B&Q B&Q B&Q plc is a British multinational DIY and home improvement retailing company, headquartered in Eastleigh, England, United Kingdom and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc. Founded by Richard Block and David Quayle in 1969 originally as Block & Quayle, the retail chain offers over 40,000 products across three hundred physical shops and online shops. Since 2015, B&Q has been closing a number of shops, in favour of converting some to outlets of Screwfix. The company also has some outlets in Ireland. Shops in Taiwan and China were unsuccessful, and closed down in 2007 and 2015 respectively. B&Q
Richard Cadell Richard Cadell Richard Cadell (born 23 March 1969) is a British entertainment entrepreneur, television producer and host, stage presenter, screenwriter and magician, best known for being the hand of puppet Sooty since 1998. He used to own Brean Leisure Park (with his brother David) in the coastal village of Brean in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset from 2008-2014. and also works as a consultant for TV productions. Cadell in June 2008, (Sooty's 60th Anniversary), Richard bought the licensing rights for the Sooty brand through his new company, Cadells Ltd. As well as touring with a new live show, reusing a script written by