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Toolstation Ltd is a large UK and EU 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 over 200+ branches across the UK and large stock warehouses in Redditch, Daventry and Bridgwater. There is also an operation in the Netherlands with direct-mail facilities and 8 branches, and a growing customer base in France. == History == Toolstation was formed in 2003 by Mark Goddard-Watts four years after the Goddard-Watts family had sold Screwfix in 1999 to the Kingfisher plc group. On Monday 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 Tuesday 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toolstation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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