About B&Q
B&Q is the number one home improvement retailer in Europe, and the third largest in the world. It's parent company, Kingfisher plc has over 600 stores in the world, sales of GBP4.1 billion and over 38,000 employees.
In the UK, B&Q is the UK's leading Do-It-Yourself and garden centre retailer, offering over 45,000 inspirational home improvement and garden products for the homemaker, occasional to serious DIY'er and trade professionals.
Kingfisher operates its B&Q stores in Asia, where it is the market leader in China (40 stores) and Taiwan (22 stores) and plans to open its first B&Q store in South Korea in 2005.