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For Immediate Release
January 19, 2009

Ferguson veteran to oversee Wolseley Canada shared purchasing center

NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Furthering the integration of Ferguson and Wolseley Canada, long-time Ferguson veteran Steve David, director of corporate procurement and shared purchasing center services, will assume leadership of Wolseley Canada’s shared purchasing center in Oakville, Ontario. The shared purchasing center provides strategic purchasing services to Ferguson’s branch network.

“I look forward to building on the solid foundation already established in Canada,” said David. “Our focus will be to bring process improvements established within Ferguson to the Canadian shared purchasing center to enhance customer service levels.”
David joined Ferguson in 1982 and has served the company in a number of roles, including sales manager, branch manager, and general manager. A native of Chicago, Ill., David is a 1981 graduate of Western Carolina University.

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Wolseley Canada
Wolseley Canada is a market leader in the wholesale distribution of plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration, engineered pipe, waterworks, fire protection, pipes, valves and fittings and industrial supplies products. Headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, the company operates approximately 250 branches across Canada.

Wolseley Canada’s parent company, Wolseley plc, is 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. 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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