SIXH.L Regulatory News (SIXH)

9 January 2013

The 600 Group PLC

Distribution partnership with BendertechniekBV.

The 600 Group PLC ("the Group", "the Company"), the machine tools and laser marking company, is pleased to announce that it has agreed a partnership with Bendertechniek B.V. to distribute the full range of Colchester lathes in The Netherlands and Belgium and Harrison lathes in The Netherlands. Established in 1966, Bendertechniek B.V is an active supplier of machinery for the metal and plastics processing industries and based in Veenendaal in The Netherlands.

Gijsbert Bender, Managing Director of Bendertechniek B.V. said, "It is a great privilege to distribute these two extremely well known and respected brands and we are delighted to be able to offer Colchester and Harrison manual lathes, Alpha manual/CNC lathes and Tornado CNC production turning centres, which compliment our existing range of lathe and machining centre products."

Howard Bamforth, 600 UK Sales Director said, "We are very excited about our new distribution partnership with Bendertechniek and welcome their tremendous experience in the selling and distribution of lathe products."

More Information on the 600 Group can be viewed at: www.600group.com

Note to Editors

The 600 Group PLC is a diversified engineering group with three principal areas of activity:

Machine Tools - the business has a strong reputation in the market for metal turning machines. Products range from small conventional machines for education markets, CNC workshop machines and CNC production machines. The manufacturing footprint is supported by selected outsourcing partners and machines are marketed through the Group's wholly owned international sales organisation.

Precision Engineered Components - machine spares are distributed to customers globally to help maintain the installed base of group machines which number in excess of 100,000. Additionally work holding products and taper roller bearings are sold via specialist distributors to OEMs including other machine builders.

Laser Marking - laser marking is a technologically superior alternative to inkjet marking. It requires no consumables and can operate on a continuous high speed basis when integrated into customers' production lines. The business has its own technology and proprietary software. Customer applications are diverse and range from telecommunications to pharmaceuticals. The requirement for increased product and component traceability is one of the market drivers.