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
Cannon Films (British company) Cannon Films (British company) Cannon Films Limited is a British film production company, based in Lancaster in Lancashire. The company was founded by Richard Albiston in 2014. Cannon Films Ltd was founded by Richard Albiston in 2014, after working for Israeli movie mogul Menahem Golan until his passing in August 2014. The company was set up to produce screenplays and projects created by both Menahem Golan and Richard Albiston, as well as original projects. Suzanne Howarth and Alan Calder joined the company in late 2015. Several of the company's projects were covered in the 2014 "" and Christopher Sykes' Golan: