Sweett Group wins first water utilities contract

29 May 2012

Sweett Group plc

("Sweett Group" or "the Group")

Sweett Group wins first water utilities contract

Sweett Group, the international property and infrastructure consultancy is pleased to announce that it has won its first significant framework contract in the water utilities sector. Together with Aqua Consultants, the Group's partner in the water sector, the Group has secured an appointment as one of three providers on United Utilities' three year framework. The work will be delivered predominantly through the Group's offices in Leeds and Manchester, with support from the Group's network of offices across the UK.

United Utilities provides water and wastewater services to nearly 7 million people in the Northwest of England, supplying 3 million households and over 200,000 business premises.

Kenneth Wood, Senior Director with responsibility for the Group's UK infrastructure work, said:

"I am very proud of our team's hard work in securing this fantastic commission. This is the first step in our strategy of gaining market share in an attractive, engineering led sector."

Derek Pitcher, Managing Director, Europe and MEAI, said:

"Diversity is one of the main strengths of our UK business, where we operate across eleven main sectors, none of which represents more than 20% of our total revenue. Targeting new sectors such as utilities and energy is one of the Group's main growth strategies and I am very pleased to see us developing the kind of sector-specific expertise we are known for across the retail, health and commercial fields."

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For further information:

Sweett Group plcDean Webster, Chief Executive Officer +44 20 7061 9000Theo Kjellberg, Group Communications Manager +44 20 7061 9102FTI ConsultingBilly Clegg, Oliver Winters, Latika Shah +44 20 7831 3113

About Sweett Group

Sweett Group plc is a global business with expertise in property and infrastructure professional services. Our services include programme and project management, cost management, advisory and PPP/PFI investment.

We aim to forge long term, successful relationships with all stakeholders in the property and infrastructure industry. "Global knowhow, local delivery" is the essence of our business and our reach enables us to put global best practice to use in the local markets we serve.

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