Ferguson plc was an American-British multinational plumbing and heating products distributor. In August 2024, it merged into Ferguson Enterprises. The company traced its roots to The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company, founded in 1887. Wolseley plc changed its name to Ferguson plc in March 2017, to reflect the primacy of its operations in the United States. The company continued to trade as Wolseley in the United Kingdom and Canada until 2021 when Wolseley UK was sold to a private equity firm. Wikipedia