Board Appointment

Titon Holdings PLC
01 October 2002

                               Titon Holdings PLC

                        Appoints Non-Executive Director



Titon Holdings PLC, leading manufacturer and supplier of ventilation equipment
and window and door hardware, announces today that Emeritus Professor Patrick
O'Sullivan is appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company. His appointment
commences with immediate effect.


Emeritus Professor O'Sullivan OBE, C.Eng, FinstE, HonFRIBA, MIOA, is currently
holder of the Haden-Pilkington Chair of Environmental Engineering and Design at
the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College, London. He held the
post of Chairman of BRAC for two years 2000-2001 and has also been a Director of
P O'Sullivan & Co and Castle Court Ltd.


Titon Holdings PLC Chairman, John Anderson, said: 'We are delighted that
Emeritus Professor O'Sullivan has agreed to join the Board of Titon Holdings
PLC. Throughout his distinguished career, he has been an academic advisor to
Governments and Industry, as well as having examining, teaching, and senior
administrative roles in Universities. His knowledge and expertise, especially
relating to research in matters of health and energy efficiency in buildings,
has been of immense value in many sectors of the built environment. Professor
O'Sullivan's highly qualified international experience will be a great asset to
the Company, and I am sure that he will make an immediate and very valuable
contribution to the Board'.


There is no information in 6F.2(b) to (g) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing
Authority that is required to be disclosed in relation to Emeritus Professor
O'Sullivan.


1 October 2002


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