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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] The company traced its roots to The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company, founded in 1887.
In 1982, Wolseley UK acquired the company for $30.7 million. [6] In 1989, Ferguson merged with Familian. [7] The company laid off thousands of workers during the Great Recession due to a slowdown in business. [8] In 2012, the company acquired Power Equipment Direct. [8] In 2016, Ferguson acquired Signature Hardware for $210 million. [9]
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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.
Varity was a Canadian multinational manufacturing company, created in 1986 from the remains of Massey Ferguson (MF) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Varity also owned Perkins Engines, headquartered in Peterborough, England, and Kelsey-Hayes Company, headquartered in Romulus, Michigan, as well as subsidiaries in many countries.
The Argus Corporation was an investment holding company based in Toronto, Ontario.During the 1960s and 1970s, it was the most powerful and best known conglomerate in Canada, [1] at one time controlling the companies making up 10 percent of all shares traded daily on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The Wolseley 6/80 was the flagship of the company and incorporated the best styling and features. The Wolseley engine of the 6/80 was also superior to the Morris delivering a higher BHP. The car was well balanced and demonstrated excellent road holding for its time. The British police used these as their squad cars well into the late sixties.