Acquisition

Carclo PLC
4 December 2000

                       CARCLO PLC

 Acquisition of Finespark (Horsham) Limited - 'The Alan
                         Group'
     
Introduction

Carclo  plc, the technical plastics group, announces  the
acquisition  of Finespark (Horsham) Limited which  trades
as  the Alan Group. This acquisition represents the  next
step  in  our  strategy of building  a  global  technical
plastics group.

Consideration

The  consideration for the acquisition is £  6.9  million
plus the assumption of approximately £1.5 million of debt
and finance leases. The consideration is payable in cash.
A  further payment of up to £1.1 million will be made  in
the event that the business's Chinese subsidiary achieves
agreed   levels  of  profit  growth  from  the  date   of
acquisition up until 31 March 2003.

Description of the Business

The  Alan  Group is a market leader, both in the  UK  and
mainland  Europe,  in  the manufacture  of  high  quality
precision  tooling for teletronics connectors and  has  a
complimentary  technical moulding and assembly  facility.
It  has three operations in the UK and has invested in  a
new  state  of the art manufacturing facility located  in
Shanghai, China. This business has recently been equipped
and is scheduled to commence manufacturing before the end
of the current year.

The   Alan   Group   has  approximately   110   employees
predominantly  based in Horsham, UK, with  an  increasing
workforce now based in Shanghai.

Financial Performance

In  the  year to 31 March 2000, Alan Group had  sales  of
£7.7 million and earnings before interest and tax of £1.6
million.

The consideration is subject to the Alan Group having net
assets in excess of £2.3 million on completion.

Benefits

The  Alan Group is an excellent strategic fit with Carclo
technical  plastics.  Their market leadership  in  Europe
compliments the strength of CTP Carrera in North America.
The  new Alan Group facility in China will facilitate  an
accelerated  entry  by CTP into the  fast  growing  Asian
market for our products and services.

Commenting  on  the  acquisition, Ian  Williamson,  chief
executive of Carclo plc said:

'The  acquisition of the Alan Group is a further step  in
our  strategy  of  building a global  technical  plastics
group  specialising  in technical solutions  for  markets
enjoying strong underlying growth. The combination of CTP
Alan  and  CTP Carrera will be a strong global player  in
precision  connector moulding for the  data  and  telecom
markets.'


For further enquiries please contact:

Carclo plc
Ian Williamson, Chief Executive              01924 330 500
Chris Mawe, Finance Director

Golin/Harris Ludgate
Richard Hews                                 0207 253 2252
Trish Featherstone