David Andrew Quayle was probably best known for his part in starting the UK chain B&Q

B&Q

B&Q plc is a multinational DIY and home improvement retailer headquartered in Eastleigh, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange....

. He worked in the Marley Tile

Tile

A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops...

 company in the 1960s and together with his brother-in-law Richard Block

Richard Block

Richard Block may refer to:*Richard Earl Block, mathematician*Richard Block, founder of B&Q...

 started the B&Q 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

Television South

Television South was the ITV franchise holder in the south and south east of England between 1 January 1982 and 31 December 1992. The company operated under various names, initially as Television South plc and then following reorganisation in 1989 as TVS Entertainment plc, with its UK...

, City Vision and The Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art and Craft Gallery.

External links

• Obituary, The Daily Telegraph
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