B&Q

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment
47.52 - Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass
3,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
5 March 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

DIY chain B&Q is to create 3,500 jobs as it opens 20 new stores across the UK this year, the company announced today. This will take the number of

branches to 337 and increase the total workforce to 39,500. New jobs will be both full and part-time.

Sources

  • 5 March 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), B&Q, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 59104, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59104.