Kudos to plumbing supplier for supporting the water needs of Indigenous communities

By Staff

March 11^th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

The  World Plumbing Day announcements are giving a whole new meaning to the concept of giving back.

Wolseley Canada has announced the donation of $10,000 to Water First, an organization dedicated to working collaboratively with Indigenous Communities in Canada to address water challenges through education and training.

With this donation, Wolseley Canada aims to bring awareness to their associates, customers, vendors, and partners about the water challenges faced by Indigenous communities.

Water First: Students help us manage a beach water monitoring project. They learned how to take water samples to be sent to the lab to monitor E.coli levels, every week of the program.

“World Plumbing Day recognizes the vital role that plumbing plays in protecting public health and advancing water solutions, says Alex Nahvi, Head of Plumbing Strategy, Wolseley Canada. “Wolseley is proud to support clean water initiatives by partnering with Water First in their work to resolve local water challenges.”

Through this $10,000 donation, Wolseley is investing in technical skills training, supporting Indigenous communities as they complete water quality studies and restoration projects, which will strengthen fisheries and improve water quality.

“The generous support from Wolseley Canada means a great deal to Water First,” said John Millar, Executive Director and Founder of Water First. “Together, with Indigenous community partners, we will deliver programs that build technical skills and strengthen capacity for independent, long-term water and fish resource management.”

Kudos to Wolseley Canada for stepping up.  The potable water needs of the Indigenous communities have been a long-standing problem.

Wolseley Canada is a market leader in the wholesale distribution of plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, waterworks, fire protection, pipes, valves and fittings and industrial products. With its head office in Burlington, Ontario, the company has approximately 2,500 employees and more than 220 locations coast to coast. Wolseley’s team of sales and service specialists, an industry-leading e-business platform, Wolseley Express, and relationships with the best vendors and brands in the business make Wolseley the professional’s choice across the country.

Wolseley Canada’s parent company, Ferguson (NYSE: FERG; LSE: FERG), is the largest value-added distributor serving the specialized professional in our $340B residential and non-residential North American construction market. The company helps make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful and sustainable by providing expertise and a wide range of products and services from plumbing, HVAC, appliances, and lighting to PVF, water and wastewater solutions, and more. Headquartered in Newport News, Va., Ferguson has sales of $29.6 billion (FY’24) and approximately 35,000 associates in nearly 1,800 locations.