. ▁The ▁company ▁started ▁with ▁two ▁locations : ▁L enz ▁Supp ly ▁and ▁Sm ither ▁Supp ly . ▁Exp ansion ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁S out heast ▁and ▁Fer g us on ▁established ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁New port ▁News , ▁Va . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Fer g us on ▁began ▁to ▁double ▁in ▁size ▁every ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁had ▁locations ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁states . ▁Wol se ley ▁pl c ▁then ▁acquired ▁Fer g us on . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Fer g us on ▁integrated ▁with ▁West ▁Coast ▁wh oles ale ▁supp liers ▁Famil ian ▁and ▁Famil ian ▁North west . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Fer g us on ’ s ▁growth ▁began ▁to ▁slow ▁as ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁hit ▁traditional ▁construction ▁mark ets . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁market ▁change , ▁Fer g us on ▁shift ed ▁the ▁business ▁focus ▁on ▁efficiency . ▁ ▁Wol se ley ▁pl c ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Fer g us on ▁pl c ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁▁ ▁Fer g us on ▁Enter pr ises ▁accounts ▁for ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁Fer g us on ▁pl c ’ s ▁trad ing ▁profit ▁and ▁is ▁trad ed ▁on ▁the ▁London ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Fer g us on ▁announced ▁an ▁intention ▁to ▁de merge ▁their ▁UK ▁operations ▁so ▁that ▁Wol se ley ▁UK ▁and ▁Fer g us on