Four leading companies partner in support of education and workforce development mission

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BayPort Foundation, Ferguson, Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, and Virginia Natural Gas announced that the Newport News Education Foundation has been awarded the $500,000 Accelerating Change Together (ACT) Grant to support the Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) New Teacher Institute (NTI) program. The ACT Grant extends the four companies' existing charitable giving and social impact efforts to its education and workforce development mission.

BEVERLY, Mass., June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Connolly Brothers Inc., a construction management firm serving private commercial, industrial and institutional clients, recently completed build-out of a 234,282 square-foot warehouse project for Ferguson Enterprises, LLC.

Located in Taunton, MA, the new 40-foot clear high-bay warehouse required modifications to facilitate installation of specialized equipment such as an extensive floor-to-ceiling racking system designed to manage inventory of over 60,000 Ferguson products. Tilt-up wall modifications were also necessary to accommodate new 24 feet by 14 feet roll-up doors.

Announces Second Accelerating Change Together Grant Application Funding

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BayPort Foundation, Ferguson, and Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, have announced a community partnership to fund a three-year, $500,000 transformational grant called Accelerating Change Together (ACT). The grant will run from 2024 to 2026 and aims to invest in the Hampton Roads nonprofit community to build upon education and develop a skilled workforce that benefits the nation.

The business development, training and implementation organization for the service business industry will offer its members access to the home service distributor's extensive supply chain of products and solutions 

EATONTOWN, N.J.  , Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO Warrior, a nationally recognized business development, training and implementation organization for the service business industry, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with Ferguson, a project success company providing expertise, solutions and products from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication and more, to provide its members with preferred access to the home service fulfillment giant.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CADENAS, a provider of 3D parts catalogs and product configuration solutions, has announced a collaboration with Ferguson Industrial, the nation's largest providers of PVF and MRO supplies and services supporting chemical, general manufacturing, pulp and paper, oil and gas, mining and power industries, This collaboration introduces CADENAS PARTsolutions to Ferguson customers in the industrial industry, providing streamlined, on-demand access to discover, customize and download Automated Valve solutions.

BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VODA.ai, an AI-powered asset management solution for water and wastewater utilities, has announced a recent investment from Ferguson Ventures, the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arm of Ferguson. VODA.ai's solutions help utilities make better-informed decisions using artificial intelligence. This collaboration with Ferguson, a leading North American value-added distributor serving the built-world industry, allows VODA.ai to concentrate on continued growth and distribution.