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B&Q

British DIY retailer
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B&Q

Summary

B&Q is a hardware store chain[1]. B&Q ranks in the top 10% of hardware_store_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,459 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • B&Q is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • B&Q's instance of is recorded as hardware store chain[4].
  • B&Q's founder is recorded as David Quayle[5].
  • B&Q's founder is recorded as The Way She Loves Me[6].
  • B&Q is owned by Kingfisher plc[7].
  • David Quayle is named after B&Q[8].
  • The Way She Loves Me is named after B&Q[9].
  • B&Q's headquarters location is recorded as Chandler's Ford[10].
  • B&Q's Commons category is recorded as B&Q[11].
  • B&Q's industry is recorded as home repair[12].
  • B&Q's industry is recorded as hardware store[13].
  • March 1969 marks the founding of B&Q[14].
  • B&Q's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kingfisher plc[15].
  • B&Q's official website is recorded as https://www.diy.com[16].
  • B&Q's official website is recorded as http://www.bandq.com/[17].
  • B&Q's product or material produced is recorded as do it yourself[18].
  • B&Q's legal form is recorded as public limited company[19].
  • B&Q's street address is recorded as B&Q House, Chestnut Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3LE[20].
  • B&Q's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+97532'}[21].
  • B&Q's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+101938'}[22].
  • B&Q's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+107148'}[23].

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Founding

Founders include David Quayle[5] and The Way She Loves Me[6]. March 1969 marks the founding of B&Q[14].

Operations

B&Q's headquarters location is recorded as Chandler's Ford[10]. B&Q's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kingfisher plc[15].

Industry

Industries include home repair[12] and hardware store[13].

Ownership

B&Q is owned by Kingfisher plc[7]. B&Q's product or material produced is recorded as do it yourself[18].

Why It Matters

B&Q ranks in the top 10% of hardware_store_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,459 views/month).[2] B&Q has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] B&Q is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · WhisperToMe · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.diy.com, http://www.bandq.com/
    Headquarters location → Chandler's Ford
    Street address → B&Q House, Chestnut Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53, Portswood House, 1 Hampshire Corporate Park, Chandlers Ford,
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.bandq.com/"
  2. 21w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Companies house company id → 00973387
    Headquarters location → Chandler's Ford
    Product → —
    Named after → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30163|batch #30163]]: OpenCorporates company ID to Companies House company ID"
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