Acquisitions Update

Wolseley PLC
11 January 2007


                                  NEWS RELEASE
                                11 January 2007


                                  Wolseley plc
                              Acquisitions Update
£66 million spent on four acquisitions taking total for bolt on acquisitions for
                        the year to date to £328 million



Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and
heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building
materials, announced today four further bolt on acquisitions for an aggregate
consideration of £66 million. In a full year, these bolt on acquisitions are
expected to add approximately £116 million to total revenue.

Since the beginning of the financial year on 1 August 2006, a total of twenty
nine bolt on acquisitions in Europe and North America have been completed for an
aggregate consideration of approximately £328 million. These twenty nine
acquisitions are expected to add approximately £560 million to Group revenue in
a full year. Goodwill and intangible assets related to these acquisitions is
estimated to be around £219 million. In addition, on 25 September 2006, Wolseley
plc completed the acquisition of DT Group (formerly known as Danske Traelast)
for an estimated consideration of £1,353 million which brings aggregate
acquisition spend for the year to £1,681 million.


North America

On 29 December 2006, Cal-Steam Supply, Inc. and affiliated corporations ('Cal
Steam') were acquired from Stuart D. Corvin, Dana A. Corvin and Adele K. Corvin.
Cal-Stream is a distributor of plumbing products with ten locations, primarily
in the San Francisco Bay area. This acquisition will add to Wolseley's
established strength in the residential and commercial plumbing segment and will
benefit from Wolseley's new Stockton, California, distribution centre due to be
completed later this year. In the year ended 31 December 2005, Cal-Stream had
revenue of $148.6 million (£76.6 million) and gross assets of $21.9 million
(£11.3 million) at that date.

On 18 December 2006, Ferguson acquired the assets of Guntersville Fabrication
and Sprinkler Co., Inc. and Guntersville Pipe and Supply ('Guntersville') from
Tim Bice. Guntersville is a distributor and fabricator of fire protection
systems with three locations in the south-eastern region of the USA serving Ohio
Valley, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana. This acquisition supports Wolseley's
strategy of expanding its presence in the distribution and fabrication of fire
protection systems market. In the year ended 31 October 2006, Guntersville had
revenue of $31.5 million (£16.2 million) and gross assets of $6.7 million 
(£3.4million) at that date.

Europe

On 22 December 2006, Wolseley UK acquired R J Hosking Building Supplies Limited
('Hosking') from Roger and Sandra Hosking. Hosking operates from a single branch
in Porthleven, Cornwall that offers a wide range of building materials with an
emphasis on heavy side materials such as bricks, blocks, aggregates and timber
which will complement Wolseley UK's existing businesses in the area. In the year
ended 30 April 2006, Hosking had revenue of £3.9 million and gross assets £1.0
million at that date.

On 22 December 2006, Wasco acquired Kopex Groothandel in Sanitaire Installatie
Artikelen B.V., Kopex Apeldorn B.V., Kopex Tilburg B.V., Van Deursen Technische
Handelsonderneming, B.V. ('Kopex') from Roverts Beheer B.V. Kopex is a
distributor of sanitary products operating from nine locations around Holland
supplying professional plumbers. This acquisition supports Wasco's strategy of
expanding its product range and increasing its presence in the repairs,
maintenance and improvement markets. In the year ended 31 December 2005, Kopex
had revenue of €29.0 million (£19.6 million) and gross assets of €10.5 million
(£7.1 million) at that date.

The divisional split of the total acquisition spend since 1 August 2006 is:

Division                      No. of Acquisitions            Spend
                                                           £ Million

Europe                                13                        80
North America                         16                       248
TOTAL BOLT ONS                        29                       328
Acquisition of DT Group                1                     1,353
TOTAL ACQUISITION SPEND               30                     1,681


Chip Hornsby, Group Chief Executive of Wolseley said:

'We are delighted to announce these four bolt on acquisitions which build on our
successful growth strategy across Europe and North America.'

ENQUIRIES:

Guy Stainer                                        [phone]
Head of Investor Relations                         [phone]

John English                                       [phone]
Vice President, Investor Relations, North America  [phone]

Brunswick                                          [phone]
Andrew Fenwick
Nina Coad



Exchange Rates

The following exchange rate has been used for the acquisitions noted above:
£1 = $1.94, £1 = €1.48


Certain statements included in this announcement may be forward-looking and may
involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections
relating to results of operations and financial conditions and the Company's
plans and objectives for future operations including, without limitation,
discussions of the Company's business and financial plans, expected future
revenues and expenditures, investments and disposals, risks associated with
changes in economic conditions, the strength of the plumbing and heating and
building materials market in North America and Europe, fluctuations in product
prices and changes in exchange and interest rates. All forward-looking
statements in this respect are based upon information known to the Company on
the date of this announcement. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. It is not reasonably possible to
itemise all of the many factors and events that could cause the Company's
forward-looking statements to be incorrect or that could otherwise have a
material adverse effect on the future operations or results of the Company.


Notes to Editors

Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and
heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building
materials in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Group revenues for
the year ended 31 July 2006 were approximately £14.2 billion and operating
profit, before amortisation of acquired intangibles, was £882 million. Wolseley
has around 79,000 employees operating in 27 countries namely: UK, USA, France,
Canada, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Slovak Republic,
Poland, Romania, Croatia, San Marino, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago,
Mexico and Barbados. Wolseley is listed on the London and New York Stock
Exchanges (LSE: WOS, NYSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed
companies.

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