Technology Solutions Provider Stone Group Wins Place in Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 for Second Year Running

STONE, England, February 9 - Staffordshire-based technology solutions provider Stone Group
www.stonegroup.co.uk has been awarded a place in the prestigious
Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 (
www.stonegroup.co.uk/news–events/news/stone-group-honoured-in-sunday-times—deloitte-'buyout-track-100'-and-.aspx)
awards for the second consecutive year.

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James Bird, CEO of technology solutions provider
(www.stonegroup.co.uk/about-us.aspx/) Stone Group said, "It's always
great to be recognised at a national level and our inclusion in the Sunday
Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 awards are a clear indicator of our growth
and success over the last year."

Previous winners of the Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100
include Virgin Atlantic, Arcadia and Dyson.

The Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 is a unique league
table that tracks Britain's top 100 private equity-backed companies with the
fastest growing profits, placing them in order of rank according to their
annual growth in EBITDA over the last two years. Stone Group ranks at 75 in
this year's league table demonstrating the company's continued growth as a
technology solutions provider within the Education and Public sectors.

Bird adds, "The awards are judged over two years of
performance, demonstrating that Stone Group has confirmed its position as one
of the fastest growing technology solutions providers to the public and
private sectors. This type of recognition really highlights the difference
that the team of people at Stone Group make to the business. As a solutions
and services provider it's the quality of our people that really counts."

Bird concludes, "Having been ranked in consecutive years
within the league table of private equity backed companies, our position this
year reflects our continuing profitability and revenue growth in what has
been a difficult market place."

About Stone Group

About Stone

The Stone Group is the UK's largest privately owned hardware
manufacturer and technology solutions provider, specialising in the supply
and support of ICT and audio-visual solutions to schools, colleges,
universities, local government, the emergency services, the NHS and MoD.

As a long-established UK hardware manufacturer, Stone has
built up an enviable reputation for superior after-sales service as well as
the stability and reliability of their Desktops, Laptops and Servers, earning
the confidence of their customers.

Having acquired Rock in May 2008, the Stone Group now sells
direct to consumers, and offers high-end business and gaming notebooks to all
sectors.

As well as being awarded all major educational and public
sector frameworks, the Stone Group has well-established relationships with
leading manufacturers. Strong partnerships with Intel, Microsoft, LG, and
Samsung ensure that all of its customers can be confident in the quality of
the technology and receive the most competitive pricing structure.

For more information, please visit www.stonegroup.co.uk
or call Dionne Barlow on +44(0)1785-285628 to arrange an interview with
James Bird.

    For more information please contact:

    Dionne Barlow
    The Stone Group
    Tel: +44(0)1785-812-100

    Tegan Boaler / Kirsty Cornell
    The itpr Group
    Tel: +44(0)1932-578-800

For more information, please call Dionne Barlow on +44(0)1785-285628 to arrange an interview with James Bird. For more information please contact: Dionne Barlow, The Stone Group, Tel: +44(0)1785-812-100, Tegan Boaler / Kirsty Cornell, The itpr Group, Tel: +44(0)1932-578-800