1953 ; 63 years ago 1953 birmingham alabama u.s. headquarters newport news virginia products plumbing supplies pipe valves and fittings pvf heating and cooling equipment hvac r waterworks mechanical and industrial fireplaces and appliances kitchen bath and lighting tools and safety equipment fire protection products parent wolseley plc website www.ferguson.com ferguson enterprises inc. headquartered in newport news virginia is the largest plumbing wholesaler in north america and a major distributor of hvac & r equipment waterworks and fire protection products and industrial pipes valves and fittings . 1 contents 1 history 2 ferguson today 2.1 corporate governance 2.2 branch structure 2.3 contributions to the community 3 references 4 external links history edit ferguson was founded in 1953 by charlie ferguson ralph lenz and johnny smithers . in 1982 the company was acquired by wolseley plc but retained the name ferguson enterprises . wolseley has approximately 47 000 employees operating in 25 countries and is listed on the london stock exchange lse wos and is in the ftse 100 index of listed companies . 2 ferguson today edit ferguson had sales of 13.004 billion in fy15 and approximately 21 000 associates in 1 450 service centers and serves customers in all 50 states the district of columbia puerto rico mexico and the caribbean . corporate governance edit frank w. roach was appointed president and chief executive officer in 2009 . kevin murphy is the chief operating officer and dave keltner is the chief financial officer . 3 branch structure edit ferguson bath & kitchen gallery ann arbor michigan ferguson s distribution centers use warehouse management technology to move material from ten major distribution hubs to ferguson branch locations and customers across the continent . ferguson branches are largely organized by customer type and most have a traditional counter . these locations have self service capability and are primarily used by contractors . ferguson also has almost 300 showrooms featuring plumbing fixtures lighting and appliances . 4 contributions to the community edit ferguson supports many national regional and local nonprofit organizations . 5 6 references edit about us culture http ferguson.com aboutus history.shtml http www.ferguson.com aboutus executives.shtml http www.ferguson.com businessgroups plumbing.shtml http www.supplyht.com articles breaking news bnp guid 9 5 2006 a 10000000000000925086 http www.ferguson.com corporate.html external links edit www.ferguson.com www.fergusonfire.com www.lyonconklin.com www.wolseleyindustrialgroup.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ferguson enterprises & oldid 716336073 categories companies based in newport news virginia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 april 2016 at 05 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view