Holding(s) in Company

Tanfield Group PLC
17 August 2006



                               Tanfield Group plc
                              
                          ('Tanfield' or 'the Company')

                              Holding(s) in Company

The Company was on 14 August 2006 notified by Fidelity Investments that FMR
Corp. the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company holds
14,147,831 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 5.84 per cent. of the
issued share capital. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable
interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3d a principal shareholder of FMR Corp.


Enquiries:

Roy Stanley, Chief Executive,
Tanfield Group plc                                 Tel. [phone]

Ruari McGirr
Daniel Stewart & Co plc                            Tel. [phone]







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