MCHL Mouchel Group

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Mouchel Parkman plc
07 December 2007



                              Mouchel Parkman plc

                          Interim Management Statement





Mouchel Parkman plc, the consulting and business services group, issues the
following Interim Management Statement covering the period from the beginning of
the financial year, 1 August 2007, to date.  The company holds its Annual
General Meeting in London today at 10.30 a.m.



The first four months of the current financial year have been another period of
excellent progress in the continuing development of the Group and we are making
good headway in securing and positioning ourselves for new contracts.  The
integration of the business process outsourcing business, HBS, is proceeding
well and we are also now benefiting from the full year effect of the three
acquisitions completed this time last year in the highways, water and management
consultancy markets.



In Highways, we have seen another period of solid progress.  The integration of
Traffic Support has been completed satisfactorily and we recently learned that
we have been successful in our bid to support IBM in its London Congestion
Charging tender, where IBM is currently preferred bidder.



We believe that we are well placed for the current round of Highways Agency
Super Agency commissions where we are bidding contracts in the South of England
and the East Midlands.  We have also now commenced the procurement process for
the next round of contracts.  We recently submitted our tender for the M25 DBFO,
as part of the FLOW consortium, which comprises all of the parties currently
involved in the maintenance management of the M25 network and Dartford river
crossings.



Having successfully completed the Active Traffic Management pilot on the M42, we
are now well positioned to benefit from the recent announcement that this
technology will be adopted more widely in the West Midlands on the 'Birmingham
Box' motorways, on the M5, M6 and M42, as well as elsewhere in the country.



In Government & Business Services, the integration of HBS is proceeding to plan
and we remain on track to deliver the synergies and improvement in profitability
in line with the targets outlined at the time of acquisition in August 2007.  We
continue to pursue bundled service opportunities in Merseyside, Yorkshire and
the North East.  During the period, we secured preferred bidder status on the
Hackney Building Schools for the Future contract and are currently evaluating
other forthcoming opportunities in this area, including Southwark, where we have
now been shortlisted.



In Regulated Industry, the focus in Water has mainly been on our positioning for
the next Asset Management Planning period (AMP5), due to start in 2010, with
bidding commencing towards the end of 2008.  The integration of Ewan is largely
complete and we are now benefiting from the broader geographical coverage and
skill base as a result of the acquisition.  Our international activities
continue to grow, mainly on the back of strong demand in the Gulf and we are
also seeing an increase in consultancy work in the areas of climate change,
sustainability and carbon management.



In Rail, we are finding that tendering opportunities in signalling related work
for Network Rail are still relatively limited.  As a result, the business
remains focused on programme and project management activities and consultancy,
where we continue to be successfully engaged in a number of such assignments for
both London Underground and Network Rail, including, most recently, the enabling
works for the new commuter station at St. Pancras.



The Group's prospects are underpinned by the continuing strong order book and
pipeline which currently stand at #2.0bn and #2.6bn respectively, broadly
unchanged from the #2.2bn and #2.5bn respectively at our last year end.  Our
expectation is that a number of opportunities in the pipeline will move into the
order book in the near future.



We remain excited about our prospects and the progress we have made in the year
to date means we look forward with continuing confidence.  We anticipate Group
performance for the year to be in line with our expectations.



Mouchel Parkman plc, which will also be seeking shareholder approval at the
Annual General Meeting today to change its name to Mouchel Group plc, will
announce its interim results for the six months ending 31 January 2008 on Monday
31 March 2008.







For further information please contact:





Mouchel Parkman plc

Richard Cuthbert, Chief Executive                 ) 01932 337122
Kevin Young, Group Finance Director               )

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Ged Brumby                                          020 7282 2996
Angharad Couch                                      020 7282 2941






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