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31 July 2023

RTC Group Plc

("RTC", "the Company" or "the Group")

Sudden death of Chairman

It is with great sadness that, RTC Group Plc (AIM: RTC.L), the engineering and technical recruitment Group, announces that its founder and chairman, Bill Douie, has died suddenly.

Further announcements will be made as required.

Andy Pendlebury, chief executive, said:

"It is with a very heavy heart that I am announcing the sudden death of Bill Douie, chairman of RTC Group Plc

Bill joined with Clive Chapman in 1992 to purchase an ailing ATA Selection business which subsequently became the RTC Group of today and Bill remained executive chairman until his sudden death.

Bill and I worked together on the Board of RTC Group for the last 16 years. Bill was a highly intellectual man with a passion for business and an immense knowledge of both global and domestic affairs.

His insights, support, and guidance have been invaluable to me as chief executive. His sense of humour and warmth as an individual have proved invaluable to me on a personal level.

Bill has been a pleasure to work with he will be sorely missed."

ENDS

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About RTC

RTC Group Plc is an AIM listed business that focuses on white and blue-collar recruitment, providing temporary and permanent labour to a broad range of industries and customers in both domestic and international markets through its geographically defined operating divisions.

UK division

Through its Ganymede and ATA Recruitment brands the Group provides a wide range of recruitment services in the UK.

Ganymede specialise in recruiting technical and engineering talent and providing complete workforce solutions to help build and maintain infrastructure and transportation for a wide range of clients. Ganymede is a market leader in providing a diverse range of people solutions to the rail, energy, construction, highways, and transportation sectors. With offices strategically located across the country, Ganymede provides its clients with the benefit of a national network of skilled personnel combined with local expertise.

ATA Recruitment provide technical recruitment solutions to the manufacturing, engineering, and technology sectors. Working as an engineering recruitment partner supporting businesses across the UK. ATA Recruitment has a strong track record of attracting and recruiting engineering talent for our clients. ATA's regional offices which are strategically located in Leicester and Leeds each have dedicated market-experts to ensure ATA delivers excellence to both our clients and candidates. 

International division

Through its GSS brand the Group works with customers across the globe that are focused on delivering projects in a variety of engineering sectors. GSS has a track record of delivery in some of the world's most hostile locations. Working closely with its customers GSS provides contract and permanent staffing solutions on an international basis, providing key personnel into new projects and supporting ongoing large-scale project staffing needs. GSS typically recruit across a range of disciplines and skills from operators and supervisors, through to senior management level.

UK Central Services

The Group headquarters are located at the Derby Conference Centre which also provides office accommodation for its operating divisions in addition to generating rental and conferencing income from space not utilised by the Group.