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I'd like a socking big DIY barn in Telford. We've got a midsized B&Q,
Focus, Homebase etc, and they're all expensive compared to B&Q Depot.
B&Q considered opening one here but couldn't get Telford and Wrekin
council to agree not to give permission to any competing stores (quite
rightly, too) so they took their ball away.

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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

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You're lucky to have those stores there. When I wanted to build a garage for
my new house in Telford about 30 years ago every builders' merchant in the
area refused to sell me anything without a 'trade card'. I finally found
one in Stafford Park which would only deliver on condition that the goods
(bricks etc.) appeared to be delivered as 'trade'.

We complain about B & Q and their various precursors but they helped
considerably in opening up the DIY market. And I doubt if you will find many
plumbers' / builders' merchants etc. today which have a 'trade only' policy.
They know which side their bread is buttered.

Cic.


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