Business Partner Tile Giant (Part of the Travis Perkins Group) @Tile Giant

The company began in 1797, when the Benjamin Ingram company of joiners and carpenters was founded.[3] Benjamin Ingram subsequently merged with Perkins to become Ingram Perkins.[4]Ingram Perkins then merged with Sandell Smythe & Drayson in 1970 to form Sandell Perkins.[5] Sandell Perkins was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986, shortly before it merged with Travis & Arnold in 1988 to form Travis Perkins.[3]Subsequent acquisitions have included AAH (46 branches) in 1994,[3] BMSS (26 branches) in 1996,[3] Keyline Builders Merchants (101 branches)[6] and Sharpe & Fisher (38 branches) in 1998,[3] Broombys Limited (9 branches) in City Plumbing Supplies Limited (48 branches)[8] and Commercial Ceiling Factors (20 distribution centres) in 2002,[9] Jayhard (53 branches)[10] and B&G (12 branches) in 2003,[11] Wickes (171 stores) in December 2004[12] and Tile Giant in November 2007.[13]In May 2008, Travis Perkins invested in online marketplace between tradesmen and homeowners, MyBuilder.[14] In May 2010, Travis Perkins made a successful offer to acquire BSS Group for £553M[15] and then acquired the remaining 70% stake in Toolstation in January 2012[16] and the whole of Solfex in January 2013.[17]