RNS Number:4846K
Brandon Hire PLC
29 April 2003

29th April, 2003





                                BRANDON HIRE PLC

                            CHAIRMAN'S AGM STATEMENT


At today's Annual General Meeting, John Laycock, Chairman of Brandon Hire plc,
made the following statement:


"The first quarter has shown that the return to organic growth we saw in the
second half of last year has continued into the first quarter of this year. We
remain confident in our ability to deliver an improved performance in 2003 and
are resolute in our strategy of well-managed growth and delivery of increased
returns to shareholders."


Brandon Hire:
Charles Skinner, Chief Executive
Chris Sims, Finance Director


Brunswick:
Kate Miller/Roderick Cameron


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