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- Sims Group Limited (Sims) today announced that it had acquired Global Investment Recovery, Inc. (GIR), a leading US e-scrap recycler and asset recovery specialist based in Tampa, Florida.

GIR (www.girpm.com) was founded in 1992 and is a multi-state service provider, with operating facilities in Florida, South Carolina, Nevada, Louisiana and Arizona. The acquisition will increase Sims' North American

electronics recycling and asset recovery market presence by approximately 40%, consolidating its market leading position.

GIR's service offering extends to recycling (including reverse logistics, recycling of excess inventories and obsolete parts), asset management services (including testing, repair and reuse, secure on-site shredding and separation and destruction of hard drive data to military specifications) and customised reporting and certification.

Jeremy Sutcliffe, Sims' Executive Director said: "The GIR acquisition is a tremendous addition to Sims Recycling Solutions' North American business and will be a significant contributor to our growth strategy in the region."

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About Sims

Sims (www.sims-group.com) is the world's largest listed metal recycler with over 230 operations globally. Sims' core businesses are metal recycling and recycling solutions. Sims earns around 80 per cent of its revenue from international operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, New Zealand and Asia. Sims has over 6,000 employees, pro-forma turnover in fiscal 2008 of over A$10 billion and has its ordinary shares listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:SGM) and its ADRs listed on the NYSE (NYSE:SMS).

Sims Group Limited
Jeremy Sutcliffe
Chairman, Europe and Australia
Executive Director
Tel: 02 9956 9100
or
Stuart Nelson
Director, Corporate Services
Tel: 02 9956 9100