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Wolseley navigates housing downturn

Oct 2 2012  Wolseley is the world's biggest wholesale supplier of plumbing and heating equipment and as such a bellwether of the economy. Lex's Julia Grindell and Vincent Boland discuss how the company has managed to navigate reasonably well through a very troubled housing market.  (3m 1sec)
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Produced by Darryl Thomson. Filmed by James MacDonald.
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