We are the UK’s leading home improvement and garden living retailer with over 300 stores throughout the UK and Ireland, offering great prices, with over 100,000 products available to order at diy.com for home delivery or click and collect. We launched the UK’s first home improvement marketplace in March 2022, adding additional choice for consumers. The marketplace offers a unique, integrated experience with in-store returns for many products and Click + Collect options being explored. Our team of more than 21,000 colleagues of all ages are respected nationwide for providing great home improvement help to customers. They’re the beating heart of B&Q and their iconic orange aprons are worn with pride. Every year, more than 20 million people improve their homes and make life better with B&Q, and every year the company achieves ever-higher standards for sustainable sourcing and supports our local communities, including funding B&Q Foundation grants and Shelter’s DIY Skills Advisors. For more information on our community initiatives visit diy.com/corporate/community To read our latest Build a Life project report visit diy.com/responsible-business. B&Q is part of Kingfisher plc, the international home improvement company, operating 2000 stores in 8 countries across Europe.
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We’re thinking more ambitiously about how our stores can offer our trade customers even more. With colleagues like Nicola Battle, Tradepoint at B&Q supports traders every day with their work. We strive to make happy homes, and by supporting our traders, we can do just that, so together we’re making it all happen. See how you can make a meaningful difference at B&Q https://bit.ly/4geuKYW #TogetherWeCan
New year, new career? At B&Q, our people are what helps us to make more happy homes for our customers, so we want to help them. Whatever your ambitions, we’ll help you up the ladder. Don’t just take our word for it though – see why our colleagues think you should join B&Q. Whoever you are, whatever your story, you can level up your future with B&Q https://bit.ly/48c2zqh #TogetherWeCan
It’s great to be kicking off the new year with the news that we’ve reached agreement to buy five more Homebase stores, this time in the UK, adding to the news of the agreement to buy three stores in the Republic of Ireland on 24 December. We’ll be transforming all eight stores into new B&Q stores once the acquisition process completes. #BandQ
Delighted to start the New Year with news that we’ve reached agreement to buy five more Homebase stores – this time in the UK, adding another 25,000 square metres selling space and bringing the B&Q offer to more customers. The five UK stores are in addition to the agreements reached to buy three stores in the Republic of Ireland. Subject to approvals, we’re aiming to start converting the first sites to B&Q stores in the next few months, bringing B&Q’s and TradePoint’s extensive offer of home improvement products and services to more customers. As well as our marketplace of 1.2 m products at diy.com, they’ll have access to our Kingfisher own exclusive brands, our installations and in-store services, our TradePoint offer, and our click & collect and delivery options. We look forward to welcoming new customers to these stores and our new colleagues to the B&Q family. Thank you to everyone involved in getting us to this point for all eight stores. The five UK stores are in Altrincham, Basingstoke, Biggleswade, Leamington Spa and Worcester. See my previous post for details of the three stores in the Republic of Ireland (Letterkenny, Navan and Waterford) and the link in comments below to the press releases.
At B&Q we’re not just about words, our actions and culture match what we say. Based on their experiences with us, we asked colleagues to describe what it’s like to work at B&Q, in just three words. Here’s what Bethan, Duncan and Sam had to say. Find a culture that reflects you https://bit.ly/48c2zqh #TogetherWeCan
Today we have some exciting news – we’ve reached agreements to buy three Homebase stores in the Republic of Ireland, representing strategic additions to our network of eight existing stores in the Republic. We’ll be transforming the stores into new B&Q stores once the acquisition process completes. #BandQ
I’m delighted to share that, today, we’ve announced we’re extending our network of 311 B&Q stores having reached agreements to acquire three Homebase stores in the Republic of Ireland, adding to our existing eight stores there. The move will add over 9,300 square metres selling space in locations that more customers can benefit from. Subject to the usual approvals, we’ll transform the stores into new B&Q stores to bring more customers B&Q’s and TradePoint’s extensive offer of home improvement products and services. This includes our Kingfisher own exclusive brands and our B&Q services, such as our kitchen and bathroom design and installations. We’ll have the usual TradePoint counters, timber cutting, paint mixing, and click & collect alongside our home and bulk delivery at diy.ie. We look forward to welcoming new customers to the stores and our new colleagues to the B&Q family. Thank you to everyone involved in getting us to this point. The three stores are in Letterkenny, Navan and Waterford. See link in comments to press release.
When you join B&Q, we want you to be all you can be. From the minute you walk through our doors to the exciting moment you make that next career move, we want to help you make the most of every opportunity. That’s why we're always creating learning opportunities and experiences that'll give you the chance to develop your skills at B&Q, just like we have for Lee Tattersall. We caught up with Lee to hear about his B&Q journey and how he has developed his career with us. See what opportunities we have to offer when you join B&Q https://bit.ly/3NAX8aV #TogetherWeCan
At B&Q, we’re wanting to make more sustainable choices when it comes to what purchases our customers make. We want to continue to put innovation at the forefront of our approach to helping our customers make more sustainable choices which is why we recently launched our plant pot recycling stations. They allow people to drop off unwanted plastic plant pots which will then be recycled and turned into new pots which are available to buy at B&Q – ensuring plastic materials are continually recycled and reused, reducing waste and environmental impact. Involved in this sustainability initiative were Samantha Dyer and Sanita Garley, and we caught up with them to get some insight into the project and find out their proudest moment when working on it. See how we are becoming more sustainable and how you can make a real difference at B&Q https://bit.ly/4gGuMbY #TogetherWeCan
Today we’ve opened our brand-new B&Q store in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. To celebrate the opening, store manager Nicola Pickering and her team were joined by Rotherham's Mayor Councillor Sheila Cowen and players from Rotherham United Women Football Club who opened the store. Customers were welcomed into the store by the local brass band Dinnington Colliery Band, who kicked off the celebrations with a lively and festive performance. As well as access to over 11,000 products, the new 22,000 sq.ft store includes services such as kitchen, bathroom and bedroom planning and installation; tool hire; timber cutting; paint mixing, Click & Collect. The store also has a garden centre and dedicated TradePoint counter. Nicola and the team look forward to welcoming customers to the store and supporting them with all their DIY projects.
An exciting launch today as we open the doors to our brand-new B&Q store in Rotherham. Our growth needs stores at its heart, and the opening of the new Rotherham store is an important step in ensuring we make home improvement easier for customers in this area. We are focused on giving customers a retail experience that’s easy and convenient at B&Q. Rotherham has been designed with our retail park format; A 22,000 square foot store housing over 11,000 products as well as a kitchen and bathroom showroom showing off our latest ranges. We also have a dedicated TradePoint counter along with specific van parking to make it easier for the trade to access the products they need. A hugely exciting addition to our portfolio - congratulations to Nicola and her team in launching the new store and all the teams that made the opening a success!
With the festive season in full swing, we caught up with Becca, a Buyer for our Christmas products, to hear about this years work. As we approach the new year, Becca also shares her insight into the successes and the planning for 2025. Looking for a career that supports you progressing year on year? See what we have to offer you when you choose to light up your career potential https://bit.ly/48c2zqh #TogetherWeCan
This weekend, colleagues across all of our stores are fundraising for Shelter and its partner charities. B&Q will be match-funding customer donations as well as donating £1 for every Christmas tree sold this year. We're also selling these fantastic Christmas jumpers with all proceeds going to Shelter to continue our commitment of support. Good luck to everyone for a bumper fundraising weekend from Thierry Garnier and Graham Bell