Change to Board of Directors

Alumasc Group PLC 30 August 2000 The Alumasc Group plc : Board Change 'Martin Wood is to leave the Board of Alumasc, the premier engineering and building products group, in order to give his full commitment to the development of Leonardo Information Services.' Alumasc's Interim report of 22 February 2000 referred to the creation of a 55% owned joint venture - Leonardo Information Services Ltd - to develop an existing building products search engine, www.LeonardoUK.com. Following the successful restructuring of Alumasc's building products activities, Martin Wood, building products Chairman, has increasingly been dedicating his time to developing the Leonardo joint venture. Leonardo will shortly be re-launched as a standalone business from new offices in Stafford, focused on the provision of net services and web design to the building industry. This will require Martin's full commitment and, accordingly, from 31 August 2000 he will cease to hold responsibility for Alumasc's building products activities and will resign from the group board. John McCall, Group Chairman, said: 'We greatly appreciate Martin's significant role in helping to re-shape Alumasc for the future and wish him every success in the exciting task of leading the development of Leonardo.' Note for Editors - In the year ended 30 June 1999, Alumasc Building Products generated turnover of £50.4 million out of a Group total of £147.3 million. - Leonardo (www.LeonardoUK.com) is a search engine for the building products industry, established in 1998 by building publishers McDermott Group. Alumasc acquired its 55% interest in February 2000. Enquiries: The Alumasc Group plc 01536-383815 John McCall (Chairman & Chief Executive) Bankside Consultants Limited 020-7220 7477 Charles Ponsonby or Dominic Barretto