Tanfield Group PLC
06 August 2007

                       Tanfield Group plc (the "Company")



                               Holding in Company



The Company was notified on 27 July 2007 that Octopus Asset Management Nominees
Limited has an interest in 9,693,900 ordinary shares in the Company which
represents approximately 2.62% of the issued share capital of the Company.


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