Harsco's Infrastructure Group Enters Into Strategic Alliance for North America Industrial Maintenance Support
June 01 2011 - 1:43PM
Worldwide industrial services and engineered products company
Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today a new strategic
alliance that will expand Harsco's access services to the
industrial maintenance and infrastructure construction markets in
the United States and Canada.
The agreement with the privately-held, Lancaster, PA-based Irex
Contracting Group establishes Harsco as a preferred supplier of
scaffolding and labor services on industrial and infrastructure
sector projects throughout North America. Irex operates a network
of affiliated companies providing a broad range of specialized
services that include the installation and maintenance of
mechanical insulation and environmental services for office,
residential and institutional buildings, manufacturing facilities,
power plants, process plants, and other heavy industrial
installations.
Announcing the agreement, Harsco Executive VP and Infrastructure
Group CEO Ivor Harrington said, "This alliance brings to the North
American market a new and exciting one-stop capability that
leverages our Harsco Infrastructure footprint, technical expertise
and asset base in combination with Irex's leadership in specialty
contracting services. We share a common vision for being a
major player in this sector."
Harsco Infrastructure is a worldwide business group operating in
more than 40 countries and specializing in providing highly
engineered rental access, forming, shoring and site support
equipment and services to a broad range of construction and
industrial maintenance applications. The group has been
instrumental in the construction of many of the world's great
landmarks and major infrastructure projects, including the Burj
Khalifa Tower and Dubai International Airport in the UAE, the
Terminal 5 expansion at Heathrow Airport in the UK, the Venice
flood control project in Italy, and the Hollywood and Vine
redevelopment in Los Angeles. Harsco Infrastructure is also a
leading provider of access services and equipment to the ongoing
industrial plant maintenance needs of major petrochemical, electric
utility and manufacturing facilities worldwide.
Harsco Corporation serves major industries that are fundamental
to global infrastructure development and economic growth. 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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