Kingfisher IT Services

Kingfisher is a leading Home Improvement retailer, operating nearly 1,100 stores in 10 countries in Europe. We employ 74,000 people and nearly six million customers shop in our stores every week. Kingfisher is best known for the following brands:- B&Q (UK & Ireland) - the UK's leading DIY and garden centre retailer and is nearly twice the size of its nearest competitor Screwfix (UK & Germany) - UK's largest direct and online supplier of trade tools, accessories and hardware products Castorama (France, Poland, Russia) - With up to 50,000 products under one roof, Castorama stores offer everything that's needed to make a better home and garden Brico Dépôt (France, Romania, Spain, Portugal) - Operates a low cost format offering customers the best quality-price ratio Koçtaş (Turkey) - 50% joint venture with the Koç Group. Now the number one home improvement retailer in Turkey. Behind this huge operation is Kingfisher Information Technology, providing all the IT support services as well as developing future solutions to help the business grow. Our Mission: To deliver solutions that make the lives of our customers and colleagues easier. Our Vision: To deliver cost effective IT that realises the strategic goals of our business and supports their day to day needs” Created in 2006, We have around 500 employees, mostly working out of offices in Southampton, Yeovil and Lille, with two main functions: • to keep existing systems running smoothly • to design and create new IT solutions.