| 2001 |
B&Q launches its transactional website www.diy.com |
| 2002 |
B&Q opens its first store in the Republic of Ireland |
| 2003 |
First Brico Dépôt store opens in Spain |
| 2003 |
100th B&Q Warehouse store opens in Northern Ireland |
| 2004 |
Screwfix opens its first Trade Counter |
| 2005 |
Ellen MacArthur breaks the record to become the fastest solo sailor non-stop around the world, sponsored by B&Q and Castorama |
| 2006 |
First Castorama store opens in Russia |
| 2008 |
100th Screwfix Trade Counter opens in Epsom, UK |
| 2008 |
Castorama's first eco-store opens in France, in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, near Paris |
| 2009 |
B&Q UK launches its greenest ever store in New Malden, Surrey |
| 2009 |
First new format B&Q China store opens in Putuo, Shanghai |
| 2009 |
B&Q begins a one year sponsorship of Channel 4's property programmes on UK television, including Grand Designs, Property Ladder and Location, Location, Location |
