Ferguson Showroom West Chester Pa (2024)

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Who owns Ferguson plumbing Supply? ›

Ferguson plc

Ferguson Enterprises / Parent organization

With 1,750+ locations spread across the U.S.and Canada, we are a North American business.

Founded in 1953 by Charles Ferguson, Ralph Lenz, and Johnny Smither, the company began with a modest $165,000 starting capital. Ferguson's first two locations opened in Colmar Manor, Md., a suburb of Washington D.C., and Birmingham, Ala., for the purpose of servicing smaller plumbing contractors.

Kevin Murphy, President & Chief Executive Officer

Kevin joined Ferguson in 1999 as an operations manager following the acquisition of his family's business, Midwest Pipe and Supply. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he held a number of leadership positions in the Group's Waterworks division.

Wolseley Acquires Ferguson

In the 1980s, Wolseley-Hughes Limited, a U.K-based company with a rich and diverse history dating back to the 1880s, expands its businesses in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Ferguson is part of Ferguson plc, which has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations and serves customers in all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean.

What is the largest plumbing wholesaler in the United States? The largest plumbing wholesaler in the US is Ferguson Enterprises.

The closest competitor to ferguson.com are build.com, kohler.com and supplyhouse.com.

Ferguson was incorporated as a city in 1894. Emerson Electric moved its headquarters to Ferguson during the 20th century. Ferguson made frequent worldwide headlines for months following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown Jr.

Net sales are derived primarily from the sale of a broad range of products and solutions.

Is Ferguson a public company? ›

Ferguson is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FERG) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: FERG).

The Ferguson Australia Group is 100% Australian owned and operated by the Ferguson family who are based in South Australia.

Torrice. Ferguson announced today the acquisition of Bruce Supply Corp (Bruce Supply), a plumbing distributor; The Kennedy Companies (Kennedy), a waterworks distributor; and S. G. Torrice, an HVAC distributor.

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Wolseley continued to expand buying both manufacturing and distribution businesses. In 1982, it entered the market in the United States by acquiring Ferguson Enterprises, a distributor of plumbing supplies, with around fifty branches on the East Coast of the United States.