Pre-close Trading Update

RNS Number:0291J
Parkman Group PLC
21 March 2003



For Immediate Release                                             21 March 2003



                               PARKMAN GROUP PLC

                            Pre-close Trading Update


Parkman Group plc ("Parkman"), the rapidly expanding professional support
services group, is reporting on its trading progress, prior to entering the
close period in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2003.

Parkman has experienced a buoyant first quarter to 2003, continuing the strong
trading of 2002. A number of contract wins have increased the Group's order book
by #40m over this period. As a result of these successes, Parkman's forward
order book is now at a record #133m.  Turnover to the end of February 2003 shows
strong year on year growth. It is expected that the results for the current
financial year will therefore be in line with market expectations.

Parkman's bidding pipeline currently stands at #150m, more than double the level
of twelve months ago. The outlook in the Group's core markets, both in
outsourcing and in consultancy, continues to be good, leaving Parkman well
placed to deliver a strong performance in the financial year to March 2004 and
beyond.

Preliminary results for the financial year ending March 2003 are due to be
announced on June 16th.

Notes to Editors:

Parkman is a professional support services organisation that works extensively
with national, regional and local government, utilities, rail infrastructure
operators, education authorities and in the defence sector to provide wide
ranging technical and managerial expertise.

Outsourcing activities focus on mainly public sector operations predominantly in
highways and transportation, rail, water, property and social housing
management, defence and education. Underpinning this business is Parkman's
consultancy practice, which in addition, provides expertise in environment
management, land information management and project management.

For Further Information:

Richard Archer, Chairman                                         0121 355 8949
Richard Cuthbert, Chief Executive                                020 7874 7717


Richard Darby, Suzanne Dunne, James Strong
Buchanan Communications                                          020 7466 5000



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