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
Quinton Quayle Quinton Quayle Quinton Mark Quayle (born 5 June 1955) is a retired British Diplomat. Educated at Bromsgrove School and University of Bristol, Quayle entered the Foreign Office in 1977 and studied Thai at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. As a junior diplomat, Quayle studied at Chiang Mai University. Before being sent to Romania, Quayle's previous Diplomatic Service postings included: Quayle served as British Ambassador to Romania from 2002 until 2006, after which he was concurrently appointed as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand and (non-resident) Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. He