DIY Giant B&Q Revamps Tool Selection

  • B&Q launches refurbished tools range
  • Tools sourced from customer returns and processed by technicians
  • Products meet ‘like new’ standards
  • Discounted prices on website diy.com
  • Expanded tool hire service with over 100 products to hire

B&Q has introduced a new refurbished tools range, sourced from customer returns and processed by the retailer’s technicians to ensure they meet ‘like new’ standards. These products, which are component checked and thoroughly cleaned, will be available at discounted prices on the website diy.com. Additionally, B&Q has expanded its tool hire service, offering customers over 100 products to choose from. Steve Lodge, B&Q’s category director of building, commented: ‘At B&Q, we want to make it easier for our customers to complete their projects and help them make decisions they can feel good about – whether it be through affordable prices or minimising waste.’

Factuality Level: 10
Factuality Justification: The article provides accurate and objective information about B&Q’s new refurbished tools range and expanded tool hire service, with quotes from the retailer’s category director. It does not contain any irrelevant or misleading information, sensationalism, redundancy, personal perspective presented as a fact, invalid arguments, logical errors, inconsistencies, fallacies, or false assumptions.
Noise Level: 3
Noise Justification: The article provides relevant information about B&Q’s new refurbished tools range and expanded tool hire service, which is related to the company’s efforts to cater to customers and reduce waste. It also includes a quote from the category director of building at B&Q. However, it briefly mentions an unrelated topic (Mulberry takeover) without providing any details or context.
Financial Relevance: Yes
Financial Markets Impacted: No
Financial Rating Justification: The article discusses B&Q’s new refurbished tools range and expanded tool hire service, which may impact the company’s sales and revenue but does not directly affect financial markets or other companies.
Presence Of Extreme Event: No
Nature Of Extreme Event: No
Impact Rating Of The Extreme Event: No
Extreme Rating Justification: No extreme event mentioned in the text and nothing catastrophic happened in the last 48 hours

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