Company overview

Kingfisher is Europe's leading home improvement retail group and the third largest in the world, with leading market positions in the UK, France, Poland, Turkey and China.

Sales in the year ended 31 January 2009 were up 11% to over £10 billion, over half of which was generated outside the UK, with adjusted pre-tax profit up 3% to £368 million.

Kingfisher plc is Europe’s leading home improvement retail group and the third largest in the world, with almost 830 stores in eight countries in Europe and Asia. Its main retail brands are B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix. Kingfisher also has a 21% interest in, and strategic alliance with Hornbach, Germany’s leading large format DIY retailer, with over 120 stores in nine European countries.

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Kingfisher plc is included in two of the main socially responsible investment indexes – the FTSE4Good and Dow Jones Sustainability indexes.