October 2001

Contact: - Jeremy Newell - Director of IT

Epsom Chase, 1 Hook Road,

Epsom, Surrey KT19 8TY

England

Tel +44 (0)1372 736 368

Fax +44 (0)1372 736 369

Mobile 07767 290684

Email jeremy.newell@bunzloutsourcing.com

Bunzl plc

Bunzl is a UK plc and approximately the 95th largest company in the UK in terms of market capitalisation. Headquartered in London, sales were over £2 billion last year, with 10,000 plus employees operating out of 200+ locations in over 20 countries worldwide. Classified under "Support Services" on the UK stock exchange, Bunzl is the 3^rd largest player in this segment behind Rentokil Initial and Hays plc.

Divided into four distinct operating groups – Outsourcing Services, Paper Distribution, Plastics and Filtrona -, Outsourcing Services comprises some 70% of the company’s total revenue and is Bunzl’s fastest growing business area in terms of sales and profitability.

Bunzl Outsourcing Services (BOS) is a division of Bunzl. The Company is involved with the wholesaling and distribution of products into catering, hotels, leisure and institutional markets, and is recognized as a leading force within the industry. With over 2,500 staff in nearly 100 locations serving close on 100,000 customers, BOS will constitute Bunzl’s fastest growing area worldwide this year.

BOS has pursued an aggressive growth and acquisition strategy over the last six years, with year on year sales and profitability increasing dramatically.

Companies with the Division comprise:

• Bunzl Catering Supplies (formerly ACS Whittaker): Catering & Vending, Hotel & Restaurant (UK)
• Alpha Supplies: Cleaning & Hygiene (UK)
• Hopa Disposables: Hotel & Catering (NL)
• Köve-Pac: Hotel & Catering, Packaging (D)
• Bunzl Vending Services (formerly Provend Services)
• Bunzl Australia: Catering & Janitorial (AUS)
• Bunzl Retail (formerly Brierley Almond): Retail (UK)
• Shermond Medical: surgical & healthcare supplies (UK)
• Greenham Trading (UK, Ireland, Denmark & Germany)

Customers include such well known names as Asda, Holiday Inn, Safeway, Rentokil Initial, Madame Tussauds, Sodexho (formerly Gardner Merchant), Lufthansa Service Sky Chefs, Warner Brothers, Starbucks, the Post Office, the National Health Service and Marks & Spencer.

Suppliers include global companies such as Kimberley-Clark, Diversey-Lever, SC Johnson Professional, Polarcup, 3M, Fort James, Vileda Professional, Duni and Tenneco.

Tactics for achieving BOS’s IT strategy are focused on standardization, centralization and business functionality enhancement. Standardization is key is order to achieve operating efficiencies and to facilitate the integration of acquisitions and this is achieved via

• A single enterprise software platform
• A single eCommerce application platform
• A single MIS application platform
• A single ERP server platform
• A single WAN & managed services environment
• A single facilities management outsourcing partner (hosting, systems management, h/ware maint., disaster recovery)

The dominant ERP platform is Sage Enterprise (formerly Tetra CS/3) running on an IBM RS/6000 S80 dual node cluster under AIX and Informix IDS relational database, and there are plans to standardize throughout the existing Group of companies within BOS over the next two years.

Activities of the Epsom-based IT team of eight focus on the following:

• Sage Enterprise application support & administration
• Sage Enterprise application development
• Application of new releases/upgrades and the specification and application of bespoke software (developed by 3^rd parties)
• Management information & reporting
• ODBC, Informix SQL, Business Objects
• Infrastructure management & development
• PC/LAN, WAN, B.O. server, Sage Enterprise RS/6000
• Integration of acquisitions (incorporating all of above)

By the end of quarter 3 2001, services relating to the first four activities will be provided for Bunzl Catering Supplies, Hopa, Kove-Pac, Bunzl Retail Supplies and Shermond Surgical by the central team. These businesses account for some 465 licensed Sage Enterprise users and approx. 50% of BOS’s annual sales.

Sage Enterprise application support and development consultants (x2)

• Problem resolution on Sage Enterprise systems
• Business/systems analysis both in the above and in the development of new functionality
• Integration of new businesses onto Sage Enterprise & Bunzl business "blueprints"

• 2-3 years Sage Enterprise experience in a commercial environment essential, ideally in a distribution environment
• in depth working knowledge of ledgers, stock, purchasing, order processing & EDI
• graduate calibre
• AIX, or UNIX, knowledge
• Preparedness to undertake European travel
• Adaptable, resilient, highly motivated, enthusiastic, team-player, customer-focused, credible with commercial management
• Ability to work under pressure, to deadlines
• Ability to tackle simultaneous tasks effectively
• Able to add value from "day 1"
• European languages, a distinct advantage

Epsom, Surrey

Reporting to Sage Enterprise support & development team manager

• Competitive basic salary and personal performance-based bonus, to reflect experience and calibre
• company car (depending on experience and calibre)
• private health option
• 4 weeks annual leave year 1, rising to 5 from year 2

As soon as possible