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The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development
B&Q has been honoured with the UK’s most prestigious business award, The Queen’s Award for our work in creating a sustainable business and helping people improve the sustainability of their homes.
Retail Week Awards
Winner of responsible retailer category, for our genuine commitment to placing sustainability at the heart of our business and in the process making it easier for our customers, colleagues and suppliers to reduce their environmental impact.
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Gallup Great Workplace Award
In recognition of our world class employee engagement results.Sunday Times Green List
Recognised in 18th position, one of only three retailers to make the top 60.RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Gold medal for our entirely edible garden which stood at nine metres tall, the highest garden ever constructed at Chelsea.Retail Week Awards
Store Manager of the Year - Maureen Milligan.UK Packaging Awards
Supply chain solution of the year for Longspac, a multi-trip packaging system used to transport kitchen components to customers’ houses, instead of using traditional cardboard packaging. -
Gallup Great Workplace Award
Awarded to B&Q for the fourth year running and we are the only UK business to receive the award. The Gallup Great Workplace Award is based on the most rigorous workplace research ever conducted and honours organisations whose employee engagement results demonstrate they have the most productive and engaged workforces in the World.Observer Ethical Awards
Winner of Ethical Business Award. Our strong heritage in sustainability was recognised by the judging panel, including our 16% absolute reduction in CO2 emissions against a 2006/7 baseline, our work towards demystifying ecological ideas to our consumers and our overall commitment to being a responsible retailer.The Sunday Times Best Green Companies
Recognised in 44th position, one of only four retailers to make the top 60, and ranked 10th in the 'bigger companies with medium environmental impact' sector.HR Excellence Awards
Winners in two categories: HR Excellence Gold Award for 'unswerving dedication to excellence in HR and business transformation' and Most Effective Use of Internal Communications for our campaign 'Transforming B&Q', designed to improve employee engagement and drive better business performance.Institute Of Internal Communication Awards
Winners in two categories: Best Single Campaign and Best Strategy for our campaign 'Transforming B&Q'. In our entry, we demonstrated how we used all channels of communication, from print, face-to-face and on-line in order to redefine our Purpose and Values.Verdict Research
Voted Best DIY Retailer from a poll of 6,000 consumers. The Consumer Satisfaction Index 2010 takes into account areas such as product range, price, convenience, quality, ambience and service. Verdict Research senior analyst Malcolm Pinkerton explained: "B&Q's crowning of Best DIY retailer is much deserved. While work done to enhance its already comprehensive and quality range of products helped them win, it was the investment in improving customer service and store environments that propelled them into first place." -
Gallup Great Workplace Award
In recognition of our world class employee engagement results.Retail Week Rising Star Awards
Campbell Ettinger was named Buyer/Merchandiser of the Year and Becky Woodward was named HR/Training Professional of the Year.Top Employers for Working Families
Recognised by work-life balance charity Working Families as one of the top 20 organisations whose initiative and example has made positive change happen for working families.DBA Design Effectiveness Awards
Gold Award in the corporate brand identity, design and implementation category for our Cooke & Lewis kitchen range.The Times Top 50 Places Where Women Want to Works
The Times Top 50 Places where Women Want To Work. Included in the top 50 for the fourth consecutive year.House Beautiful Awards
Silver Award for Best Kitchen range (under £10,000) for Cooke & Lewis High Gloss Kitchen, aubergine accent (as shown above). Silver Award for Best Garden Building for Portable Shack Up Shed. Silver Award for Best Eco Product for B&Q Insulated Loft Board. -
Gallup Great Workplace Award
In recognition of our world class employee engagement results.Personnel Today Awards for excellence in training
For 'Project Confidence Workshops' focusing on product knowledge for customer advisors in a fun, informative and hands-on environment.Race for Opportunity (RFO) benchmarking survey
B&Q was ranked 7th in the private sector, achieving Gold Status, with an overall score of 88% (up from 86% in 2006).Retail Week Awards
Winner in product innovation category for recycled plastic loft insulation.Starpack Awards
Gold Awards in Technical Development and Environmental Categories for the development of Carrierpacs, an innovative multi-trip package made from polypropylene with 45% recycled content and used for delivering kitchen worktops.Garden Industry Manufacturers Association Awards
Winner in Growing Product category for B&Q Organic Living Salads & Vegetable range. -
Gallup Great Workplace Award
In recognition of our world class employee engagement results.Retail Week Awards
Winner in corporate responsibility category.Business in the Community
Big Tick - Man Group International Climate Change Award (for Energy Efficiency Made Easy at B&Q).Business in the Community
Silver Big Tick Winner - Jubilee Award (for Sustainable Communities, B&Q's Awards & Grants Programme).HR Excellence Awards
Best Learning and Development Strategy.People in Management Awards
Winner staff engagement category.
