RNS Number:5443K
Mouchel plc
30 April 2003

                                                                   30 April 2003

                                  Mouchel plc



MOUCHEL STRENGTHENS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY DIVISION WITH ACQUISITION OF
                 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS



Mouchel plc, the professional support services group, announces that it has
acquired Lloyd Davies Associates Plc ("LDA"), an Information Management
Consultancy for a maximum consideration of #1.7m.

An initial consideration of #1,001,000 will be paid in cash. Further
consideration will become payable based on the pre-tax profits of LDA for each
of the two financial years ending June 2003 and June 2004. Any further
consideration will be settled in cash. The total maximum consideration will be
#1.7m.

LDA, which specialises in information systems and technology, Best Value and
e-Government management consultancy, has an extensive client base focused
exclusively on local government and the public sector.  LDA, which was
established in 1989, is based in Newbury and employs a team of 18 consultants.

LDA will work closely with Mouchel's existing Management Consultancy division
and brings specialist skills in the area of information systems.  This will
complement Mouchels's leading positions in procurement, change management, asset
management, strategic consulting and education and learning services
consultancy.

Jim Harding, Chief Executive of Mouchel commented: "We are delighted to announce
this strategically important acquisition which strengthens our management
consultancy division.  LDA, with its focus on new technology and e-government,
brings core skills to the Group and will increase our ability to provide the
highest levels of strategic advice to our clients at board level."

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For further information:
Jim Harding
Chief Executive
Mouchel plc
Telephone: 01932 337000

Kevin Young
Group Finance Director
Mouchel plc
Telephone: 01932 337000

Stuart Black
Group Business Development Director
Mouchel plc
Telephone: 01932 337000

Ginny Pulbrook
Director
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Telephone: 020 7282 2945


Notes to editors:

Mouchel plc is a professional support services group providing high-value
technical, commercial and financial services to public and private sector
clients.

The Group operates in three business streams: Managed Services, Project Services
and Management Consultancy.  The Group's strategy is to develop a fast-growing,
sustainable and high-value Managed Services business, using the established and
profitable Management Consultancy and Project Services businesses to strengthen
and differentiate the proposition.

*        Managed services - operates long-term contracts (typically three to
seven years) ranging from the operational management of highways, roads,
railways and public buildings to providing school improvement and support
services in partnership with local education authorities;

*        Project services - focuses on areas where the Group believes there
is the potential to convert traditional consulting engineering businesses into
Managed Services, especially in the areas of project and supply chain management
and the provision of specialist technologies;

*         Management consultancy - provides access to client organisations at
board level, to contribute to clients' strategic policies and to build in depth
client understanding.  The business stream provides strategic, procurement,
asset and change management consultancy.

Major clients include:


*         Government ministries and agencies (Highways Agency, Ministry of
Defence, Department for Transport, Environment Agency, Department for Education
and Skills)

*         Local authorities (Hertfordshire, Essex, North Yorkshire, Kent, Surrey
and Bedfordshire County Councils)

*         Private sector clients (Network Rail, Transco, Shell, Stena Line
Ports, CSX World Terminals)

Mouchel's head office is in West Byfleet, Surrey.   The Company's shares are
listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange following flotation in
June 2002 (mchl.l).  For further information, please visit Mouchel's website at
www.mouchel.com

LDA Plc

LDA's clients include London Borough of Barnet, London Borough of Richmond upon
Thames, Cambridge City Council, Dorset County Council, East Sussex CC,
Gloucestershire CC, Bournemouth Borough Council, Bracknell Forest BC, Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI), Swindon DC, East Northamptonshire DC, Guildford BC
and Forest of Dean DC.




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