Wolseley Careers

I just feel happy here. The people I work with are great – we’re like a family.

Wendy Varley, Showroom Manager

Welcome to Wolseley

Wolseley UK is the country’s largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers.

We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you’ll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You’ll also enjoy extensive training and an award-winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world’s largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you’ll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities.

A national business

In the past, we operated under different brand names, such as Plumb Center, Parts Center, Drain Center, Pipe Center and Climate Center as separate businesses. Now, our customers can find all our products under one roof. We work with building and trade professionals every day. And by understanding their businesses, the products they want and the quality service they need, we aim to help them achieve more for their own customers.

From our offices in Warwick and Ripon, to our four distribution centres and over 500 branches up and down the country, our people work together to give our customers great service every day. It is a huge operation that involves one of the country’s largest fleets of specialist commercial vehicles and it’s backed by cutting-edge warehousing and customer focused supply chain.

Our companies

Wolseley UK is the UK's leading distributor of plumbing and building materials and products, serving professionals in the construction industry through a number of trading brands, listed below.

Wolseley UK

Wolseley is the UK’s leading supplier of plumbing, heating, cooling, drainage, mechanical and spare parts to the trade, with over 500 branches across the UK. We used to operate under brands such as Plumb Center, Parts Center, Drain Center, Pipe Center and Climate Center. These are all now part of the Wolseley brand.

William Wilson

At William Wilson, we supply plumbing, heating and bathroom products to customers across Scotland through 22 branches and 12 bathroom showrooms. We’re number one for renewable energy heating solutions in Scotland.

Burdens Civils

As part of Wolseley Infrastructure, Burdens Civils is a leading supplier of civils and drainage products to the construction industry. Through our national network of UK branches, we supply essential products and services that support a range of major infrastructure projects.

MPS Civils

MPS Civils is part of Wolseley Infrastructure, with a network of branches across the Midlands and the South East. We supply civils products and services to the construction industry that keep our communities and businesses running.

Fusion Utilities

As part of Wolseley Infrastructure, Fusion Utilities is the UK’s leading supply chain partner for utilities and utility infrastructure providers. We provide products for the gas, water, and multi-utility sector through a national logistics network that meets customer needs quickly and professionally.

Utility Power Systems

Today’s world is all about fast, reliable connections. And, as part of Wolseley Infrastructure, we’re experts in electricity infrastructure. We work with network and infrastructure providers, supplying the products that enable them to build and maintain low voltage and high voltage networks.

Utility Fibre Systems

We’re industry experts in the fibre infrastructure that keeps the modern world connected. As part of Wolseley Infrastructure, we deliver fibre infrastructure solutions to a range of customers, including major utility companies, house builders and development businesses.

MCA-Fusion Hire & Repair

As part of Wolseley Infrastructure, MCA-Fusion Hire & Repair is the UK’s leading supplier of butt fusion and electrofusion pipe jointing equipment and ancillaries for hire, sale and repair. We offer our customers a complete service, including practical training packages on everything we hire and sell.

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Wolseley at a glance

4,500

colleagues

551

branches

1.1m

customers

£53m

operating profit (2018)

distribution centres

52,000

suppliers

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Our vision and values

"Our vision is simple. We want to be first-choice specialist merchant for our trade customers."

Our 'RESPECT' values guide us in everything we do at Wolseley UK: the way we work, the decisions we make, and how we treat each other.

Results

We deliver on our commitments with fairness, honesty and integrity.

Empowered

We trust each other to get the job done

Standards

We work safely and don’t cut corners.

Pace

We move quickly and are open to new ways of working.

Excellence

We strive to be the best and are proud of our company.

Customers

We put customers at the heart of what we do.

Teamwork

We support each other and are open and honest.

A brief history of Wolseley

1887

Frederick York Wolseley launches the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company.

1899

The first Wolseley horseless carriage went on sale in the UK at £120.

1901

Wolseley sells its car and machine tool business which became a part of Morris Motors, BMC, British Leyland and Rover Group.

1958

Wolseley merges with Geo H Hughes.

1960

Wolseley acquires a number of UK heating and oil burning companies.

1974

Sales hit £27 million.

1979

The group repositions to focus solely on distribution.

1982

Wolseley acquires US firm Ferguson Enterprises Inc.

1986

Sales reach £739 million.

2017

Wolseley plc changes its name to Ferguson plc.

2021

Wolseley UK sold to private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R)

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A responsible business

We believe being ethical doesn’t just benefit people and communities – it’s good for our business, too. Why? Because if we always act with integrity, we’ll earn the trust and respect of our customers, suppliers and employees. That’s why we’ve developed sustainable and ethical business practices that enable us to be a responsible UK company.

You can find out much more about our commitments to our colleagues, our communities and the environment on our corporate website.

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