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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 (1,151 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • B&Q is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • B&Q's image is recorded as BandQ, Torquay - geograph.org.uk - 872862.jpg[4].
  • B&Q's instance of is recorded as hardware store chain[5].
  • B&Q's founder is recorded as David Quayle[6].
  • B&Q's founder is recorded as The Way She Loves Me[7].
  • B&Q's owned by is recorded as Kingfisher plc[8].
  • David Quayle is named after B&Q[9].
  • The Way She Loves Me is named after B&Q[10].
  • B&Q's logo image is recorded as B&Q company logo.svg[11].
  • B&Q's headquarters location is recorded as Eastleigh[12].
  • B&Q's Commons category is recorded as B&Q[13].
  • B&Q's industry is recorded as home repair[14].
  • B&Q's industry is recorded as hardware store[15].
  • +1969-03-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of B&Q[16].
  • B&Q's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/044xbj[17].
  • B&Q's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kingfisher plc[18].
  • B&Q's official website is recorded as https://www.diy.com[19].
  • B&Q's product or material produced is recorded as do it yourself[20].
  • B&Q's Legal Entity Identifier is recorded as 213800A5GXQUY6KH5V46[21].
  • B&Q's OpenCorporates ID is recorded as gb/00973387[22].
  • B&Q's legal form is recorded as public limited company[23].
  • B&Q's X is recorded as BandQ[24].
  • B&Q's Instagram username is recorded as bandq_uk[25].
  • B&Q's Facebook username is recorded as bandq[26].
  • B&Q's Crunchbase organization ID is recorded as b-q[27].

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Founding

Founders include David Quayle[6] and The Way She Loves Me[7]. +1969-03-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of B&Q[16].

Operations

B&Q's headquarters location is recorded as Eastleigh[12]. B&Q's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kingfisher plc[18].

Industry

Industries include home repair[14] and hardware store[15].

Ownership

B&Q's owned by is recorded as Kingfisher plc[8]. B&Q's product or material produced is recorded as do it yourself[20].

Why It Matters

B&Q ranks in the top 10% of hardware_store_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,151 views/month).[2] B&Q has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] B&Q is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Companies house company id → 00973387
    Headquarters location → Eastleigh
    Product → —
    Named after → —
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    "/* 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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