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
Silvan Byggemarked Silvan Byggemarked Silvan is a Danish retail DIY store with headquarters in Århus, Denmark. In July 2017, Silvan was bought by Aurelius Equity Group. It had been part of DT Group, owned by the British building materials supplier company Wolseley plc. Silvan opened its first DIY store in Slagelse in 1968, and today operates 40 do-it-yourself retail stores in Denmark, as well as 11 stores in the southern part of Sweden. Besides retailing, Silvan also offers DIY schools. In 2008 Silvan and its sister company Stark were widely criticized due to the selling of granite from India, produced under objectionable