Westminster Group Regulatory News (WSG)

6 May 2008 07:03

Westminster Group PLC06 May 2008 6th May 2008 Westminster Group Plc: New contract Award RMS Awarded Contract for Castle House London Westminster Group plc ('Westminster' or 'the Group'), the AIM listed supplier ofsystem solutions and products to the security, defence, fire protection andsafety markets worldwide, announces that its UK division, RMS IntegratedSolutions, has secured a contract for the installation of a security and safetysystem to the new Castle House development project in Central London. The Castle House development, which is part of the extensive regeneration schemeof the famous Elephant & Castle site in Southwark, involves the construction oftwo new buildings; a 43 storey building rising 147m above ground level,incorporating 409 apartments, and a 5 storey pavilion building at its base. The contract involves the installation of CCTV surveillance, intruder detection,PC based access control, video entry systems, satellite TV distribution andvoice & data network installations throughout the building. The contract, valued at circa £270,000 GBP, is anticipated to start in June andis expected to last into late 2009 Commenting on this latest contract award, Peter Fowler, Chief Executive ofWestminster Group, said: "I am very pleased to announce this latest contract award for RMS for thesecurity and safety systems in Castle House which helps give RMS visibility ofearnings over the next 12 - 18 months. Castle House is one part of a much largerregeneration scheme and I am confident that this contract will help us securethe Elephant House project at the same site which is several times larger thanthis initial contract." Enquiries: Peter Fowler 01295 756 300Chief Executive - Westminster Group Plc Clive Carver 020 7600 1658FinnCap Tom Cooper/Paul Vann 0117 920 0092Winningtons Financial Notes: Westminster Group plc is a leader in the supply of system solutions and productsto the security, defence, fire protection and safety markets worldwide. Westminster's principal activity is the design, supply and ongoing support ofadvanced technology security solutions. These can range from product onlyassignments, such as the supply of specialised scanners, to the design andimplementation of an integrated system solution such as a border detection andsurveillance system. The majority of its customer base, by value, comprisesgovernments and government agencies, non governmental organisations and bluechip commercial organisations. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange