RNS No 5832q
TAYLOR WOODROW PLC
3rd December 1998


TAYLOR WOODROW SELLS WINDFARM BUSINESS

Taylor Woodrow plc announced today that its construction division has sold its
windfarm  subsidiary, First Windfarm Holdings Limited, to Westbury Windfarms
Ltd, a joint  venture  company owned by International Wind Projects Ltd. and
Foras Energy A/S, for a cash sum of   approximately #5 million.

The disposal will allow Taylor Woodrow Construction to continue its focus on
core  competencies.

First Windfarm Holdings owns three windfarms, Cold Northcott in Cornwall, and
Cemmaes  and Llangwyryfon, both in Wales.  The three projects total 20 MW's of
nameplate  capacity,  comprised of 66 WEG MS3 turbines and generate
approximately 55,000 MWh's per year.

Media enquiries
Tom MacQuillan
Taylor Woodrow plc
0181 575 4175


Note:

1.  This disposal completes the sale of Taylor Woodrows wind energy businesses.
It follows  on from the disposal, announced earlier this year, of Wind Energy
Group (WEG) -  a  designer and manufacturer of wind turbines, and Taywood
Aerolaminates - a design er  and manufacturer of specialist wind turbine blades
to UK subsidiaries of NEG Mic on A/S  of Denmark.


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