Non Executive Director Change

Speedy Hire PLC
17 July 2007



                                                                    17 July 2007


                Speedy Hire Plc ('Speedy Hire' or 'the Company')

                         Non-Executive Director Changes


Speedy Hire announces the appointment as a non-executive director of Ishbel
Macpherson.


Ishbel is an investment banker of over twenty years standing who has specialised
in UK mid-market corporate finance.  Ishbel was Head of UK Emerging Companies
Corporate Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein from 1999 to 2005 and is
presently a non-executive director of MITIE Group plc, GAME Group plc and
Hydrogen Group plc.  Save for these appointments there is no other information
which requires disclosure under the Listing Rules (LR 9.6.13) concerning
Ishbel's appointment.


Ishbel will join the Board of Speedy Hire at the conclusion of today's AGM.  Her
appointment will be for an initial fixed term of three years.  The letter
setting out her terms of appointment will be made available on the Company's
website.


Speedy Hire also announces that Frank Dee, its senior non-executive director and
chairman of the Remuneration Committee, having completed two three year terms as
a non-executive director, will consequently step down from the Board at the end
of the year.  Both as senior independent director and chairman of the
Remuneration Committee, Frank has played an influential role and has made a
major contribution towards the development of Speedy Hire.  He will leave the
Board with our sincere thanks.


For further information:


Speedy Hire Plc                                         Hudson Sandler
David Wallis, Chairman                                  Wendy Baker
Steve Corcoran, Chief Executive                         Kate Hough
Tel:  [phone]                                     Tel:  [phone]


                        Website:  www.speedyhire.plc.uk


Notes to Editors:

Speedy Hire is the UK's No.1 provider of tools and equipment for hire.  The
Company operates from over 350 depots throughout the UK.  The Group also
operates in the Republic of Ireland.

The Group's activities are the provision for hire of small tools, portable
accommodation, compressed air, pumps, lifting, material handling, survey and
measurement instrumentation and power generation equipment.



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