Profile
Ferguson is a diverse wholesale distributor with operations spanning multiple business groups. The company is ranked by trade publications as the largest distributor of plumbing supplies and pipe, valves, and fittings (PVF). It is also the third largest distributor of heating and cooling (HVAC/R) and the second largest company within the waterworks industry.
In 1953, Ferguson was founded with $150,000 starting capital and two locations. The next five decades saw phenomenal growth, with the company doubling in size every five years. In 1982, Wolseley PLC, listed on the London Stock Exchange and based in the United Kingdom, acquired Ferguson, supplying the financial strength for Ferguson’s rapid growth and aggressive expansion into the industrial, heating and cooling (HVAC) and waterworks markets.
