Builders' merchant Travis Perkins said the Office of Fair Trading intends to look into the company taking full control of hardware supplier Toolstation.
Travis Perkins, which bought a 30% stake in Toolstation for £18m back in 2008, agreed to buy up the rest of the Bridgewater, Somerset, based rival at the beginning of 2012 for £24m.
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Toolstation has 103 outlets and a strong Internet and catalogue based operation. Travis Perkins said that the current management team at Toolstation are all set to remain in play after the change of ownership.
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