Appointment

Alumasc Group PLC
2 April 2001



THE ALUMASC GROUP plc



                              BOARD APPOINTMENT





Alumasc, the specialist engineering and building products group, announces
that, further to the announcement made on 1 February 2001, Mr Paul Hooper
joins the Group Board as Group Managing Director with effect from today's
date.





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  John McCall (Chairman)

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