B&Q -
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1969 B&Q was founded by Richard Block and David Quayle and the first store opened in Portswood, Southampton
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Block and Quayle wanted to bring value, longer opening hours and a broader product range to everyone, so they opened the first B&Q store in Portswood Road, Southampton, Hampshire.
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Although initially called Block and Quayle, the name was soon shortened to B&Q.
1970s
B&Q's list of stores continued to expand throughout the 1970s, and B&Q introduced products from power tools through to sheet boarding and Formica to the British public.
Richard Block left the company in 1976, but David Quayle stayed on to take the company into the next decade.
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David Quayle left the company in 1982, and by the end of the decade B&Q had expanded to 280 stores and was offering customers larger stores and an even greater product range, sourced from around the world.