Directorate Change

Tanfield Group PLC
14 June 2006



                               Tanfield Group plc


                         ('Tanfield' or the 'Company')


                               Directorate Change



The Directors today announce that Charles Brooks was yesterday appointed to the
Tanfield board as Finance Director, and the resignation of Tim Robinson from
this role.


Charles is 43 years old and a chartered accountant who joined the Company from
Agility Systems Limited where he was Finance and Operations Director.


He has been working for Tanfield for a number of months on the acquisition and
integration of the Upright Group, the US based powered aerial platform business
which the Company announced the purchase of on 26 April 2006.


He was previously a director of Circatex Limited which was put into
administration on 29 March 2004. There is no further information to be disclosed
regarding Charles deriving from Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies.



Roy Stanley, Chief Executive of Tanfield commented:


'The Board would like to extend their thanks to Tim for his hard work and the
contribution he has made to the Company over the last few years, which have seen
significant change of the Group, and wish him the very best for the future.


We would also like to welcome Charles to Tanfield and look forward to his
contribution to the continued development of the Group in the years to come.'


Enquiries:


Roy Stanley, Group Executive
Tanfield Group plc                            Tel:      [phone]


Ruari McGirr
Daniel Stewart & Co plc                       Tel:      [phone]







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