Directorate Change

Worthington Nicholls Group plc
16 August 2006

                         Worthington Nicholls Group plc

                   ('Worthington Nicholls' or 'the Company')



Directorate change



Worthington Nicholls Group plc (AIM: WNG), one of the UK's largest independent
installer of air conditioning, heating, ventilation and chilled water systems,
announces the immediate appointment of Tim Hunt as a Non-Executive Director of
the Company.



Mr Hunt will be joining the Company as a Non-Executive Director ahead of
becoming the Executive Finance Director of the Company on completion of his
notice period with The John David Group Plc. His primary responsibility as a
Non-Executive Director will be to oversee the Company's first audit as a public
company.



Mr Hunt, 40, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1991 after training with
KPMG in Preston.  After having initially worked in the audit department at KPMG
for four years, he joined its corporate finance team in Manchester.



In 1996, while still working for KPMG, he advised JD Sports plc ('JD Sports')
(now The John David Group Plc) on its admission to the London Stock Exchange's
Official List. The following year Mr Hunt left KPMG to join JD Sports as company
accountant.  In 2001, he was promoted to group financial controller.  His most
recent role at JD Sports was as business analyst, a position he held for two
years.



Mr Hunt has been instrumental in JD Sports' negotiations and due diligence for
the acquisitions and subsequent integration of First Sport in 2002, RD Scott in
2004 and Allsports in 2005.



Mark Worthington, Chief Executive, said:



'Worthington Nicholls is growing quickly, both organically and through our
recent acquisition of Project Air.  Tim's company systems and due diligence
experience, his budgeting and integration skills and his ability to identify and
negotiate on potential acquisitions will be of great value as the Company
continues to expand. We are delighted to welcome him on board.'


Director's full name                                 Timothy James Hunt
Director's age                                       40
Current Directorships                                None
Former Directorships                                 None



There are no further disclosures required to be made in respect of Mr Timothy
James Hunt with regard to paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.



Enquiries:



Worthington Nicholls                                              0870 609 1829

Mark Worthington, Chief Executive
David Levis, Corporate Director



Gresham PR Ltd                                                    020 7404 9000

Neil Boom
Tanya Feness



Corporate Synergy                                                 020 7448 4400

Rhod Cruwys
Romil Patel



About Worthington Nicholls Group plc



Worthington Nicholls operates as principal contractor for delivery of end to end
solutions in the air conditioning market.



Its blue-chip clients operate in a number of different market sectors and
include Hilton Hotels, Holiday Inn Hotels, Debenhams, Boots the Chemist, Arcadia
and McDonald's.



The business was established in 1973 by Peter Worthington and has grown to be
one of the dominant players in the UK Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
('HVAC') market, which is currently estimated to be worth approximately £2
billion per annum.

Led by Mark Worthington, the Company repositioned itself in 2003 as a support
services group, moving away from the subcontractor business model common across
the HVAC industry.  The Company now offers a full project management capability,
which includes survey, design and specification, through installation,
commissioning and ongoing service and maintenance.

Worthington Nicholls operates from its head office in Manchester and regional
offices in Bedford, Swindon and Edinburgh, and employs approximately 130 people.


In June 2006, the Company acquired the entire issued equity of Project Air
Limited, a specialist installer of air conditioning systems to the retail
sector.  Its customers include well-known high street retailers, such as Phones
4 U, Hamleys, The Bear Factory, and TM Lewin.  Project Air is based in Rugeley,
Staffordshire.  The business was established in 1992 and today has a total of 23
staff including 13 engineers.

Worthington Nicholls floated on AIM on 12 June 2006 with a placing price of 
50 pence per share.


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