Commercial Texas and Cushman and Wakefield Represent Ferguson, in 145,000 Square Foot Lease in Round Rock

Commercial Texas LLC, a leading Central Texas commercial real estate services firm, announces representing Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., in conjunction with Cushman and Wakefield of California, in the lease of 145,000 square feet of warehouse, administrative and product showroom space at 2551 Tellabs Drive, Round Rock, Texas. CB Richard Ellis represented Byram Properties, the landlord.

(PRWEB) August 17, 2005 -- Commercial Texas LLC, a leading Central Texas commercial real estate services firm, announces representing Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., in conjunction with Cushman and Wakefield of California, in the lease of 145,000 square feet of warehouse, administrative and product showroom space at 2551 Tellabs Drive, Round Rock, Texas. CB Richard Ellis represented Byram Properties, the landlord.

Ferguson, the country's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies, pipes, valves and fittings; and heating and air conditioning products, has leased the space to further serve the growing Central Texas market. The company currently has four smaller warehouse/flex facilities in the region; two in Austin and a facility each in Georgetown and Round Rock. All four will remain in place.

We considered numerous options over several months throughout the region. Commercial Texas and Cushman and Wakefield worked with us to evaluate many potential scenarios. They approached our facility needs strategically from the beginning," said Frank Riechert, Fergusons area manager for Texas. CB Richard Ellis was also instrumental in working with us."

Lee Ellison, Associate Vice President, R & D, Industrial and Land Services Group, Commercial Texas and James McLaughlin, Senior Director, Cushman & Wakefield, represented Ferguson. Greg Marberry, Vice President of CB Richard Ellis in Austin, represented Byram Properties.

About Ferguson Enterprises
Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, Ferguson is the country's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies; pipes, valves and fittings; waterworks; building materials; and heating and air conditioning products. Ferguson has sales of around $6 billion and nearly 17,800 associates in over 900 service centers located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. For more information, visit www.ferguson.com. Ferguson is a subsidiary of Wolseley plc (NYSE: WOS), the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products. In the year ended July 31, 2004, Wolseley reported group sales of approximately $18 billion. For more information on Wolseley, visit www.wolseley.com.

About Commercial Texas LLC
Commercial Texas is a leading commercial real estate services firm dedicated to providing clients in Central Texas with experienced and strategic real estate guidance. Commercial Texas services include working with tenants to create optimum work and industrial space strategies; representing land owners; advising corporations on how to maximize their real estate assets; investment sales; and delivering maximum ownership value to property owners. Commercial Texas objective is to create real estate strategies that are part of an organizations total financial success.
For more information, please visit www.commercialtexas.com.

About Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield is the world's largest privately held real estate services firm. Founded in 1917, the firm has 175 offices in 50 countries around the globe, and 11,000+ talented professionals. Cushman & Wakefield delivers integrated solutions by actively advising, implementing and managing on behalf of landlords, tenants, and investors through every stage of the real estate process. These solutions include helping clients to buy, sell, finance, lease, and manage assets. C&W also provides valuation advice, strategic planning and research, portfolio analysis, and site selection and space location assistance, among many other advisory services. To find out more about Cushman & Wakefield, please call 1-800-376-3133.

About CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a FORTUNE 1000 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the worlds largest commercial real estate services firm (in terms of 2004 revenue). With approximately 13,500 employees, the Company serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 200 offices worldwide (excluding affiliate and partner offices). The Companys core services include property sales, leasing and management; corporate services; facilities and project management; mortgage banking; investment management; appraisal and valuation; research and consulting. Please visit our Web site at www.cbre.com.

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Melissa Anthony
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