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Spring Group PLC
10 February 2003

10 February 2003



  Spring Group plc awarded #15m managed service contract by Cogent Defence and
  Security Networks Limited for the provision of all temporary contract staff


Spring Group plc (SRG.L), the recruitment, workforce management and training
company, announces that it has been awarded a managed service contract to
provide Cogent Defence and Security Networks Limited with all of its temporary
contract staff requirements.


The contract, which will be implemented by hy-phen, Spring's market-leading
workforce management service, will see Spring act as Cogent Defence and Security
Networks Limited's managed service provider for all new and existing contract
staffing requirements. The contract is for an initial period of three years and
is expected to generate annual revenues in Spring in excess of #5 million.


Cogent Defence and Security Networks Limited is the UK business of EADS,
Europe's leading Aeronautics, Space and Defence company, and is a major supplier
of secure communication solutions to the Defence, Public Safety and Enterprise
markets.  Cogent Defence and Security Networks Limited relies on the flexibility
afforded by the contractor market to staff its technical and non-engineering
activity to meet exacting technical criteria and tight project deadlines.


Following an extensive procurement process, the hy-phen managed service was
selected ahead of over 30 current and potential suppliers. Under the terms of
the contract, hy-phen will provide Cogent Defence and Security Networks Limited
with an outsourced resourcing function, deploying a dedicated on-site team of
recruitment specialists to fulfil all of Cogent Defence and Security Networks
Limited's requirements for temporary contract staff.


The hy-phen managed service delivers a cost-effective solution by providing a
more efficient vendor management process. As a result, the recruitment function
is faster and simpler, leading to improved quality and control. Since its
start-up in 2001, hy-phen has secured over #4.5m of contracted revenues and
manages over #230m of contract spend with blue chip clients including Barclays
Bank, Royal Mail and National Grid.


Eddie Cawston, Procurement Manager for Cogent Defence and Security Networks
Limited said, "hy-phen was the obvious choice for Cogent Defence and Security
Networks Limited, as the team not only demonstrated an immediate understanding
of our particular requirements, but was also able to deliver an efficient and
cost-effective solution within our timescales and independent of our current
contractor suppliers."



Richard Barfield, Chief Executive Officer of Spring Group plc, said, "The
contract with Cogent Defence and Security Networks Limited extends Spring's
market-leading position in the rapidly evolving workforce management market.  We
are finding an increased appetite for our offering from both existing and new
customers as companies recognise the cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and
control provided by hy-phen's workforce management solutions."



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Spring Group plc                                     Tel: 0207 452 7644
Richard Barfield, CEO

Financial Dynamics                                   Tel: 0207 831 3113
Ben Atwell



Notes to Editors:


Spring Group plc

Spring Group plc specialises in IT and general recruitment, workforce management
and training. Spring has over 7,500 contractors and temporary staff working for
its customers every day; every year, Spring places 3,000 permanent staff and
trains over 50,000 people.



hy-phen

hy-phen provides best-of-breed workforce management solutions to both Spring and
non-Spring clients. hy-phen's blend of on-site services and technology provides
a procurement and administration process that allows buyers of staffing services
and their suppliers to interact effectively with one another through the entire
recruitment process, and beyond.



hy-phen creates a single channel connecting everyone in the workforce management
supply chain: Human Resources, Finance & Purchasing, Hiring Managers of contract
and permanent staffing services, Suppliers & Contractors.



Cogent Defence and Security Networks Limited

Cogent Defence and Security Networks Limited, is the UK business unit of EADS
Telecom and the focal point of telecommunications for EADS in the UK.

Web-site: www.cogent-dsn.com



EADS Telecom

EADS Telecom is the global Centre of Excellence for telecommunications of the
EADS Group, the leading Aeronautics, Space and Defence Company in Europe.



EADS Telecom is a supplier of turnkey telecommunications networks based on civil
technologies for the Security, Defence and civil markets with a complete range
of solutions "Connexity", whose common denominator is security. With a local
presence in 11 countries, EADS TELECOM has 3500 employees in Europe, the United
States and Mexico, with pro forma revenues of EUR 860 million worldwide in 2001.


Web-site: www.eads-telecom.net


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