GRPMS Announces Sole Supplier Agreement with Chomarat

GRPMS, a member of Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM), a Division of Umeco plc, has entered into a sole supply agreement with Chomarat, a market leader in innovative and exclusive reinforcements, to distribute their product range in the UK, Eire and Scandinavia.

The addition of Chomarat's global expertise and its wide range of products, including special solutions for closed mould processes such as Roviflow®or Rovicore®, further reinforces GRPMS strategy of delivering top quality products from the strongest supplier portfolio in the composites distribution market.

GRPMS provides unrivalled service in the composites distribution market, working through its highly experienced sales team, network of distribution centres and most recently through its on-line presence at - www.tools4grp.com. Also, as part of the larger UCSM group of companies, GRPMS now benefits from the significant technical support resource housed within the Group's Technology Centre in Derbys, UK.

For further information, please contact:

GRPMS
Internal Sales
Telephone: 0845 650 3663
E-mail: admin@tools4grp.com
Web site: www.grpms.com
Web Shop: www.tools4grp.com

Notes to Editors

GRPMS - specialises in the distribution of GRP materials to the reinforced plastics market and sets the standard in its field, putting customers in touch with a vast array of quality products and delivering on everything it promises, putting delivery and service first. GRPMS services its customers through a national sales team, internal sales and an on-line web shop. With unrivalled experience in the composite distribution market, GRPMS is committed to providing a vast choice of products, an efficient service and the right products at the right price, on time . . . every time.

Umeco - a leading innovator in distribution and supply chain management to the aerospace and defence industries, harnessing new methods for enhancing its customers' performance and profitability.

Umeco also has significant manufacturing interests in advanced composite materials for a growing range of applications in its core aerospace and defence markets, and in other high performance technology industries such as motor sport, automotive and wind energy.

Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Umeco had turnover of £415.3 million in the year to 31 March 2009.

Umeco is managed through two divisions:

Umeco Composites - a provider of a complete range of advanced composite materials, principally to the aerospace, motor sport, automotive and wind energy markets.

Customers include: Boeing, Airbus, BAE Systems, manufacturers of wind turbines, a number of manufacturers of high performance super cars, and Formula One teams, including Team McLaren Mercedes.

Umeco Supply Chain - a leading international provider of value-added distribution and supply chain outsourcing services to customers in the aerospace & defence market. With its specialisation in the supply of small components and sophisticated IT systems, its growing global customer base can enjoy significant operational, cost and working capital benefits.

Customers include: Rolls-Royce plc, BAE Systems, Safran Group, Parker Aerospace, Goodrich, Thales, Aerospace, Turbomeca, Lockheed Martin, and the US Department of Defense.