Subscriber Login

MDM Premium Content  What's this?
Close
Subscribe today to access MDM's premium content with two issues a month of timely and to-the-point content for the busy wholesale distribution executive. Here's what you get:
  • Analysis of distribution trends
  • Interviews with industry leaders
  • Quarterly Public Distributor Report
  • Quarterly Inflation by Commodity Group Report
  • Market and economic data analysis
  • Access to the best online research tool in distribution

And much more! Learn more

login close
Forgot Your Password?
Home » Ferguson Acquires Grif-Fab

Ferguson Acquires Grif-Fab

February 13, 2007
More about:  Ferguson,  HVAC/Plumbing,  Mergers/Acquisitions

Ferguson has acquired Grif-Fab Corporation, a distributor and fabricator of fire protection systems with three locations in Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. In the year ended Nov. 30, 2006, Grif-Fab had revenue of $28.3 million.


UK-based Wolseley plc, Ferguson's parent company, has recently made three other bolt-on acquisitions in addition to the Grif-Fab buy. The four in total will add 29 million pounds, or $37.7 million, to annual revenues.


Since Aug. 1, 2006, Wolseley has made 33 acquisitions in Europe and North America totaling 342 million pounds, or $458 million.


More Breaking ...

Text Size
Email Print ShareShare/Bookmark

Ferguson has acquired Grif-Fab Corporation, a distributor and fabricator of fire protection systems with three locations in Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. In the year ended Nov. 30, 2006, Grif-Fab had revenue of $28.3 million.


UK-based Wolseley plc, Ferguson's parent company, has recently made three other bolt-on acquisitions in addition to the Grif-Fab buy. The four in total will add 29 million pounds, or $37.7 million, to annual revenues.


Since Aug. 1, 2006, Wolseley has made 33 acquisitions in Europe and North America totaling 342 million pounds, or $458 million.


More Breaking News

Print Email ShareShare/Bookmark
Use the form below to leave a comment
captcha

Please enter the text you see above:

Not sure? Give me another.

  • MDM Podcast

Think About It:
An E-Rep Success Story

It took 113 days for the E-rep to close its first deal. Hear about the process of getting there.
Listen now.

Learn more or subscribe to the Think About It podcast.

  • MDM Databank

Market Data for Dozens
of Product Groups

Not a subscriber? Order market analyses by pay-per-view. Also available in the MDM Databank: housing starts, industrial production, wholesale trade revenues, Producer Price Index and much more, posted monthly!

  • MDM Store

Benchmark Your
Work Force Plans

Now Available: If you missed the recent MDM Webcast on Managing Talent for the Recovery, order the transcript today for just $39.95. Go to the MDM Store.

Industry Topics

Distribution Trends RSS

Economy RSS

Management/Strategy RSS

Interviews RSS

Operations RSS

Technology RSS

Mergers/Acquisitions RSS

Case Studies RSS

Sales & Marketing RSS

MDM Premium



Be a part of this exclusive list! Nominations are open for the
2010 MDM Market Leaders report, a directory of the top distribution companies by size and sector.

Act now!



Featured Products

Cracking Accounts

Cracking Accounts: The Salesperson's Manual on Business to Business Selling

Reviews (0)
 
Price: $49.95
Improve bottom-line profit by increasing sales with the right customers for your business.

U.S. Market Analysis: 2008 MRO Product Consumption

Reviews (0)
 
Price: $14.95
Leadership Rapid Learning Series

The Leadership Rapid Learning Series for Managers & Supervisors

Reviews (0)
 
Price: $249.00
Provides a baseline for new managers , and reinforces principles of strong leadership for your veterans.


Industry Data: Monthly Wholesale Trade

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

More details at the MDM  Databank




Sponsored Links