New Operating Unit, etc

Volex Group PLC
5 June 2000


      Volex Group p.l.c. forms Centre of Excellence for

             RF products in Wilmington, MA, USA

Volex Group p.l.c., the world's leading independent producer
of  electrical power cords and electronic cable  assemblies,
announced today that it has formed a new operating unit  for
RF  products to be called Volex RF Technologies.   The  unit
will provide the engineering expertise, customer support and
excellence in manufacturing processes for RF products  on  a
global  basis  for  the  rapidly growing  telecommunications
market  segment.  Volex RF Technologies will be an operating
unit under Volex Inc., the US subsidiary of the Volex Group,
and  will  operate  from  a  new  facility  currently  being
modified  in  Wilmington, MA, just north of Boston.   Whilst
concentrating its efforts in North America, the centre  will
co-ordinate with other Volex sites in Europe and Asia,  thus
enabling the Group to optimise production of RF interconnect
technology globally.

Volex Chief Executive, Dom Molloy, commented:

'We  have  become world leaders in the production  of  cable
assemblies  used  in telecommunications switching,  wireline
applications   and   the   exciting   sector   of   wireless
communications devices where broadband demands  are  leading
to  exponential  growth in copper and  fibre  cabling.   The
establishment  of  the  Centre of Excellence  is  a  natural
extension  of  our strategy to focus on future  technologies
while continuing to create value for our customers.'

Dean  Gammell will be joining Volex as General  Manager  for
Volex RF Technologies.  Dean has over 14 years experience in
the   RF   market,  most  recently  with  Tyco   Electronics
subsidiaries  M/A-COM  and AMP.  The other  members  of  the
senior  team  joining  Volex  RF Technologies  include  Paul
Laidley  as  Engineering and Operations  Manager,  and  Paul
Tusini  as  Sales & Marketing Manager.  Messrs. Laidley  and
Tusini  have  a combined 35 years experience in  RF  Product
Design,  Manufacture  and  Product  Management.   Both  have
worked  among  the  industry's leading manufacturers  of  RF
products.

In  reference  to  the announcement, Tom  Hagan,  Volex  Inc
President, commented:

'  Volex  has made a significant commitment to its customers
regarding  the Group's long term intentions to  support  the
telecommunications  market  place  with  RF  capability  and
capacity.   This  is regarded as a critical technology  area
for  the  Group  as  it  expands into new  telecommunication
markets. The new Centre of Excellence will allow us to  grow
this area of our business at an accelerated rate and at  the
same  time,  strengthen  the  Group's  brand  as  a  leading
supplier  of RF cable assemblies and related equipment.   We
are delighted to have the very experienced and talented team
of Dean Gammell, Paul Tusini and Paul Laidley heading up our
efforts.'

The  Volex  RF Technologies centre in Wilmington has  24,000
sq.  ft  of  floor  space and will be  equipped  to  support
leading edge design, development and manufacturing standards
for  a  wide range of RF cable assembly products.   It  will
have  an  extensive laboratory with state of  the  art  test
equipment  and  an environmentally controlled  manufacturing
area, capable of producing to very exacting standards.   The
Centre of Excellence is scheduled to open in August of  this
year.


For Further Information Contact:

Dom Molloy, Group Chief Executive
Tom Hagan, Volex Inc President
Dean Gammell, Volex RF Technologies     Tel: [phone]

Ludgate Communications Ltd
Chris Lynch/Graham Herring              Tel: [phone]