Ferguson Associate Earns Supply Management's Most Prestigious Designation

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferguson Integrated Services, a division of Ferguson, is pleased to announce that Steve House has earned the designation of Certified Professional in Supply Management® (CPSM®) from the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM). The distinguished CPSM® credential is specifically designed for experienced supply managers, focusing on managerial and leadership skills in areas such as finance, supplier relationship management, organizational global strategy and risk compliance.

House has been with Ferguson Integrated Services for five years. "Steve works with both internal and external customers to help them improve their supply chain," said Mark Bass, C.P.M., PHR of Ferguson's integrated supply division.  "He's helping to establish processes, set performance benchmarks, efficiently replenish our inventories and make our business better.  Now, in addition to his operational experience, Steve puts this industry-recognized designation to work for our customers."

House successfully obtained the required professional supply management experience and successfully completed the ISM exams on supply management. He joins over 60 other Ferguson Integrated associates who have earned the CPSM® designation.

Ferguson Integrated Services (www.wolseleyindustrialgroup.com) is a division of Ferguson, a leading wholesale distributor of plumbing products in the United States. Integrated Services, with a clientele of Fortune 100 and like-minded companies, provides procurement, logistic, and warehousing solutions for its customers.

Ferguson

Headquartered in Newport News, Va., Ferguson is the largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies in the U.S. and a major distributor of HVAC/R equipment, waterworks and fire protection products, and industrial pipes, valves and fittings. Ferguson is committed to the growth of their business, their people, and their support of the communities in which they do business. Ferguson has sales of $8.1 billion and approximately 17,000 associates in 1,350 service centers located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean. For more information, visit www.ferguson.com.

Ferguson is part of Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors. Group revenue for the year ended July 31, 2010, was $20.7 billion. Wolseley has around 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. For more information visit www.wolseley.com.

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