In 1953, Charles Ferguson formed Ferguson, a company previously known as Wolseley Plc, with Ralph Lenz and Johnny Smither as his business partners. Its head office is in Wokingham, England. David Gregory Marshall founded the Marshall Group on October 1, 1909. It was established by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter, and Hardwicke Rawnsley on 12th January 1895 and is known as the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty.