Datamatic and Ferguson Form Strategic Partnership to Distribute AMR Systems in Northeastern United States.

PLANO, Texas -- Datamatic, a leading supplier of utility data collection solutions and Ferguson, the largest U.S. distributor of plumbing supplies and pipe, valves and fittings, today announced a strategic partnership to distribute Datamatic's flexible data collection solutions to utilities across portions of the Northeastern United States.

"We formed a relationship with Ferguson in the Western United States a short time ago and the success of that partnership led to a new distribution agreement for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont," said Ken Kercher, CEO of Datamatic. "Ferguson has a very strong presence in that region and shares our commitment to delivering the best automated meter reading products available. This relationship will give their customers better access to our world-class solutions and open new opportunities for Datamatic."

Datamatic's expansion into new secondary channels has been led by Rich Sanders, Director of Business Development.

"The recent introduction of products like our MOSAIC AMR system has sparked the interest of utilities seeking better ways to manage their valuable assets," stated Sanders. "We've already begun forming relationships with western utilities that Ferguson serves and now we can do the same with their customers in the Northeast. Together, we'll help these utilities reach their goals with innovative systems that deliver an excellent return on investment."

Ferguson General Manager Bob Graham said, "This partnership will greatly expand our offerings in the Northeastern region with products like Datamatic's MOSAIC fixed network and Remote Shutoff Valve system that we previously could not offer to our customers. We have built outstanding relationships with utilities in the region and now we can offer the Datamatic solutions they need."

About Datamatic, Ltd.

Datamatic provides flexible data collection solutions to utilities worldwide. For more than a quarter century, Datamatic has been at the forefront in the design, implementation and support of advanced utility meter reading and field data collection solutions for water, gas and electric utilities. Additional information is available by calling Scott Black at [phone] or on the Web at www.datamatic.com.

About Ferguson

Headquartered in Newport News, Va., Ferguson is the country's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies; pipe, valves and fittings; heating and cooling equipment; waterworks; mechanical and industrial; bathrooms and appliances; tools and safety equipment; and fire protection products. Ferguson has sales of $11 billion and 23,000 associates in over 1,400 service centers located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean. For more information, visit www.ferguson.com.

Ferguson is part of Wolseley plc, 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 July 31, 2007, were approximately $31.6 billion. Wolseley has approximately 77,000 employees operating in 28 countries. Wolseley is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed companies. For more information, visit www.wolseley.com.