Swaythling passenger cars in the UK, leaving the Southampton made Transit as their only British-made vehicle. In 2009, with the new Kocaeli, Turkey, plant in full production, Ford reluctantly halved production at Southampton and reduced the workforce to just over 500. Employing 500 workers, the factory produced up to 35,000 Transit chassis/cab variant vehicles annually, of which 50% were exported. The Ford Southampton plant closed on 26 July 2013. The very first branch of the DIY chain B&Q was opened in Swaythling in 1969. The shop was owned by Messrs Block and Quayle. Swaythling railway station is on the main line
Do It All February 2005. In September 2008, the "Payless DIY" brand was revived, as part of Focus DIY's autumn advertising campaign ""Do More, Payless"". Do It All Do It All was a British DIY and home improvement retailing company. It went through a number of changes of ownership. In August 1998, the business was sold to Focus DIY, which entered administration in May 2011, with all stores closing by July 2011. WHSmith acquired the business of "LCP Home Improvements Limited" on 31 December 1978. The acquired company, which had been formed in December 1963, was renamed "W.H. Smith Do It All Limited"