Directorate Change

PipeHawk PLC
29 January 2003

PipeHawk plc ('PipeHawk' or the 'Company')

Directorate Change

The Company announces the resignation of the Chairman, David Mahony, with
immediate effect.  David is resigning in order to spend time concentrating on
his other business ventures.  The Board would like to thank him for his
contribution to the Company and wish him every success for the future.

Gordon Watt, currently Finance Director, will assume the role of non-executive
Chairman, relinquishing day to day control of the finance function to a newly
appointed finance controller, Bob Tallantire, formerly a partner in RSM Robson
Rhodes.



29 January 2003



For further information please contact:


Michael Bushell, PipeHawk, 01420 590990
Fiona Kindness, Grant Thornton, 0870 991 2520


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