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    Travis Perkins Reviews

    Updated 15 April 2019
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    Pros

    • "Work life balance, investment in colleagues, great culture that is open, collaborative and non hierarchical" (in 8 reviews)

    • "Great people and environment with lots of opportunities for career progression" (in 7 reviews)

    Cons

    • "long hours and and very understaffed" (in 10 reviews)

    • "office a bit shabby, senior management presentations a bit overly evangelical" (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "Digital Learning Team Leader"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Travis Perkins full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Amazing company, great culture and brilliant people. Fun is high on their agenda.

      Cons

      Nothing I can think of.

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you're doing.

    2. "Marketing Assistant"

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      Current Employee - Marketing Assistant in Northampton, England
      Current Employee - Marketing Assistant in Northampton, England
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Travis Perkins full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great team, lovely place to work and looked forward to the challenge everyday

      Cons

      Business struggling, so therefore felt there was always underlying tension and cuts.

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    3. "Used to be great company"

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      Former Employee - Inside Sales Representative in Glasgow, Scotland
      Former Employee - Inside Sales Representative in Glasgow, Scotland
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Travis Perkins full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Laid back approach
      Good hoilday

      Cons

      New management are clueless.
      Would there turn customers away than be competitive in pricing.

      Advice to Management

      Go back to the old way Travis Perkins TRADING company

    4. "Yard supervisor"

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      Former Employee - Yard Worker in Newbury, England
      Former Employee - Yard Worker in Newbury, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Travis Perkins full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Can not think of anything

      Cons

      Management did not talk to you

      Advice to Management

      Treat your staff better

    5. "Branch Manager"

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      Current Employee - Branch Manager
      Current Employee - Branch Manager
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Travis Perkins full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good development opportunities.
      Good bonus scheme.

      Cons

      Long hours.
      Shortage of staff across the business and branches are far too stretched.

      Advice to Management

      Build better support networks for branches to cover sickness, holidays etc. One person away messes everything up.

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Not a people business, it’s a numbers game"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Travis Perkins full-time

      Pros

      Big business with lots of opportunities

      Cons

      You’re just a number.

      Advice to Management

      Stop saying the right things and actually DO the right things.

    7. "IT Role and Progression"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Travis Perkins full-time

      Pros

      Great please to work with

      Cons

      No development plans or career progression
      Lack of training opportunities
      Low pay and yearly pay rises
      Uncertainty in senior management and future of company

      Advice to Management

      Senior management need to start listening to the staff, they are the ones with the knowledge and expertise but this is never taken in to consideration when starting large programmes of work.

      The business also doesn't reward staff or want to retain talent, paying less than market rate and viewing employees as a payroll number rather than a valued member of a team

    8. "Marketing Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at Travis Perkins full-time

      Pros

      Finish on time, friendly, good holidays, good experience

      Cons

      Fairly pressured role, chucked in the deep end a little

    9. "MEH"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Travis Perkins full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      big company in this country

      Cons

      crap pay and stuff like

    10. "Terrible emolyer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Travis Perkins full-time

      Pros

      Had a lot of goof perks of the job, good share scheme

      Cons

      terrible management, company cares more about profit than people. The further up the management chain you go the worse it gets