RNS Number:9480J
Heywood Williams Group PLC
11 April 2003



                         HEYWOOD WILLIAMS GROUP PLC
                         
Heywood Williams Group PLC ("the Company") advised that it received notice on
10 April 2003 from Barclays PLC that it now has a notifiable interest in 
2,369,373 of the Company's issued ordinary shares which represents 3.02% of the
Company's issued ordinary share capital.

Contact:  Pat Fairbrother,  01484 487200



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