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Aukett Associates PLC
2 October 2000


          AUKETT ASSOCIATES PLC: £4m CONTRACT GAINS IN UK AND EUROPE

Aukett   Associates  PLC  ('Aukett'  or  the  'Company'),  the   international
architecture,  design and engineering practice which trades as Aukett  Europe,
announces a series of contract gains amounting to approximately £4 million  in
fee value for the company.

The contract gains include:

 * Architects for the redesign of Coventry's Lower Precinct shopping mall
 * Space  planning  and  design  consultants  for  the  DETR  (Department  of
   Environment and Transport) offices
 * Architects of a major redevelopment of Kiel's waterfront in north Germany
 * The  refurbishment  of  two stores for Marks & Spencer  in  the  north  of
   England
 * Design of further phases of the Admiral's Park business park at Crossways
   in Kent
 * Further design of a call centre for telecoms giant, One2One in Dundee.

Aukett's financial year is the year ended 30 September 2000.

Commenting,  Andrew  Lett, executive Chairman at Aukett, said:  'These  latest
awards  demonstrate the diverse range of services provided by Aukett across  a
number of sectors.'


Editor's Notes
Aukett  Europe's 14 offices across Europe include six wholly owned  subsidiary
offices, four joint venture offices and four offices with partnership status.

Enquiries: -

Aukett Associates PLC
Andrew Lett, Executive Chairman              020 7924 4949
John Thake, Managing Director
Robert Warner, Finance Director

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