Travis Perkins Reviews
Updated 14 Feb 2020
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Nick Robert
9 Ratings
Pros
"Positive overall culture, great work/life balance, lots of on the job training and support from direct management" (in 11 reviews)
"Good people, everyone is really helpfull" (in 9 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours, no set break schedule for some types of shifts (sometimes worked 7-8 hours before taking a break)" (in 14 reviews)
"office a bit shabby, senior management presentations a bit overly evangelical" (in 8 reviews)
"Great, passionate company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Best at what they do.
Cons
Long hours, management jobs not advertised
Travis Perkins2020-02-14"Fair employer not a great deal of progression"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than a year
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Good team and benefits always busy
Cons
More staff support in training and progression
Travis Perkins2020-02-06"Great people, terrible organisation"
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No Opinion of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than a year
Pros
The people, decent salary, company car
Cons
Good luck getting a decision made on anything, ever.
Continue readingTravis Perkins2020-02-13"Lots of opportunity"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Travis Perkins part-time
Pros
Big multi site organisation. Plenty of opportunities for progression
Cons
Can feel impersonal due to the scale of the company
Continue readingTravis Perkins2020-02-12"Career Opportunities"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than 10 years
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Excellent Career opportunities, Friendly workforce
Cons
Saturday working part of working week.
Travis Perkins2020-01-28"Fair place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than 5 years
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Good people, everyone is really helpfull
Cons
Low pay, lack of advancement within company
Continue readingTravis Perkins2020-02-06"Good company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Holiday is 25 days, career progression
Cons
Managers, pay and transferring to another role always gets your pay messed up
Continue readingTravis Perkins2020-02-06"Good warehouse to work for"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Forklift training chance for anual bonus free coffee paid breaks
Cons
closing down warehouses poor pay cheper to shop at other merchant's even with a discount card
Continue readingTravis Perkins2020-01-09"Good place to work with good benefits"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than 8 years
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Good people and team ethic
Cons
Too many processes can slow down action taking
Travis Perkins2020-01-22"An OK place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Travis Perkins full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Travis Perkins have some great people, some interesting systems and projects - and if you're based near Northampton are a suprisingly good and varied IT employer, considering their business is as a Builders Merchant
Cons
Too much reliance on third parties (often the same ones over and over again, despite previous project failures). CIO has changed every 6-18 months for about the last decade, causing constant changes in direction. Too many senior managers in made up jobs. A tendancy to focus on new shiny products and ignore the systems the company actually runs on.
Continue readingTravis Perkins2020-01-21
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