Wolseley UK Site Visit

Wolseley PLC
11 May 2004


               Wolseley UK Site Visit for Analysts and Investors

Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing,
heating and building materials products, is hosting a visit for analysts and
investors to some of its UK operations.

This will include visits to Wolseley UK's Melmerby Distribution Centre and
branches in Middlesbrough. No material new information will be disclosed in the
presentations, nor will there be any statement on current trading.

Copies of presentations made during the course of the visit will be made
available on the Company's website www.wolseley.com from 09:00 Tuesday 11 May
2004.


Press/Investor Enquiries:

Wolseley plc                     0118 929 8700
Guy Stainer
Head of Investor Relations


Brunswick                        020 7404 5959
Nina Richmond



Notes to Editors

Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and
heating products and a leading supplier of building materials to professional
contractors in North America, the UK and Continental Europe. Group sales for the
year ended 31 July 2003 were approximately £8.2 billion and operating profit,
before goodwill, was £473 million. Wolseley has around 47,000 employees
operating in 13 countries namely: UK, USA, France, Canada, Ireland, Italy, The
Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg and
Denmark. Wolseley is listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges (LSE:
WOS.L, NYSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 listed companies.


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