Trading Update

Keller Group PLC
02 May 2006


For immediate release                                       Tuesday, 2 May 2006

                                Keller Group plc
                                 Trading Update

Keller Group plc ('Keller' or 'the Group'), the international ground engineering
specialist, today announces a trading update for the current financial year to
date.

The results for the first three months of 2006 were exceptionally good, with
strong sales growth and significantly higher margins than in the same period
last year. This performance has continued into April.

Order intake was also very strong, taking the current order book to a record
level, at six months' budgeted sales.

These results reflect another outstanding performance in the US, where weather
conditions were benign and markets remain strong. In Continental Europe &
Overseas, the results were well above last year's level. The Group's German
operations had a promising start to the year, helped by improving market
conditions.

The strength of trading in the year to date, combined with the record order
book, lead the Board to believe that Keller's results for the six months ending
30 June 2006 will be substantially higher than for the same period last year.

In light of this exceptionally good start, the Board is now confident that 2006
will be another excellent year, with sales in excess of £800 million and profits
ahead of last year.

A further update on trading will be provided at the time of the Group's AGM, to
be held on 22 June 2006.

Justin Atkinson, Chief Executive, commenting, said:

'An excellent start to the current financial year means that we now expect to
beat last year's record results. This gives us a strong platform from which to
continue our strategy of further consolidating our global leadership in
specialist ground engineering services.'

For further information, please contact:

Keller Group plc                                        020 7616 7575
Justin Atkinson, Chief Executive
James Hind, Finance Director

Smithfield                                              020 7360 4900
Reg Hoare




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