HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Worldwide industrial services company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today its receipt of four new U.S. orders for industrial plant maintenance support totaling close to $2 million, as market conditions in the recurring U.S. infrastructure maintenance sector remain generally steady for the large power plants and other major industrial facilities that Harsco supports.
The orders call for Harsco's rental scaffolding and professional installation and dismantling services to support the scheduled maintenance programs of four large energy plants in Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia and Florida, and include the addition of one new customer to Harsco. Harsco's highly engineered scaffolding installations provide plant maintenance crews with fast-response access support to perform scheduled and unscheduled boiler maintenance and other plant maintenance requirements with optimal efficiency and minimal downtime. More resilient to economic cycles than commercial construction markets, the recurring infrastructure maintenance support sector has grown to nearly 30 percent of the Harsco Infrastructure group's annual revenues.
Harsco Corporation is one of the world's leading diversified industrial services companies, serving key industries that play a fundamental role in worldwide economic growth and recovery, including infrastructure, metals and railways. The Company employs approximately 21,000 people in 50 countries of operation and recorded 2008 sales of approximately $4 billion. Harsco's common stock is a component of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 1000 Index. Additional information can be found at www.harsco.com.
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