Wolseley plc · Theale, Reading United Kingdom ·(Pink Sheets: WOSCY)(London: WOS)

In business for more than 100 years, Wolseley went from shearing sheep in Australia to building some of the first automobiles in the UK to becoming the world's largest distributor of heating and plumbing supplies to professional contractors. The company distributes central heating equipment, fittings, lumber, pipes, underground drainage equipment, valves, and other building materials from some 5,300 outlets in more than 25 countries in North America and Europe. The company's customers include builders, plumbing installers, and building and mechanical contractors. Outside the UK, Wolseley subsidiaries include Ferguson Enterprises in the US, and Brossette and Manzardo in Europe. To read the full description, subscribe now.