Media - Press Release

For Immediate Release
November 6, 2008

Ferguson opens new showroom in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Ferguson is pleased to announce the opening of a new showroom in Fort Lauderdale. This 18,000-square-foot, one-stop selection center will provide customers with superior merchandise and outstanding service. The new showroom, which is located at 2860 North Federal Highway, is open and read to serve customers.

Ferguson’s showrooms are designed with homeowners, plumbers, builders, remodelers and designers in mind and offer a vast selection of plumbing, appliances, lighting and cabinets from today’s most recognized manufacturers.

“We are excited to enhance our current location by providing our customers with a state-of-the-art facility for their clients to select products for their home,” said John Zink, appliance manager for the Ferguson Showroom. “This new site features a large selection of top-of-the-line products under one roof, providing a level of convenience never before available to our customers in this market.”

Highly trained consultants are available to help customers create a personalized, custom look in their home. Appointments are recommended and can be scheduled by calling the showroom at (954) 254-3322.

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For further information, contact: communications@ferguson.com

Ferguson
Headquartered in Newport News, Va., Ferguson is a leading wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies; pipes, valves and fittings; heating and cooling equipment; waterworks; and appliances; tools and safety equipment; and fire protection products. Ferguson has sales of $9.1 billion and approximately 17,000 associates in approximately 1,350 service centers located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean. For more information, visit www.ferguson.com.

Ferguson is part of Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials to the professional markets. Group revenue for the year ended July 31, 2009 was approximately $22.6 billion and trading profit, before exceptional items and amortization and impairment of acquired intangibles was $702 million. At July 31, 2009, Wolseley had around 51,000 employees operating in 27 countries namely: U.K., U.S., France, Canada, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Slovak Republic, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Barbados and Greenland. Wolseley plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies.

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