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Wolseley operates in six geographic regions – the United States, Canada, the Nordic region, the United Kingdom, Central Europe and France.

The financial results in this section relate to ongoing businesses only.

France (ongoing)

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  • Next (Inactive)
  • A leading distributor of building materials and wood products
  • Under strategic review

Key brands

Silverwood logo
Reseau Pro logo

1,252£m
Revenue (14% of Group)

30£m
Trading profit

2.4%
Trading margin

2 
Business units

313 
Branches

5,293 
Employees

5-year performance £m

Graphic: France 5 year performance bar chart (£m): Revenue: 2008: 2,116, 2009: 2,144, 2010: 1,937, 2011: 1,943, 2012: 1,252. Trading profit: 2008: 103, 2009: 32, 2010: 30, 2011: 53, 2012: 30

Quarterly like-for-like revenue growth

Graphic: France like for like bar chart

Regional KPIs

  2012 2011 +/-
Like-for-like revenue growth (1.4%) +4.9%  
Trading margin 2.4% 3.5% (1.1%)

 

Competitive environment

In addition to a number of large national distributors (including Wolseley France) there are also a number of buying groups that operate in France, accounting for a large proportion of the market.

Revenue by market sector

Graphic: France revenue by market driver pie chart: Residential new construction: 31%, Residential RMI: 38%, Non-residential new construction: 13%, Non-residential RMI: 16%, Civil infrastructure: 2%

Business unit portfolio and profile

Wolseley France operates two divisions; building materials and import and wood solutions.

 

  • Building materials

    The building materials division comprises Réseau Pro, the number two integrated distributor in France, selling building materials, roofing, insulation, timber and flooring, and Panofrance, focused on timber, panels and interior design. These businesses have efficiencies in both sourcing and shared services.

    2 
    Market position

    82%
    contribution to 2011/12 revenue

  • Import and wood solutions

    The import and wood solutions division includes Softwood, the market leader in specialist sawn and processed woods and the structural wood business which manufactures trusses and other carpentry systems.

    1 
    Market position

    18%
    contribution to 2011/12 revenue

Regional profile PDF

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Figures are for the year ended 31 July 2012