B&Q

B&Q is one of the best known home improvement retailers in the United Kingdom. The first store opened in 1969. Since 1982 the brand has belonged to the group that is now Kingfisher plc, which also owns Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix.

Range

• Tools, building materials, kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, paint, lighting and garden products
• Online sales through diy.com, which also runs a marketplace with 3.7 million products and offers click and collect

Where to find it

B&Q trades in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Kingfisher's annual report for 2025/26 shows like-for-like sales growth of 3.3 percent at B&Q and notes the conversion of acquired Homebase stores into B&Q stores. About half of the customers of diy.com are new to B&Q, and click and collect makes up 63 percent of the group's e-commerce sales.

Ownership

Kingfisher plc is a listed British group that operates in seven countries across Europe. It is not controlled from outside Europe.