Wolseley takes over construction supplies distributor Woodcote

Wolseley, one of the leading distributors of heating and plumbing products, has acquired Czech construction materials distributor Woodcote, which operates in several Central and Eastern Europe countries, among which Romania. “Wolseley intends to pursue an aggressive growth and we are very interested in the opportunities we have noticed in Eastern Europe,” said Keith Jones, Wolseley’s manager for Central and Eastern Europe. The Romanian division of the Woodcote group owns warehouses in Cluj, Bucharest, Brasov, Timisoara, Constanta, Roman and Arad, as well as a national network of stores. Company representatives could not be contacted for further information by the time the story was ready for print. The local company distributes construction materials for interior decoration, roofing systems, insulating construction materials and fa’ade system materials. The Woodcote group holds a 37-store network in countries like Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia, 9 stores of which in Romania.