New B&Q Local Sutton Store Celebrates Upcoming Opening

The UK’s leading home improvement retailer, B&Q has announced that Sutton (342-346 High Street) will be the next high street location to welcome B&Q’s ninth new B&Q Local store. The store is set to open its doors, to the Sutton community at 7am on Thursday 24^th August.  

B&Q Local is a new convenient, small format offering customers B&Q’s wide range of home improvement products and services on their local high street.     

Ahead of the opening day celebrations, the team from B&Q Local Sutton undertook a community volunteering day at Sutton’s Local Women’s Centre, on Tuesday 15^th August. The day’s activities saw the team repaint the rooms to make them cleaner and brighter, as well as improving the outside of the building to make it feel more welcoming to visitors. This was part of B&Q Community Days programme, which is focused on getting B&Q colleagues out into their local communities to improve a space for a charity local to them.    

Speaking on the support the B&Q Local Sutton team have given Sutton’s Local Women’s Centre, Liz, Manager of Sutton Women’s Centre, said: “It was a pleasure to welcome the B&Q team to our site yesterday, they have done a brilliant job at transforming several rooms and the outside of our building to help make it a more welcoming place. The team have made some big changes which will help make a difference for our visitors.”  

Unit Manager, Justin Haines will be joined by Mayor Cllr Colin Stears as part of the opening day celebrations on Thursday 24th August.   

B&Q’s new compact 8,700sq. ft store will offer 6,000 products, available either in store for immediate pick-up or for one-hour or next day click and collect, as well as access to over 350,000 more home improvement products for home delivery.   

Justin Haines and his team of 17 colleagues will be on hand to support the local community helping to make home improvement easier by providing the tools and knowledge for home improvement projects, whether whole home renovations, kitchen and bathroom installations, or décor refreshes reflecting the latest trends.   

Discussing the upcoming store opening, Justin Haines, Unit Manager at B&Q Local Sutton, said: “We’re really looking forward to opening the new B&Q Local Sutton store and are pleased to have kicked off the celebrations by helping to support our community. The team had a great time at  Sutton’s Local Women’s Centre  re-decorating some of the rooms and transforming the outside.   

“My team and I now can’t wait to start welcoming customers to our new store and providing them with inspiration and knowledge to help make it easier for their DIY dreams to become a reality. With 6,000 home improvement products available for immediate pick up instore, another 30,000 available for Click & Collect, and over 350,000 more products available at diy.com for home delivery, we have everything needed to complete any home improvement project.”  

To help support the Sutton community meet all their home improvement needs, B&Q Local Sutton offers fantastic kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom planning services, as well as the popular Valspar paint mixing service. The new B&Q Sutton store gives customers the chance to sign up to the B&Q Club membership and receive exclusive rewards and offers.   

To assist customers in giving their homes extra shine for summer, the store will be offering a range of outdoor furniture and plants. Decorative displays will help customers pair their home perfectly to their chosen décor style, matching everything from furniture, paint colour and accessories to a curated summer look.    

For more information, including inspirational ideas and practical advice on home improvement, visit DIY.com.     

The new B&Q Local Sutton, is located at 342-346 High Street, Sutton, SM1 1PR.   

Opening times: 7am - 8pm Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm Sunday. 

Source : B&Q

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