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Ferguson plc (formerly Wolseley plc) was an American-British multinational plumbing and heating products distributor. In August 2024, it merged into Ferguson Enterprises . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
A Jersey holding company was set up in 2017 named Ferguson plc and under that name and ownership the original Wolseley business remains listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The British and Canadian operations are still called Wolseley. Ferguson plc's global headquarters is in Zug, Switzerland.
Ferguson was founded in 1953. The company started with two locations: Lenz Supply and Smither Supply. Expansion continued throughout the Southeast and Ferguson established its headquarters in Newport News, Virginia. In 1982, Wolseley UK acquired the company for $30.7 million. [6] In 1989, Ferguson merged with Familian. [7]
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Wolseley UK is no longer involved in manufacturing; instead, it focuses on distributing and selling bought in products. In January 2021, Wolseley UK was sold by Ferguson to a private equity firm, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, for £308m. [7] In July 2021, Wolseley UK bought selected Graham Plumbers' Merchant stores after Saint-Gobain divested the ...
Frederick Wolseley, unassisted, went to Melbourne from Ireland, arriving in July 1854, [5] aged 17, to be a jackaroo on his future brother-in-law's sheep station.His sister Fanny's husband, Gavin Ralston Caldwell, they married in Dublin in 1857, held Thule, on the Murray River, and later added nearby Cobran near Deniliquin; both stations were in New South Wales.
The Wolseley 14/60 is an automobile that was produced by Wolseley Motors in the United Kingdom between 1938 and 1948. Introduced in 1938 as part of the Wolseley Series III range, [ 2 ] the 14/60 was built on a 104¾ inch wheelbase and was powered by a 60 bhp, twin carburettor, 1,818 cc (110.9 cu in), inline six-cylinder engine. [ 1 ]
Top Chef Season 16 winner Kelsey Barnard Clark says her Kentucky Derby menu will consist of traditional Southern foods like "hot brown" sliders and deviled eggs. (Photo: Williams Sonoma) (Photo ...