▁could ▁focus ▁on ▁serving ▁their ▁respective ▁customers . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁activ ist ▁fund ▁T rian ▁Fund ▁Management ▁LP ▁became ▁an ▁invest or ▁of ▁Fer g us on ▁Pl c ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 % ▁st ake . ▁ ▁Fer g us on ▁Today ▁Fer g us on ’ s ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁growth ▁tr ended ▁on ▁an ▁up ward ▁traject ory . ▁The ▁company ▁ended ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁fis cal ▁year ▁with ▁sales ▁of ▁$ 1 8 . 4 ▁billion , ▁and ▁reported ▁a ▁growth ▁of ▁ 6 . 2 ▁percent ▁on ▁an ▁organ ic ▁basis . ▁An ▁additional ▁ 4 . 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁growth ▁came ▁from ▁ac quis itions . ▁Fer g us on ▁emp lo ys ▁over ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁associ ates . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁Kevin ▁Mur phy ▁was ▁appointed ▁CE O ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Alex ▁H utch erson ▁is ▁CO O ▁and ▁Bill ▁Bru nd age ▁is ▁C FO . ▁ ▁Ac quis itions ▁Ac quis itions ▁are ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Fer g us on ’ s ▁business ▁model . ▁ ▁] ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁fis cal ▁years , ▁Fer g us on ▁announced ▁the ▁following ▁ac quis itions : ▁ ▁Columbia ▁Pi pe ▁& ▁Supp ly ▁▁ ▁S . W . ▁Anderson ▁ ▁Process ▁Inst ru ments ▁ ▁In nov ative ▁So il ▁Sol utions ▁and ▁Action ▁Pl umb ing