21 November 2014

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

Board Appointment

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC ('Hill & Smith' or 'the Group'), an international group with leading positions in the supply of infrastructure products and galvanizing services to global markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Annette Kelleher as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1 December 2014.

Annette has broad senior management experience in the international industrials sector.  She is currently Group Human Resources Director and a member of the Group Management Committee of Johnson Matthey plc, a FTSE100 global specialty chemicals group, as well as a Trustee of the Johnson Matthey Pension Scheme.

Annette joined Johnson Matthey in May 2013 from NSG Group, the Tokyo-listed global performance glass group which acquired Pilkington Group plc in 2006.  In her 15 years with, first, Pilkington and then NSG, she held a series of increasingly senior and global human resources roles, spending considerable time in Asia.

From 2006 to 2009, Annette was an independent director of Tribunal Services, part of the UK's Ministry of Justice. 

Bill Whiteley, Chairman of Hill & Smith, said:

"I am delighted that Annette has agreed to join us.  The depth of experience she has in the international manufacturing sector will bring a valuable and fresh perspective to our Board as we continue to develop our presence in the global infrastructure and galvanizing markets."

There are no further matters required to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of The Listing Rules.

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For further information, please contact:

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

Bill Whiteley, Chairman                                                                Tel:  44 (0)121 704 7430

MHP Communications

John Olsen/Andrew Leach/Vicky Watkins                            Tel:  44 (0)20 3128 8100

Notes to Editors

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is an international group with leading positions in the design, manufacture and supply of infrastructure products and galvanizing services to global markets. It serves its customers from facilities principally in the Australia, France, India, Sweden, Thailand, the UK and the USA.

The Group's operations are organised into three main business segments:

Infrastructure Products - Utilities, supplying products and services such as pipe supports for the power and liquid natural gas markets, energy grid components, "GRP" railway platforms and flood prevention barriers, plastic drainage pipes, industrial flooring, handrails, access covers and security fencing.

Infrastructure Products - Roads, supplying products and services such as permanent and temporary road safety barriers, street lighting columns, bridge parapets, gantries, temporary car parks, variable road messaging solutions and traffic data collection systems.

Galvanizing Serviceswhich provides zinc and other coatings for a wide range of products including fencing, lighting columns, structural steel work, bridges, agricultural and other products for the infrastructure and construction markets.

Headquartered in the UK and quoted on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: HILS.L), Hill & Smith Holdings PLC employs some 3,900 staff across 54 sites, principally in 7 countries.