By Staff
July 4th, 2018
BURLINGTON, ON
Wolseley Canada, a Burlington based leader in the wholesale distribution of plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, waterworks, fire protection, pipes, valves and fittings and industrial products has acquired AMRE Supply Company Limited (“AMRE”), a market leading supplier of plumbing, HVAC, appliance, electrical and property maintenance parts, equipment and supplies required by tradespeople, homeowners, service contractors and professional property operators.
Kevin Fancey, President of Wolseley Canada Inc. announced the acquisition of AMRE yesterday.
Kevin Fancey and Doug Swane cementing the Wolseley acquisition of – AMRE
Wolseley has approximately 2,500 employees and over 220 locations coast to coast; their commitment to good corporate citizenship is reflected in their national sponsorship of Special Olympics Canada. The company has donated more than $3.1 million through corporate sponsorship and employee fundraising.
They are an active supporter of Habitat for Humanity.
Kevin Fancey, president Wolseley Canada
Wolseley Canada’s parent company, Ferguson plc is the world’s largest trade distributor of plumbing and heating products and a leading supplier of building materials. Ferguson plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: FERG) and on the FTSE 100 index of listed companies.
The AMRE operation is headquartered in Edmonton and has 12 “Property Performance Centre” locations across Canada in Richmond, Surrey, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, London, Windsor, Hamilton, Mississauga and Scarborough.
AMRE celebrated 50 years of operation this year; over 200 AMRE employees will join Wolseley. AMRE president, Doug Swane, will join Wolseley as divisional president, AMRE Supply, and will lead the business.
AMRE and its branches will continue to operate under the “AMRE Supply” brand for the foreseeable future.
AMRE will build on 220 Wolseley locations across the country. AMRE president Doug Swane said “this , will enable us to expand our market reach and product offerings. Wolseley represents an excellent fit for all aspects of AMRE’s business, including a company culture with similar values and guiding principles.”
Wolseley got their name in the news last year when they annonced the signing of an agreement to collaborate with Vaughan, Ontario-based Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) on the potential implementation of a drone delivery solution focused on a customized depot-to-depot delivery as well as a depot-to-customer solution in Wolseley Canada’s supply chain.
If the testing and development are successful to the satisfaction of both parties, negotiations will proceed to form a definitive agreement once applicable government legislation is enacted.
Wolseley expects to be able to radically improve on-time delivery using a drone to make what is known as Beyond Visual Line of Sight deliveries
