Acquisition Completed

Trifast PLC
22 May 2001


Issued on behalf of Trifast plc

Date: Tuesday 22 May 2001     IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                                    Trifast plc

          Taiwanese Acquisition completed


Following the announcement made on 9 May 2001, Trifast plc ('Trifast'), the
international logistics and fastenings group has completed the acquisition of
Special Fasteners Engineering Company Limited ('SFE'). following approval from
the Taiwanese Foreign Investment Agency.

SFE, which has QS9000 quality approval, was established some 18 years ago and
employs 105 staff. Based in Kaohsiung Taiwan, SFE manufactures and distributes
industrial fasteners supplying a large number of major distribution companies
across a variety of industries both in Europe and the U.S.A.


Enquiries:

John Wilson

Group Finance Director            Fiona Tooley

Trifast plc                       Citigate Dewe Rogerson

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