Analyst & Investor Site Visit

Wolseley PLC
24 May 2006

                                  Wolseley plc
                 Analyst and Investor Site Visit to California

Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and
heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building
materials, is hosting a visit for analysts and investors on Wednesday 24 May and
Thursday 25 May 2006, to some of its Ferguson (plumbing and heating) and Stock
(building materials) operations in California.

No material new information will be disclosed in the presentations and there
will be no statement on current trading.

The presentations will be webcast live at 7:00am US west coast time (3:00pm UK
time) on Thursday 25 May 2006. The webcast and copies of presentations made
during the course of the visit will be made available on the Company's website
www.wolseley.com from 8:00pm UK time on 25 May 2006.



Investors/Analysts:

Guy Stainer                             0118 929 8744
Head of Investor Relations              07739 778187

John English                            001 513 771 9000
Director, Investor Relations            001 513 328 4900
North America 

Media:
Penny Studholme                         0118 929 8886
Director of Corporate Communications    07860 553834

Brunswick                               020 7404 5959

Andrew Fenwick
Nina Coad


Notes to Editors

Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and
heating products and a leading supplier of building materials to professional
contractors in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Group revenues for
the year ended 31 July 2005 were approximately £11.3 billion and operating
profit, before amortisation of acquired intangibles, was £708 million. Wolseley
has more than 67,000 employees operating in 14 countries namely: UK, USA, 
France, Canada, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech 
Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Luxembourg and Denmark. 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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