Contract Award

For immediate release Friday, 7 January 2005

                               Keller Group plc                                

                                Contract Awards                                

Keller Group plc ('Keller' or 'the Group'), the international ground
engineering specialist, announces five prestigious contract wins in North
America in the last quarter of 2004.

Goldman Sachs HQ and Trump International Hotel and Tower

Case has been awarded the foundation contracts for two landmark building
projects in New York and Chicago. The $12.6m (£6.7m) contract to install
caisson foundations for the new Goldman Sachs headquarters building in Lower
Manhattan is scheduled to begin in February and to be completed in six months.
In Chicago, Case will provide foundations and excavation support for the new
Trump International Hotel and Tower. This 92-storey skyscraper will take its
place on the Chicago skyline beside many other landmarks, such as the Sears
Tower and the John Hancock Building which are also founded on caissons built by
Case. The $17.2m (£9.1m) Trump contract is expected to be completed by autumn
2005.

Tunnel-related projects in Los Angeles

Hayward Baker has won two significant tunnel-related projects in Los Angeles,
where the company has a solid track record of performance on similar projects.
The $10.2m (£5.4m) Lower North Outfall Sewer Rehabilitation contract is for the
provision of specialty grouting services to stabilise the soil above an
existing sewer tunnel for the City of Los Angeles. The project is expected to
begin in the second quarter of 2005 and to be completed in mid-2006. Hayward
Baker will provide similar services for twin underground tunnels under
construction for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
This $9.4m (£5m) contract has just begun and should be completed by the end of
2005. Both contracts are similar to the many underground tunnel stabilisation
projects performed by Hayward Baker throughout North America.

Florida project uses LCM technology for first time in USA

Hayward Baker was also recently awarded an $11.6m (£6.2m) contract for soil
stabilisation by the Florida Department of Transportation. This project is
Keller's first application in the US of the dry soil mixing technology acquired
by the Group through the acquisition of LCM in Sweden. The technology will be
used to stabilise extremely soft and wet soils next to the existing US Route 1
in South Florida. The stabilised soil will serve as a foundation for a roadway
embankment, so allowing the only road serving the Florida Keys to be widened
from two to four lanes. Work is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2005
and to be completed by the year end.

Justin Atkinson, Keller's Chief Executive, commenting on the contract wins
said:

'The last quarter of 2004 saw a robust order intake for the Group. In
particular, these five contract awards, with a total value of around $61m (£
32.4m) mean that our US business enters the New Year with a record order book,
while the current order book for the Group as a whole now represents over four
months' sales.'

For further information, please contact:

Keller Group plc                                                               
                                                                               
Justin Atkinson, Chief Executive                                  020 8341 6424
                                                                               
James Hind, Finance Director                                                   
                                                                               
Smithfield                                                        020 7360 4900
                                                                               
Reg Hoare (07831 406 117)                                                      
                                                                               
Rupert Trefgarne