Pre-Close Statement

Scott Wilson Group plc
25 October 2007


25 October 2007


                             SCOTT WILSON GROUP PLC

                              PRE-CLOSE STATEMENT


Scott Wilson Group plc ("Scott Wilson" or "the Group"), the international
consultancy offering integrated professional services in the transportation,
property, environment and natural resources sectors, today issues a pre-close
statement prior to the announcement of its interim results for the 26 weeks
ending 28 October 2007, due to be announced on 12 December 2007.

During the period, the Group has continued to make strong progress. This has
been driven by ongoing high levels of demand in all our main market sectors
together with the benefits of recent acquisitions. We have also achieved further
improvements to operating margins, in particular in the International Division.

The major new project wins secured in the first half of the year have maintained
our order book at record levels and will help to sustain strong organic growth
in line with our strategic plan.

The two acquisitions made in the first half, DCL Consulting Engineers Ltd and
McLay Collier continue to perform in line with internal forecasts.

The Board is, therefore, confident of reporting interim results consistent with
current market expectations for the full year.


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For further information please contact:

  Scott Wilson Group plc                                     www.scottwilson.com
  Geoff French, Group Chairman                                      01256 310200
  Sean Cummins, Group Finance Director                             020 7798 5000
  Lak Siriwardene, Head of Communications                           07824 311762
  Financial Dynamics
  Charlie Armitstead                                               020 7269 7291


Scott Wilson Group plc

Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 5,500 members of staff globally, provides
sustainable, integrated solutions to meet the planning, engineering, management
and environmental needs of clients across the transportation, property,
environment and natural resources market sectors.

The Group has doubled in size over the past few years and from its UK
headquarters currently controls a worldwide network of offices in some 80
locations, of which over 40 are in the UK. The main international centres are
located in China, Hong Kong, India, SE Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and
Southern Africa.

Considerable progress has been made over the past year with a significant number
of high profile contract wins. These include the East London Line, Airdrie
Bathgate Rail Link, London Crossrail, Three Counties Alliance, Combe Down Mine
Stabilisation, Bahrain Islands Developments, and the Ionian Motorway in Greece.

www.scottwilson.com



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