B&Q plc

1 Hampshire Corporate Park, Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshire SO53 3YX, United Kingdom (Map)
Phone: +44-23-8025-6256
Fax: +44-23-8025-7480
http://www.diy.com

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B&Q helps homeowners mind their p's and q's. The company sells some 40,000 home improvement products for the do-it-yourselfer (DIY) at some 330 retail stores throughout the UK and Ireland, including both large warehouses and smaller supercenters. It also does business internationally through some 60 stores, including the world's biggest B&Q in Beijing, China. Stores offer tools, lumber, insulation, and related products for building and repair projects, as well as items for home decor, such as flooring, hardware, paint, and wallpaper. B&Q also carries an array of home furniture and housewares, appliances, and gardening supplies. The company is a subsidiary of home improvement retailing giant Kingfisher.

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Chairman Ian Cheshire
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Chief Executive Euan A. Sutherland
Director Communications Jacqueline Caston
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