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Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 1,900 stores, supported by a team of over 78,000 colleagues. We operate in eight countries across Europe under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş.

We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels. 

Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. At Kingfisher, we believe a better world starts with better homes and we strive to help make that happen.

The timeline below sets out some of the key milestones in our history.

2024

Marketplace launches in Castorama France

2023

Brico Dépôt France opens first 1,000sqm compact store

2023

Green Star product marker introduced

2023

Retail Media launches in France

2022

House needs

Kingfisher reaches target of helping one million people whose housing needs are greatest

2022

Marketplace launches in B&Q and Brico Dépôt Iberia

2022

First Screwfix store opens in France

2022

Hello casto

Castorama France launches ‘Hello Casto’ - the first AI-powered customer assistant

2021

Kingfisher pledges to lead the transition to a net-zero future in retail

2021

Castorama Poland opens first ‘Smart’ concept store

2021

Screwfix Sprint launches

2020

Castorama 2000

Castorama France opens first compact store

2020

Introducing Drive

Castorama France introduces ‘Drive’

2020

Parcel lockers

Castorama Poland introduces parcel lockers

2018

Peterborough Screwfix

First net-zero Screwfix store opens in Peterborough

2017

B&Q opens its first UK high street store

2017

Brico Dépôt Romania acquires Praktiker store chain

2016

Bucharest buying office opens

2012

First Brico Dépôt store opens in Portugal

2012

Brico Dépôt France introduces ‘Drive’

2012

Brico Dépôt Romania acquires Bricostore chain

2012

Istanbul buying office opens

2011

First Screwfix ‘Click & Collect’ roll out

2010

TradePoint History

TradePoint opens in B&Q

2009

Kingfisher starts to establish charitable foundations. The first is set up in Castorama France

2009

Ho Chi Minh City buying office opens

2005

Screwfix History 2005

First Screwfix store opens in Yeovil

2004

First automated warehouse in Screwfix’s Trentham fulfillment centre

2004

Warsaw buying office opens

2003

First Brico Dépôt Iberia store opens in Spain

2002

Kingfisher acquires the remaining stake in Castorama

2001

Shenzhen buying office opens

2000

Shanghai buying office opens

2000

Joint venture partnership with Koçtaş signed

1999

Kingfisher acquires Screwfix

1998

B&Q merges with Castorama, which also owns Brico Dépôt

1997

1997 Castorama Image

First Castorama store opens in Poland

1994

Hong Kong buying office opens

1993

First Brico Dépôt store opens in France

1992

1992 History Image

First “Screwfix Direct” catalogue published

1984

B&Q launches its famous slogan “You can do it…”

1982

Kingfisher acquires FW Woolworth by Paternoster, including the home improvement stores called B&Q

1975

Castorama launches its famous slogan “Chez Casta., y’a tout ce qu’il faut”

1969

Castorama Image

First Castorama store opens in France

1969

1969 B&Q Image

First B&Q store opens in the UK