David Quayle
Organization founder
1936 – 2010
Who was David Quayle?
David Andrew Quayle was probably best known for his part in starting the UK chain B&Q. He worked in the Marley Tile company in the 1960s and together with his brother-in-law Richard Block started the B&Q retail chain in 1969. Their idea of large warehouse-style DIY stores copied the style already successfully operating in other European countries, but was unknown in the UK and B&Q soon became the largest retail suppliers of DIY products in the UK.
David left B&Q in 1982 and moved on to other companies, working in Television South, City Vision and The Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art and Craft Gallery.
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- Born
- Aug 19, 1936
- Employment
- Marley Tile company
- B&Q
(1969 - 1982) - The Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art and Craft Gallery
- Television South
- City Vision
- Died
- Apr 6, 2010
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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