Case Study: Wolseley Canada achieves real-time, interactive cloud analytics with Tableau Software

Wolseley Canada overcomes limitations of static reporting with Tableau Online

Wolseley Canada, a leading national distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R, and PVF products with about 2,400 employees and 220 locations, needed to move beyond slow, static PDF reports that lacked interactivity and timely insights. The data team’s forecasting work was valuable, but legacy BI tools couldn’t provide live, drillable visualizations or easy data connectivity, limiting business users’ ability to act on trends.

Wolseley implemented Tableau Online, using live dashboards in a cloud-hosted environment, a Tableau Blueprint rollout to drive adoption, and role-based licensing plus Tableau Data Catalog for governance. The change delivered instant, self-service insights to sales reps and executives, improved cross-team coordination and agility, reduced infrastructure overhead, and made analytics widely accessible for faster, data-driven decisions.

Wolseley

Danylo Pawluk

Director of Enterprise Data & Analytics