ROHS UPDATE

As part of our on going commitment to support our customers during the
transition to RoHS compliance, we have introduced two key procedures into
our quality system to assist in identifying the status of the product we
are supplying.

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During September 2005 we introduced product compliance status on
all of our order confirmations and delivery notes. |

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During October 2005 we started labelling the packaging of compliant
product with the following label:

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We would also like to take this opportunity to get some feedback from our
customers on your preparations for RoHS compliance and especially if you
have exemptions from the Directive. Please contact John or Steve with your
comments. |