RNS Number:3752P
Spring Group PLC
04 September 2003

4 September 2003



                                SPRING GROUP PLC



         Recently-acquired Best International awarded multi million pound 
                              outsourcing contract
                by Prudential for all UK temporary staffing

Spring Group plc, the recruitment, workforce management and training company,
announces that Best International has been awarded a three year outsourcing
contract to provide Prudential Assurance, one of the world's largest insurance
groups, with all of its temporary staffing requirements. The contract is
expected to generate substantial revenues over the three years of the contract.

Best has extensive experience in the banking, insurance and finance sector,
including screening, compliance with Financial Services Act regulations and
providing staff with sector-specific skills.  Best also has expertise in the
provision of outsourced staffing services, based on the application of its
resourcing model to improve quality, increase compliance with customers'
internal procurement processes, and deliver greater cost-effectiveness in
staffing procurement.

Best has worked closely with Prudential for the last five years. The
relationship initially focused on the IT contract area. Building on this strong
relationship, Prudential is now extending and expanding Best's role to encompass
all temporary staffing within Prudential, which now includes IT, finance,
clerical, marketing, legal, HR, customer services, operations, sales and various
other specialist areas.

Yvette Hunt-Bingham, Head of Resourcing at Prudential, said "This outsourcing
arrangement is a good example of the large-scale changes taking place in the
employment market. The scope of the arrangement, covering all temporary labour,
provides Prudential with the controls, assurance and comfort that all large
organisations are looking for. Selecting a partner with the track record, vision
and flexibility to work in a fast moving and complex environment would not have
been easy, however Best has an excellent track record within Prudential and the
controls and savings that have been achieved within information technology over
the past few years gave us the confidence to award them this substantial
contract."

Jon Butterfield, Director of Best, commented: "Having worked closely with
Prudential for the last five years, we are delighted that Best has now been
selected as the company's partner for temporary resourcing. Prudential has
placed its confidence in Best to deliver innovative and cost-effective
resourcing solutions to meet its temporary IT staffing needs."

Richard Barfield, Spring's Chief Executive Officer, said: "I am delighted that
Prudential have demonstrated their confidence in Best now that it is part of the
Spring Group, and I look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.  This
major contract win underlines the rationale for the acquisition of Best and we
look forward to making further announcements in due course."


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Spring Group plc
Richard Barfield, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 0207 655 8605


Financial Dynamics
Ben Atwell
Tel: 0207 831 3113


About Spring

Spring Group plc specialises in IT and general recruitment, workforce management
and IT training. Spring has over 8,000 contractors and temporary staff working
for its customers today and has placed more than 3,000 permanent staff and
trained over 50,000 people in IT in the last 12 months.

Spring's IT Staffing business delivers its services to customers through
sector-focused teams and with a wide range of tailored services, including
on-site, managed service, and master vendor programmes.


About Prudential

Prudential was established in 1848, and includes major brands such as egg and 
M & G.

Prudential UK Insurance operations serve around 7 million customers for a wide
range of financial products and services.


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