Analyst Site Visit

Wolseley PLC
17 April 2007


                                  NEWS RELEASE
                                  17 April 2007


                                  Wolseley plc
               Analyst and Investor Site Visit to Leamington Spa


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 Tuesday 17 April and
Wednesday 18 April 2007 to Wolseley UK's new National Distribution Centre at
Leamington Spa.

The visit will include presentations on Wolseley UK operations and DT Group. 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 08:00am UK time on Wednesday 18 April
2007 accessible through the Company's website, www.wolseley.com.


ENQUIRIES:

Guy Stainer                                       [phone]
Head of Investor Relations                        [phone]

John English                                      [phone]
Vice President, Investor Relations, North America [phone]

Brunswick                                         [phone]
Nina Coad
Sophie Brand


Notes to Editors

Wolseley plc is 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 revenue for the
year ended 31 July 2006 was approximately £14.2 billion and operating profit,
before amortisation of acquired intangibles, was £882 million. Wolseley has
around 78,200 employees operating in 28 countries namely: UK, USA, France,
Canada, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Slovak Republic,
Poland, Romania, Croatia, San Marino, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago,
Mexico, Barbados and Greenland. 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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