Editing B&Q (section)

{{Short description|British multinational home improvement DIY store chain owned by Kingfisher plc}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = B&Q Limited
| logo = 
| logo_size = 180px
| image_caption = B&Q's logo since 2017
| former_name = {{Ubl
| B & Q (Retail) Limited (1970–1987)
| B & Q plc (1987–2019)
| B&Q plc (6 Nov 2019)<ref name="CompaniesHouse">{{Cite web |date=26 February 1970 |title=B&Q LIMITED overview |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00973387 |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=[[Companies House]] |language=en}}</ref>
}}
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1969|3|df=yes}}
| founder = {{Ubl
| Richard Block
| [[David Quayle]]
}}
| location = [[Eastleigh]], England, UK
| area_served = {{Ubl
| United Kingdom
| Guernsey
| Jersey
| Isle of Man
| Ireland
| Saudi Arabia
}}
| locations = 316 shops (Jan 2023)
| key_people = Graham Bell ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| industry = [[Retail]]
| products = {{Ubl
| [[Do it yourself|DIY]] [[Home improvement]] [[tool]]s
| [[Gardening|Gardening Supplies and Plants]]
}}
| revenue = [[Pound sterling|£]]3.8 billion (2022/23)<ref name="KAR2010FRUKIRE">{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfisher.com/content/dam/kingfisher/Corporate/Documents/Other/2023/20230321-Kingfisher-FY-2022-23-Data-Tables.xlsx.downloadasset.xlsx |title=Kingfisher Full Year Results 2022/23|publisher=Kingfisher.co.uk |date=21 March 2023 |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref>
| net_income = £603&nbsp;million (2022/23)<ref name="KAR2010FRUKIRE" />
| num_employees = 27,000 (2023)<ref name="corporate_about"/>
| parent = [[Kingfisher plc]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://diy.com}}
}}

'''B&Q Limited''' (short for '''Block & Quayle''' after the company's two founders) is a British [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[DIY]], [[home improvement]] and [[garden centre]] retailing company, with headquarters in [[Eastleigh]], [[England]]. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Kingfisher plc]]. It was founded in March 1969 by Richard Block and [[David Quayle]].

It is the UK's largest home improvement retailer, serving both the general public and tradespeople.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pickup |first=Oliver |date=2023-09-29 |title=Why business transformation is B&Q's biggest project yet |url=https://www.raconteur.net/leadership/bq-ceo-agility |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Raconteur |language=en-GB}}</ref> In contrast, its competitor [[Wickes]] primarily caters to trade professionals and does not sell soft homewares or operate garden centres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-20 |title=Have Brits fallen out of love with DIY? B&Q and rival Wickes eye lower profits after costs soar and demand dwindles B&Q and Wicks set to report post lower profits after costs soar |url=https://www.cityam.com/bq-kingfisher-and-wickes-set-to-report-post-lower-profits-diy-love-costs-soar/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=City AM |language=en-GB}}</ref> Where the British home improvement sector faced hostile competition in the 1990s, B&Q has become the dominant retailer in its sector following the demise of [[Focus DIY|Focus]] in 2011 and [[Homebase]] in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-10-08 |title=DIY boom is due to display, says Verdict |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/7-october-1999/diy-boom-is-due-to-display-says-verdict/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Design Week |language=en-US}}</ref>