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For Immediate Release
October 13, 2008

Ferguson recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency

NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Ferguson, the country’s largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies, was recognized as the first Retail and Distributor WaterSense Partner of the Year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ferguson is among four exceptional partners who earned this special distinction from the EPA for promoting water-efficiency awareness and taking actions in the last year.

Ferguson received the award, in part for their efforts to highlight the new PROFLO high efficiency toilets and other watersaving devices. Both Ferguson’s customers and the nation’s water resources benefit from this water-efficiency know-how. Ferguson carries a wide range of water efficient products and associates can help their customers select the best products that meet these standards.

“The demand for Green is rising dramatically and to continue to meet the needs of our customers, we need to bring additional focus to Green product education,” said Jim Feltman, chief marketing officer for Wolseley’s North America Division.

“These water stars are helping WaterSense transform the way Americans view and value our most precious liquid asset and, as a result, we are saving more and wasting less for future generations,” said Benjamin H. Grumbles, EPA’s assistant administrator for water.

WaterSense, a partnership program launched in 2006 by the EPA, seeks to protect the future of our nation's water supply by offering people a simple way to use less water.

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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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