Contract Gain

Screen PLC
24 August 2001

                          SCREEN PLC - CONTRACT GAIN

                 CCTV security and vehicle monitoring system
                     for Southampton Container Terminal.

Screen plc ('Screen'), the security and communications systems provider,
announces that it has won a key order from Southampton Container Terminals Ltd
('SCT') to provide an integrated CCTV security and traffic control system.

This significant order will see Screen's specialist CCTV division working
closely with SCT's in-house systems and engineering departments to provide one
of the UK's largest container terminals with an advanced CCTV based solution
to support operational efficiency improvements as the port continues to expand
it capacity.

SCT's position as one of the leading container terminals in Europe has already
ensured considerable international interest in the project, with the project
likely to be seen as a pilot for similar solutions at container terminals
across the world.

Designed specifically to enable increased vehicle movements while maintaining
high levels of security, the systems will also help record container images so
that damage compensation claims can be readily verified.

Said Maurice Winn, Head of Systems at SCT:

'Our commitment to continued investment and improved performance requires the
increasing use of technology, some of which is being developed specifically
for this project.  Screen's CCTV division has continually proven they can meet
our requirements over many years.  That, together with their expertise in
implementing major solutions for large organisations, gave us the confidence
to proceed with an innovative and highly visible project.'

In addition to providing operational efficiency improvements by automating the
tracking of vehicles and containers as they enter and move around the
terminal, SCT also requested an automatic identification and damage
recognition capability to meet the growing need to inspect and record the
state of all vehicles and containers passing through the container terminal.

From within its Petards operating units, Screen can now provide a full
automatic vehicle identification and damage recognition / recording solution
using Argus DCS (Damage Control System), one of a series of products from
recently acquired Pentyre Ltd. Argus DCS has been developed to reduce losses
from bogus compensation and insurance claims at freight terminals, boat yards
and vehicle compounds.

Commenting on the contract, Owen Williams, Chairman of Screen said:  'With
Screen continuing to build its position as a supplier of technology based
solutions to major infrastructure projects, this latest contract provides a
solid indication of our capabilities and the potential for such solutions.'

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Additional Information

Screen, listed on AIM since 1997, is a business-to-business solutions provider
specialising in advanced security, communications and mobile data systems for
the police and fire services, as well as central and local government,
utilities and commercial sectors.

Under the Petards brand, Screen develops and supports market-leading solutions
for surveillance, integrated mobile data, in-car video and automatic
recognition systems, customer relationship management and corporate knowledge
delivery systems, emergency services MIS, mobilisation and command & control
systems.

Screen employs approximately 150 people in the UK and Denmark and operates in
over 46 countries.  Screen's most visible product is ProVida, the in-car video
evidence systems used by many of the world's police forces. Footage from this
product regularly features in TV programs such as 'Police Camera Action'
across the world.

Screen's most recent acquisition - Pentyre Ltd specialises in the development
and support of software for surveillance, imaging, real-time control and
communications systems.  Their solutions are used in a range of demanding
environments including the London Underground.  The company offers a
comprehensive set of control centre software products for both the public and
private sectors, and provides project based development services to many
leading international communications and control equipment manufacturers.
Pentyre is currently being re-branded as Petards Projects.

Argus DCS is a large image capture, storage and retrieval product that enables
images to be captured from normal analogue CCTV cameras. It can be linked to
Automatic Number Plate Recognition software to form a highly effective vehicle
tracking system for port, harbours and other areas with large traffic flows. A
special use of this product is for damage control where, for example, a
shipping line may get claims for damage to vehicles in transit. Photographs of
the vehicles are taken prior to loading and after unloading to enable
verification, or otherwise, of an insurance claim.

Southampton Container Terminals (SCT), formed as a joint venture between P&O
Ports and Associated British Ports (ABP) in 1989, combines the considerable
natural advantages of the Port of Southampton with a commitment to customers
and the provision of cutting-edge technology that ensures delivery of a
premier service.

SCT offers 1,350 m of quay with a depth alongside of up to 15 m below chart
datum, enabling it to accommodate the world's largest container vessels.  With
continued investment in facilities, equipment and systems, SCT is fully
prepared to meet the challenge of the ever-increasing volumes on the
ever-increasing container ship size. SCT offers receipt and delivery of
containers transported by road 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  For more
information visit:  www.sct.uk.com

Contacts:

Screen Plc                        Binns & Co PR Ltd

Owen Williams - Chairman          Peter Binns

Tel:  [phone]                Paul McManus

[e-mail]                Tel:  [phone]

www.screenplc.com                 [e-mail]


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