what does b&q stand for?

Answer 1

Geez!!...every day I see, "what does B &Q stand for" for chrisake it's Block and Quayle !!!! lol

Answer 2

1960s In the 1960s Home Improvement was a hobby of the few. Professional building supplies were mainly found at builder's merchants and the service in these large stores could be intimidating to the average DIY’er. Block and Quayle wanted to bring value, longer opening hours and a broader product range to everyone, so they opened the first B&Q store in Portswood Road, Southampton, Hampshire. Although initially called Block and Quayle, the name was soon shortened to B&Q.

Answer 3

B&Q was founded in March 1969 in Southampton by Richard Block and David Quayle. The store was originally called Block & Quayle, but this was soon shortened to B&Q. This first store soon spawned others across the UK; by 1979 there were 26. By this time, the first of the co-founders had left the business: Block left in 1976 and Quayle in 1982.

B&Q grew rapidly during this time through a combination of mergers, acquisitions and expansions. In 1980, B&Q bought the Scottish company Dodge City, and was itself acquired by F. W. Woolworth Company. F. W. Woolworth's UK subsidiary (Woolworths Ltd.) and B&Q were bought, two years later, by Paternoster, who are now known as Kingfisher PLC and are still B&Q's parent company.

Mid 1990's saw B&Q open a new format of store known as the B&Q Depot. This was a forerunner of a new class of store known as the B&Q Warehouse. Beckton Warehouse, Enfield Warehouse and Romford Warehouse were amongst the first of the new format stores to open.

In the late-1990s, B&Q became active in the rest of Europe and the rest of the world. First, in 1995 it co-operated with parent company Kingfisher PLC to open its first overseas subsidiary in Taiwan, and 1996 the first overseas large home improvement center in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. In 1998, it acquired NOMI, Poland's leading chain of DIY stores; later that year B&Q merged with France's Castorama. In 1999 B&Q opened a store in Shanghai, and acquired the British hardware mailorder company, Screwfix.

Answer 4

The founders names:

B&Q was founded by Richard Block and David Quayle and the first store opened in Portswood, Southampton

Answer 5

It's the name of the founders of the company
Mr Block and Mr Quayle

Answer 6

The store was originally called Block & Quayle,

Answer 7

Block & Quayle

Answer 8

block and quayle

Answer 9

BLOCK & QUAYLE

Answer 10

buggers and queers? sorry, I don't have a clue, first thing that came into my head, no offence, I'm gay!