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For Immediate Release 28 April 2016

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ScS Group plc ("the Company")

Key Senior Management Appointments

ScS, one of the UK's largest retailers of upholstered furniture and flooring, is pleased to announce a series of senior appointments to drive forward the Group's ambitious growth and development plans. In the new structure there are two new appointments to the Management Board, Managing Director and Corporate Services Director, as well as the arrival of the Group's new Chief Financial Officer. All members of the Management Board report to the Group's CEO, David Knight.

The Group's new Chief Financial Officer, Chris Muir, has now joined the business. As well as finance, Chris will also have responsibility for IT, business reporting and company secretarial matters. Chris's appointment, as previously announced, follows the decision by Ron Turnbull to step down from the Board and leave after more than 10 years with the Group. Chris joins the ScS Group from Northgate plc.

Kevin Royal, formerly the Group's Sales Director, is appointed as the Group's new Managing Director, with responsibility for its 97 stores throughout the UK, plus 28 concessions within House of Fraser. Kevin joined ScS in 1981 as a trainee store manager, when it was purely a North East based retailer, and has played an instrumental role in leading the Group's retail division to success.

In addition, Marie Liston, formerly the Group's HR Director, is appointed to the new role of Corporate Services Director. Marie, who has been with the Group for 15 years, will continue to oversee its HR operations and in addition she will also have responsibility for customer service, internal audit, health and safety and regulatory compliance, as well as central administration and the Group's property functions.

ScS has also commenced the search to further strengthen the team with three additional Directors in key roles; ScS Sales Director, Brand Development Director, responsible for the Group's House of Fraser concessions, and Commercial Director, responsible for continuing the Company's growth in flooring sales and seeking partnership deals with household insurance companies and other such B2B opportunities.

Kevin said: "These are very exciting times for the Group and all of our employees. In the past five years through the introduction of long term consumer interest free finance, our partnerships with famous brands such as La-Z-Boy, G Plan and Parker Knoll, and the launch of our concessions in House of Fraser, we have seen our share of the UK sofa market grow. The introduction of flooring to our business has made us a unique national retailer offering both sofas and flooring under one roof. This has enabled us to grow our sales per square foot, due both to our very successful sofa sales and the introduction of carpets and flooring products in 2012."

David Knight, ScS Chief Executive, added: "These appointments clearly demonstrate our commitment to planning for the Group's future, developing all areas of our business further and enabling us to maximise opportunities for growth. We're also looking to further strengthen our Management Team with the appointment of three new Director roles in order to support our growth plans.

"I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate both Kevin and Marie on their new appointments, which are recognition of their continued hard work and dedication to the Group, as well as officially extending a warm welcome to Chris who joined us recently. Together with the senior team here at ScS, I look forward with confidence as we strive to further grow and develop the business for the future."

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Notes to editors

· ScS is one of the UK's largest retailers of upholstered furniture and floorings, promoting itself as the "Sofa Carpet Specialist" seeking to offer value and choice through a wide range of upholstered furniture and flooring products. The Group's product range is designed to appeal to a broad customer base with a mid-market priced offering and currently trades from 97 stores.

· The Company's upholstered furniture business specialises primarily in fabric and leather sofas and chairs. ScS sells a range of branded products which are not sold under registered trade marks (such as the Lotti, the Danni and the Zamba) and a range of branded products which are sold under registered trade marks owned by ScS (such as Endurance and SiSi Italia). The Group also offers a range of third party brands (which include La-Z-Boy, G Plan and Parker Knoll). The Company's flooring business includes carpets, as well as laminate and vinyl flooring.

· In 2014 ScS began to operate the furniture and carpet concession ranges for the House of Fraser "For Living" brand. ScS currently operates in 28 House of Fraser stores across the UK.

Director Biographies

Chris Muir - CFO

Chris joined ScS in April 2016 as Group Finance Director. Prior to this he was Group Finance Director of Northgate plc. Northgate is Europe's leading specialist in light commercial vehicle hire and a member of the FTSE 250. He joined Northgate in 2003 as a Group Accountant and held a number of senior UK and group roles, including UK Finance Director and acting group CEO in the summer of 2014. He is a chartered accountant having qualified with Deloitte in 1999.

Kevin Royal - Managing Director

Kevin, from Sunderland, joined ScS in 1981 as a trainee store manager, after qualifying as a Marine Engineer within the ship building industry. He quickly progressed through the business, managing a number of stores (including the Metro Centre Gateshead flagship store) before being promoted to Regional Manager. He was promoted to the Board of ScS's main operating company A. Share & Sons Limited in 1999 and promoted again to the position of Sales Director in 2003.

Marie Liston - Corporate Services Director

Marie joined ScS in 2000 as HR Manager and was appointed HR Director in 2003. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and has over 19 years' experience in senior HR roles having held HR management positions with Ernst & Young LLP and Fenwick Ltd.