HARRISBURG, Pa., April 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Worldwide industrial services company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today that its Harsco Access Services business group has been awarded a $4 million order by the UK arm of global industrial giant Jacobs Engineering to provide and install rental scaffolding during construction of a new distillate hydrotreater at the UK's third largest refinery.
The order is the first for Harsco's UK access services operations from the $8 billion Jacobs Engineering Group, one of the world's largest providers of support services to process plant operators. "This is a huge win for our UK Project Services team and one that greatly enhances our position for further growth in the industrial sector," said Harsco President and Access Services group CEO Geoffrey D. H. Butler. "We look forward to fully meeting and exceeding the confidence placed in us by the Jacobs team."
The new facility, being built at the Lindsey Oil Refinery in North Lincolnshire, will boost the production of sulfur-free diesel fuel and provide greater flexibility in the type of crude oils that can be processed. The Lindsey refinery has a processing capacity in excess of 10 million tons of crude oil per year, or more than 200,000 barrels per day. Harsco's scaffolding services will support construction through the middle of 2009.
Harsco's global Access Services group is the world's most complete market leader for rental scaffolding, forming and shoring equipment and services and related engineering support to the worldwide commercial construction, infrastructure and industrial maintenance markets. The group operates from an integrated network of close-to-market locations spanning more than 30 countries worldwide.
Harsco Corporation serves major customers in key industries that play a fundamental role in worldwide economic growth and development, including non-residential construction and infrastructure, metals and minerals, railways, and energy. The Company posted 2007 revenues of $3.7 billion and operates in 50 countries worldwide. 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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