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
Woodie's DIY DIY proceeded to perform strongly as growth in house prices increased the need for residential repair and maintenance. Woodie's DIY Woodie's DIY is an Irish DIY and home improvement retailing company. Founded in 1987 in Walkinstown, Dublin and opening the first store in the same year, it is a part of Grafton Group plc. Woodie's DIY is a nationwide company, having over thirty stores in Ireland. It merged with Atlantic Homecare in 2005, with all Atlantic Homecare stores being rebranded as Woodie's. The company was founded in the summer of 1987, and the first store opened in Walkinstown under the