B&Q was founded in March 1969 in Southampton, England, by Richard Block and David Quayle, following the purchase and fitting out of a former furniture warehouse in the Southampton suburb of Portswood. Originally called Block & Quayle, the duo soon shortened the brand to B&Q as stock delivery notes and invoices were already unofficially abbreviating the name. By each working over sixty hour, six day weeks, they were able to repay their bank overdraft within six months of opening, with turnover reaching £1million within the first five years of operating. Following the departure of co founder Block in 1976, the chain
Do It All February 2005. In September 2008, the "Payless DIY" brand was revived, as part of Focus DIY's autumn advertising campaign ""Do More, Payless"". Do It All Do It All was a British DIY and home improvement retailing company. It went through a number of changes of ownership. In August 1998, the business was sold to Focus DIY, which entered administration in May 2011, with all stores closing by July 2011. WHSmith acquired the business of "LCP Home Improvements Limited" on 31 December 1978. The acquired company, which had been formed in December 1963, was renamed "W.H. Smith Do It All Limited"