Global Power Equipment Group Inc. Awarded New Contract With Energy Northwest

Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 06:57 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

• Contract is for an initial term of two years with options to extend until 2018

IRVING, Texas, June 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (Nasdaq:GLPW) ("Global Power") today announced that its Williams operating division has been awarded a two-year contract with extension options until 2018 to provide site support services for Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station. Services to be provided, including the potential options, are estimated to be worth up to $150 million.

Under the contract, Williams will provide ongoing maintenance and modification services, as well as planning, management and execution of the plant's nuclear refueling outage in the second quarter of 2013.

"Williams has an outstanding track record providing maintenance, major project and specialty services for Energy Northwest at Columbia," said Ken Robuck, President of Global Power's Services division. "We are excited to extend our relationship with Energy Northwest on this new initiative and will continue to provide the excellent service that is the hallmark of the Williams platform."

About Global Power

Texas-based Global Power Equipment Group Inc. is a design, engineering and manufacturing firm providing a broad array of equipment and services to the global power infrastructure, energy and process industries. Through its Services Division, the Company provides on-site specialty support and outage management services for commercial nuclear reactors in the United States and maintenance services to fossil and hydroelectric power plants and other industrial operations.  Through its Products Division, the Company designs, engineers and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of equipment for gas turbine power plants and power-related equipment for industrial operations, with over 40 years of power generation industry experience.  With a strong competitive position in its product lines, the Company benefits from a large installed base of equipment in domestic and international markets.  Additional information about Global Power Equipment Group Inc. may be found at www.globalpower.com.

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Forward-looking Statement Disclaimer

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of that term set forth in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release regarding Global Power's intention to repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time under the stock repurchase program, the source of funding, and our ability to pursue strategic acquisitions and organic growth opportunities are examples of forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views of future events and financial performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to such material differences include, but are not limited to, decreased demand for new gas turbine power plants, reduced demand for, or increased regulation of, nuclear power, loss of any of our major customers, cost increases and project cost overruns, unforeseen schedule delays, poor performance by our subcontractors, cancellation of projects, competition for the sale of our products and services, shortages in, or increases in prices for, energy and materials such as steel that we use to manufacture our products, damage to our reputation, warranty or product liability claims, increased exposure to environmental or other liabilities, failure to comply with various laws and regulations, failure to attract and retain highly-qualified personnel, volatility of our stock price, deterioration or uncertainty of credit markets, and changes in the economic, social and political conditions in the United States and other countries in which we operate, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the banking environment or monetary policy. Other important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2012 titled "Risk Factors." Except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, and we caution you not to rely upon them unduly.

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