Acquisition

Johnson Service Group PLC
29 October 2003




29 October 2003





                           JOHNSON SERVICE GROUP PLC

       Completion of the Acquisition of Facilities Management Business and
                      Disposal of Northern Ireland Business



Johnson Service Group PLC (Johnson) confirms that the acquisition of the
Workplace Management business from Chesterton International plc, announced on 13
October 2003, was completed on 28 October 2003.



Johnson also announces that it has completed the disposal of the whole of the
share capital of Central Laundries Limited (Central), the Group's textile rental
business in Northern Ireland.  Net assets of Central were £1.5m at December
2002.    Johnson expects to have a continuing working relationship with Central
in the servicing of national accounts.





Enquiries:

Johnson Service Group PLC

Mike Sutton, CFO

Tel: [phone]



Hudson Sandler

Wendy Baker

Tel: [phone]




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