Toolstation
Britains low cost trade supplier
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| Public / subsidiary | |
| Industry | Trade Maintenance DIY |
| Founded | 12 February 2003 |
| Founder | Mark Goddard-Watts |
| Headquarters | Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
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Number of locations
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270+ branches in the United Kingdom (2017) |
| Products | Screws, Power Tools, Hand Tools, Fixings, Accessories, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Lighting, Building supplies, Plumbing and Heating, Safety, Workwear, Security, Electrical supplies and Ironmongery. |
| Revenue |
 £225.8m (2015) |
| Profit | g |
| Owner | Travis Perkins plc |
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Number of employees
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2273 (2015) |
| Website | www |
Toolstation Ltd is a large United Kingdom and European Union direct sale and online supplier of trade tools, accessories and hardware products.
The company's head office and main distribution centre is in Bridgwater, Somerset where it is a major employer for the area. This is supplemented by 270+ branches across the United Kingdom, and large stock warehouses in Redditch, Daventry and Bridgwater. There is also an operation in the Netherlands with direct mail facilities and 20+ branches. In the Netherlands Toolstation was founded in 2006. After a couple of years in 2014 Toolstation expanded with a website in France and in 2016 Germany. and 2017 Belgium followed.
In the third quarter of 2017 Toolstation opened a few stores in the region of Lyon in France.
Toolstation was formed in February 2003 by Mark Goddard-Watts, nearly four years after the Goddard-Watts family had sold Screwfix in July 1999 to the Kingfisher plc group.
On 7 April 2008, it was announced that Travis Perkins plc had bought a 30% share in Toolstation. Travis Perkins invested in Toolstation and supported an accelerated roll out of new branches. The Toolstation property portfolio grew from 12 to 123 stores by the end of 2012.
On 3 January 2012, Mark Goddard-Watts and his family sold their remaining 70% stake in the business to Travis Perkins plc, making Toolstation a wholly owned subsidiary of Travis Perkins plc.
The company currently sponsors the Western Football League (which is also known as the Toolstation League), the Northern Counties East Football League, Northampton Saints and the RNLI Flood Rescue Team.
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