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David Andrew Quayle (19 August 1936 – 6 April 2010) was a British businessman best known as co-founder of the UK-based DIY chain B&Q. Biography. Quayle was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire and went to school at Brighton College in 1950. He returned to the school to be a governor in the 1990s.
Apr 16, 2010 · Kingfisher bosses have paid tribute to David Quayle, the co-founder and the ‘Q’ behind B&Q, who has died, aged 73. He died of a suspected heart attack on board a cruise ship off South Africa. Quayle started up the business in 1969 with co-founder and brother-in-law Richard Block.
David Quayle was the “Q” half of the B&Q DIY store, founded by him and Richard Block in Southampton in 1969. B&Q started as Block and Quayle, but the initials of its founders were soon adopted and became almost synonymous with DIY in this country.
David Quayle (C. 1950-55) was a distinguished Old Brightonian who co-founded B&Q in 1969, the largest DIY outlet in the UK. He was also a governor of the college and a supporter of the performing arts.
Apr 16, 2010 · David Quayle, who died on April 6 aged 73, was co-founder, with his brother-in-law Richard Block, of B&Q, the chain store that launched a home improvements revolution.
B&Q Limited (short for Block & Quayle after the company's two founders) is a British multinational DIY and home improvement retailing company, with headquarters in Eastleigh, England. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc. It was founded in March 1969 by Richard Block and David Quayle.
Apr 16, 2010 · The Hampshire businessman, who created the DIY giant with Richard Block, was celebrating his wife's birthday on a luxury ship off South Africa. He was 73 and left behind six children and 12 grandchildren.
