Directorate Change

Staffline Recruitment Group plc
01 March 2005




                        STAFFLINE RECRUITMENT GROUP PLC

                 John Crabtree appointed Non-Executive Director

Staffline Recruitment Group plc, a leading provider of recruitment and
outsourced HR services to industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of
John Rawcliffe Airey Crabtree as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee, with immediate effect.

Mr Crabtree, aged 55, was formerly senior partner of Wragge & Co the Birmingham
based corporate law firm. Whilst in this role, John was responsible for the
firm's evolution into a practice with 100 partners and a turnover of £75
million.

John is Non-Executive Chairman of Metalrax Group plc, SLR Holdings Ltd, MGI
Wenham Major and Birmingham Hippodrome Ltd, and Vice President of the Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce. He also holds Directorships of Airey Limited, Arden Manor
Developments Limited, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Birmingham
Hippodrome Theatre Trust Limited, and Warwick Racecourse Company Limited.

Directorships in the past five years:

Howarth & Airey Limited

Mr Crabtree was a non-executive director of H&A Wines & Spirits Group Limited in
respect of which an administration order was made on 24 April 2003.

Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures to be made in
accordance with Rule 15 and Schedule 2(f) of the AIM Rules.

Commenting on the appointment, Andy Hogarth, Managing Director of Staffline,
said:

'The appointment of John is in line with our intention stated at the time of our
AIM IPO in December 2004, to strengthen the Board with the appointment of a
further Non-Executive Director.

'John brings with him a wealth of experience in overseeing the significant
expansion of companies, which will be invaluable to the Group as we progress our
growth plans.'

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For further information, please contact:              www.staffline.co.uk

Staffline Recruitment                                 0115 950 0885
Andy Hogarth, Managing Director

Smithfield                                            020 7360 4900
Reg Hoare/Katie Hunt

Note to Editors:

Staffline Recruitment is a specialist supplier of 'blue collar' temporary and
contract staff to industry operating from 21 high-street branches and 40 on-site
locations nationwide, managed from a head office in Nottingham. It was founded
in 1986 and admitted to AIM on 8 December 2004, at a price of 80 pence per
share, raising approximately £6.7 million net of expenses.


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