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For Immediate Release
July 28, 2006


Charles Tudor Named Area Manager

Charles Tudor was named area manager for Virginia and West Virginia, effective July 1, 2006.  Charles joined Ferguson in 1981 as a trainee at Winston Salem, NC. He remained there until 1985, when he moved to Lynchburg, VA to become branch manager.  Charles was general manager of Greenville, NC, from 1986 to 2005, when he became the general manager Hampton Roads.  A native of Newport News, VA, Charles is a 1975 graduate of Christopher Newport.

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Wolseley
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 in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Group revenues for the year ended July 31, 2008, were approximately $33.1 billion.  Wolseley has approximately 74,000 employees operating in 27 countries.  Wolseley is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies.  For more information, visit www.wolseley.com.

Ferguson
Headquartered in Newport News, Va., Ferguson is the country's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies; pipes, valves and fittings; heating and cooling equipment; waterworks; mechanical and industrial; bathrooms and appliances; tools and safety equipment; and fire protection products. Ferguson has sales of $11.2 billion and approximately 22,000 associates in approximately 1,400 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 in North America, the UK and Continental Europe.  Group revenues for the year ended July 31, 2008, were approximately $33.1 billion.  Wolseley has approximately 74,000 employees operating in 27 countries.  Wolseley is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies. For more information, visit www.wolseley.com.

Wolseley’s North American Division
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 in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Wolseley’s North American Division includes Ferguson, Stock Building Supply and Wolseley Canada. Group revenues for the year ended July 31, 2008, were approximately $33.1 billion.  Wolseley has approximately 74,000 employees operating in 27 countries.  Wolseley is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies.  For more information, visit www.wolseley.com.

Stock
Raleigh, NC-based Stock Building Supply is a leading supplier of building materials to professional home builders and contractors in the United States. Stock currently operates 285 locations in 34 states, with reported sales of $3.5 billion for the fiscal year 2008. For more information visit: www.stockbuildingsupply.com .

Stock 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 in North America, the UK and Continental Europe.  Group revenues for the year ended July 31, 2008, were approximately $33.1 billion.  Wolseley has approximately 74,000 employees operating in 27 countries.  Wolseley is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies.

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 over 250 branches across Canada.

Wolseley Canada is a privately held company whose parent company, Wolseley plc, is based in the UK.  Publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, Wolseley is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies.  As the world's largest distributor of plumbing and heating products, Wolseley plc is also a leading supplier of building materials, lumber products, industrial pipes, valves and fittings to the professional market.  Globally, the company operates in 27 countries with a total workforce of approximately 74,000 employees.

Wolseley creates enhanced value by leveraging the strengths of our individual businesses, developing our business diversity, and creating innovative solutions to meet our customers’ changing needs.


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