For more than 15 years, RMS has worked alongside B&Q to support transformation across its UK and Ireland estate.
Today, the partnership spans specialist retail installation, project and programme management, retail construction and logistics, supported by RMS’s established merchandising expertise.
From heavy-duty installations and major store reconfigurations to new store openings and the conversion of acquired retail sites, RMS supports B&Q with the specialist skills and experience required to deliver complex large-format retail transformation.
Our teams understand the demands of DIY environments, including heavy duty fixtures, specialist racking, high-volume equipment movements, live trading and tightly sequenced programmes.
By coordinating specialist teams and services around each programme, RMS helps B&Q deliver transformation safely, consistently and at scale.
Our Partnership in Numbers
Specialist Installation for Large-Format Retail
Specialist installation sits at the heart of RMS’s work with B&Q.
Large-format DIY stores bring distinct technical and operational challenges. Heavy-duty equipment, complex layouts, specialist departments and live trading require experienced teams capable of coordinating installation safely and efficiently around the wider store transformation.
Across the B&Q estate, RMS can coordinate and deliver:
- Heavy-duty racking and shelving installation
- Retail equipment and display installation
- Cantilever and specialist systems
- Store layout reconfiguration
- Kitchen and showroom installation
- Retail construction and shopfitting
- Project and programme management
- New store openings and conversions
- Logistics and kit management
- Format and range change programmes
- Merchandising and planogram implementation
RMS installation teams are supported by experienced project managers, construction teams and logistics specialists, allowing multiple workstreams to be coordinated as part of the wider transformation programme.
Logistics Built Around Installation
Large-format transformation can involve significant volumes of equipment moving across multiple stores and programme phases.
RMS can coordinate programme equipment from receipt through to installation, including:
- Receiving and managing full programme kits
- Picking, splitting and allocating equipment by store
- Coordinating phased store deliveries
- Identifying mis-picks, missing kit and damage before installation
- Managing equipment availability around the installation programme
This approach helps reduce snagging, rework and programme delays.
Safety and technical competence underpin delivery, with SEIRS-qualified specialists, SMSTS and CSCS accredited teams and ISO 45001 certified delivery supporting safe and consistent implementation across complex retail environments.
Integrated Retail Transformation
A Partnership That Continues to Evolve
Over more than 15 years, RMS has supported B&Q across an increasingly broad range of retail transformation programmes.
Today, our combination of specialist installation, project and programme management, retail construction and logistics, supported by merchandising expertise, enables RMS to support everything from individual installations to complex store transformations and conversions.
