Acquisition

NWF Group PLC
1 November 2000



NWF Group plc

                          (Diversified Industrials)



Further Expansion of Fuels Business


NWF Fuels Ltd is pleased to announce that it has acquired the business of G
Thomas & Sons, a Texaco distributor in South West Wales. With premises in
Ammanford, between Swansea and Carmarthen, this business has built up a strong
position in the local market over the last 50 years.

G Thomas & Sons has a fleet of six tankers for local deliveries and a storage
depot. The present owner, Mr Lynn Thomas, intends to retire while the other
staff will continue to provide the excellent service which the wide band of
customers expects. The business will continue to operate under its current
name.

Lynn Thomas said:

'I am delighted that the business which I have built up will be able to
continue to prosper under its new ownership'.

Kevin Kennerley, Managing Director of NWF Fuels Ltd, said:

 'G Thomas & Sons is exactly the kind of well-run company which we are
delighted to add to our existing ten sales depots and we welcome the staff
with whom we hope to continue to serve our customers'.

For further information contact:

Alan Fulker (Finance Director)          01829 260 260

Binns & Co Public Relations
Brian Coleman-Smith / Amanda Sheehy     0207 786 9600

http://www.nwf.co.uk