Acquisition

Vp PLC
05 March 2008


Press Release                                                      5  March 2008

                                     Vp plc

                             ('Vp' or 'the Group')

                                  Acquisition

Vp plc, the equipment rental specialist, today announces the acquisition, by its
tool hire subsidiary Hire Station, of the entire issued share capital of
Northern Site Services Limited and the business and assets of Northern Site
Services Test & Calibration Services ('NSS') for a cash consideration of £1.6
million.  At completion, NSS had £0.8 million of free cash.

NSS, established in 1993, provides temporary lighting and site electrics
principally to the petrochemical and industrial sectors from its Teesside base
in Middlesbrough.  NSS will be integrated with Hire Station's market leading
safety rental activity, ESS Safeforce.  In the year to 31 March 2007, NSS
generated revenues of £0.5 million.

Jeremy Pilkington, Chairman, commented:

'NSS is an excellent fit for ESS Safeforce providing further expansion of its
specialist safety equipment offering, in support of process industry shutdown
activities.

The acquisition of NSS, and earlier in the financial year of Able Safety
(Yorkshire) Limited, demonstrates our commitment to build on market leading
positions within the specialist safety equipment market.'


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For further information please contact:

Vp plc
Jeremy Pilkington, Chairman                            Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]
Neil Stothard, Group Managing Director                 Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]                                            www.vpplc.com
Mike Holt, Group Finance Director                      Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]                                                www.vpplc.com

Media enquiries:

Abchurch Communications
Grace Marriner /Sarah Hollins                          Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]                          www.abchurch-group.com

Notes to editors

About Vp

The principal activity of the Group is equipment rental and associated services
almost entirely conducted within the UK.  Vp plc listed on the London Stock
Exchange in 1973.

The Group is focused on six businesses:

Hire Station

Tools and specialist products for industry, construction and home owners.

TPA

Portable roadway systems, bridging, fencing and barriers primarily to the UK
market, but also in the Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe.

Torrent Trackside

Infrastructure equipment and services for the railway renewals and maintenance
industry.

Groundforce

Excavation support systems and specialist products for the water, civil
engineering and construction industries.

UK Forks

Rough terrain material handling equipment for industry, residential and general
construction.

Airpac Bukom Oilfield Services

Equipment and service providers to the international oil and gas exploration and
development markets.


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