RNS Number:2085M
CRC Group PLC
11 June 2003


CRC Group plc "CRC" or the "Company"



The Directors of CRC would like to draw shareholders attention to the
announcement made today by Nokia with respect to its ongoing relationship with
CRC. A copy of the announcement is set out below:


"Nokia would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm its full support to the
CRC Group with regard to the International After Market Services they provide
for our mobile communications business. In view of recent press coverage, we
wish to stress that our partnership going forward is considered key in achieving
our future business objectives.


The CRC Group have provided a consistently high level of service to Nokia for
the past six years and, from a strong UK base, we have developed international
service capabilities across the European Mainland together.


Due to the continually improving reliability of Nokia products, repair volumes
have reduced significantly over the last year. This has altered the scope of the
After Market Service support provided by the CRC Group in Huntingdon, as
outlined in their recent press release. We have been working closely with the
CRC Group to implement Nokia's revised model in the market, and we are grateful
for the cooperation and flexibility CRC Group have shown in supporting our
objectives.


The CRC Group will continue to play a key role in Nokia's UK After Market
strategy, through the running of the Club Nokia Service Network Management
programme, Technical Helpdesk, Warehouse/Inventory services and Digital Services
in Huntingdon. The CRC UK Regional Centre of Competence and the Central European
Regional Repair Factory in Poland remain unaffected by these changes. We look
forward to further developing our partnership with CRC Group in the future."


Contacts



Alan McLaughlin, CRC Group plc                          01844 261900
Clive Carver, Williams de Broe Plc                      020 7588 7511







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