Investor Event - Visit to Sunbelt Rentals

Ashtead Group plc


26 January 2015

                              

Ashtead Group plc is holding an investor event in Miami tomorrow and Wednesday,
27 and 28 January 2015.

The purpose of this event is to provide analysts and investors with more detail
on the Group's American strategy, operations and markets, with presentations
being made by senior executives from Ashtead Group and Sunbelt Rentals, its US
subsidiary. These will be available on the Group's website at 
www.ashtead-group.com/investorcentre under Results and presentations.

There will be no statement on current trading and no new material information
disclosed in the presentations.

Further enquiries:

Maitland

Brian Hudspith
020 7379 5151