Not Noticed This Before

[Terry - Somerset]

B&Q, Screwfix and Toolstation are all owned by the same company (Kingfisher PLC)

I think Toolstation are owned by Travis Perkins who also own Wickes. Similar set up to B&Q and Screwfix.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Toolstation is owned by Travis Perkins. It was started by the son of the chap who started and sold Screwfix to Kingfisher.

 

[TheUnicorn]

toolstation is not owned by kingfisher, it is owned by travis perkins

edit - sorry obviously was typing at the same time as other, hence doubling up on comments

 

[TheUnicorn]

and wickes isn't part of travis perkins group any more apparently

 

[wiley198]

I've got 3x B and Q,, 2 of each Tool Station and Screwfix, a Whickes, TWO Beesley and Fildes, a Travis Perkins and a local hardware store within 10 minutes of me.

I bought a sheet of 18mm plywood (to make some jigs with) from B AND Q last Saturday because none of the others came even close on price. I bought a bag of 'pick and mix' screws will I was there too...got a couple of hundred screws in a bag for a fiver. Screws sizes I don't use often, so don't need boxes of.

I may not use B and Q again for a while ...but it is useful at times.

I haven't bought any kind of tools from a walk in shop for (possibly) five years or more. It's always cheaper online.

 

[Spectric]

I've got 3x B and Q,, 2 of each Tool Station and Screwfix, a Whickes, TWO Beesley and Fildes, a Travis Perkins and a local hardware store within 10 minutes of me.

So where is "me" ? Might help others .

 

[Sachakins]

Tool station are part of Travis Perkins group along with other companies and Screwfix part of the Kingfisher PLC which includes B&Q. curiously, the original founders who started Screwfix sold up to kingfisher and later started Toolstation which they sold again.

The B&Q website is now virtually useless, trying to navigate is a pain with so many third party sellers.

 

[johnnyb]

Many years ago I met "Mr perkins" of the fame. He was a dapper gentleman renting a house to a couple of London psychotherapists near Repton. Obviously been many years since he'd sold up...

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

After reading some of this tread I sat and looked on line at b&q re axminster
Page after page. Not listed just by Axminster, had to search. The web design could be better but there was so much from axminster
The prices were the same as far a I could tell with out swapping page to make sure