Acquisition

Wood Group (John) PLC
09 November 2004




9 November 2004



                    WOOD GROUP ACQUIRES WOODHILL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS

John Wood Group PLC ('Wood Group') has acquired Surrey-based Woodhill
Engineering Consultants ('Woodhill'), an engineering business providing a wide
range of engineering consultancy services primarily for the Eastern Hemisphere
oil & gas industry.

Woodhill had a turnover of £4 million for the year to March 2004 and a net asset
value of approximately £200,000 as of 1 November 2004.

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For further information contact:
Carolyn Smith, Corporate Communications Manager.
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Brunswick
Patrick Handley / Nina Coad
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