18 November 2020

Speedy Hire Plc

("Speedy", "the Company" or "the Group")

Director change

Speedy, the UK's leading provider of tools and equipment hire, and services to the construction, infrastructure and industrial markets, announces that Bob Contreras has advised the Company that he will step down from the Board on 17 February 2021, to allow him to exclusively pursue his full-time executive role. The Board has commenced a search process for his replacement as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.

David Shearer, Chairman, commented:

"I would like to thank Bob for his significant contribution and wise counsel over the past five years and wish him well for the future."

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Notes to Editors: Founded in 1977, Speedy is the UK's leading provider of tools, equipment and plant hire services to a wide range of customers in the construction, infrastructure and industrial markets, as well as to local trade and industry. The Group provides complementary support services through the provision of training, asset management and compliance services. Speedy is certified nationally to ISO27001, ISO50001, ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001. The Group operates from over 200 fixed sites across the UK and Ireland together with a number of on-site facilities at client locations, from an international office based in Abu Dhabi and through a joint venture in Kazakhstan.