Manufacturing Plant Closure

Volex Group PLC
17 October 2001

                       VOLEX GROUP p.l.c.
                                
                                
Volex  Group  p.l.c. the world's leading independent manufacturer
of  electrical  and  electronic cable assemblies  and  electrical
power  cords,  announces that it is to close its  original  North
American  manufacturing  plant  in Dartmouth,  Massachusetts  and
transfer   the   manufacturing  capacity  to  other   facilities,
principally to its plant in Conover, North Carolina.

The  closure, which will be completed by the end of calendar year
2001,  will  enable Volex to capitalise on the  more  modern  and
comprehensive  manufacturing facilities at Conover  and  maintain
sufficient  capacity  and  flexibility  to  support  the  service
requirements of its customer base on a reduced cost basis.

The  one-off cost of the closure is anticipated to be some  £1.1m
and  this will be charged against the results of the second  half
of  the current year ending 31 March 2002. Net savings in a  full
year  are  expected to be in the region of £1.4m.  It is expected
that  the  manufacturing plant will be sold in the next financial
year (2002/03) and that the proceeds will exceed the cash cost of
the closure.
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Note:  Volex  is scheduled to announce its results for  the  half
year ended 30 September 2001 on Wednesday, 7 November 2001.

For further information, please contact:

Volex Group p.l.c.                              Tel:  [phone]
Dom Molloy, Group Chief Executive
Ken Hooper, Group Finance Director

Weber Shandwick Square Mile                    Tel:  [phone]
Chris Lynch / Graham Herring