“Ferguson is one of the most respected and forward-thinking distributors in the nation,” said Ken Kercher, CEO of Datamatic.  “We believe this partnership will enable both companies to leverage each other’s experience, especially as the market continues to demand innovative AMR solutions.”

Ross Thomson, Ferguson Product Manager of Metering and AMR, said “We’re excited about this partnership. We believe Datamatic has consistently provided the market with innovative products with superior customer support. Data profiling is what the market is demanding today and Datamatic has been providing since the inception of FIREFLY eight years ago”

About Ferguson
Ferguson is part of Wolseley plc (NYSE: WOS, LSE: WOS.L), an international business operating in 14 countries in Europe and North America. Wolseley is the world’s largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products, with group sales for the year ended July 31, 2005 of $20.8 billion.  For more information, visit www.wolseley.com. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, Ferguson is the country's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies; pipes, valves and fittings; waterworks; building materials; and heating and air conditioning products. Ferguson has sales of around $7.1 billion and over 20,000 associates in more than 1,000 service centers located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.  For more information, visit www.ferguson.com