David Quayle Television South, City Vision, Ritz Video, Granada Group and the Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art and Craft Gallery. David Quayle David Andrew Quayle (19 August 1936 – 6 April 2010) was a British businessman best known as co-founder of the UK DIY chain B&Q. He worked in the Marley Tile company in the 1960s and together with his brother-in-law Richard Block started the B&Q retail chain in 1969. Their idea of large warehouse-style DIY stores copied the style already successfully operating in other European countries, but was unknown in the UK and B&Q soon became the largest retail suppliers of DIY
Woodie's DIY in Glasnevin in April 1988. The continued successes of the retail operations led to two new store openings in 1990, one in Sallynoggin and the other in Cork. In 1989, ‘Pay Less DIY’ was purchased by the Grafton Group and was rebranded as Woodie’s DIY. In the early 2000s, Woodie's DIY entered a phase of rapid expansion and in 2005, the business acquired fifteen Atlantic Homecare store estate which brought the total number of locations to its present figure. In 2015, the parent company saw a huge boost in sales and also noticed a positive performance in the business. Woodie's