Board Appointment

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
21 August 2006


Board appointment

The Board of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC ('Hill & Smith' or the 'Company') is
pleased to announce that it has appointed Derek William Muir (aged 46) as an
Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Derek Muir has been a senior manager within the Hill & Smith Group for many
years. He was appointed managing director of Hill & Smith Limited, one of the
Group's principal subsidiaries, in 1998 and since 2001 has been the managing
director of the core Infrastructure Products division. He is the beneficial
owner of 8,855 ordinary shares in the Company and has options over a further
90,474 ordinary shares. He is not a director of any other publicly quoted
company and there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed by
paragraphs 9.6.13(2)-6) of the Listing Rules.

David Grove, Group Chief Executive, commented:

'We are delighted to be announcing this appointment, which will considerably
strengthen the Hill & Smith board. We are confident that Derek Muir's experience
and knowledge of the Group's business will enable him to make a very significant
contribution to the further development of Hill & Smith.'

Enquiries:

David Grove, Group Chief Executive
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
Tel: [phone]

Edward Carter
Freshwater UK Limited
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