Compass and Wolseley cash in on Yankee dollar
27 Mar 2012 | by Rebecca Burn-Callander
The US is still the sweet spot for world's biggest caterer Compass. And building business Wolseley is also stacking up profits in the territory.
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The US is still the sweet spot for world's biggest caterer Compass. And building business Wolseley is also stacking up profits in the territory.
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