DALLAS, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) was awarded a contract from
Eastman Chemical Company to provide capital construction,
maintenance and turnaround services at its facilities in
Longview, Texas, and Kingsport, Tennessee.
This contract represents additional maintenance services scope
at the Kingsport facility where
Jacobs has previously provided capital construction services. The
company will also expand its delivery to maintenance and
construction at Eastman's Longview
facility.
"Our execution approach drives increased productivity while
delivering cost efficiencies through resource and program
operations synergies," said Jacobs Construction, Maintenance and
Turnarounds Senior Vice President and General Manager Stephen Hillier. "This enterprise-wide delivery
model allows us to create value for Eastman, which they can use to
drive their innovation and sustainability efforts."
Jacobs has supported Eastman's vision since 2010, providing
construction support for major capital projects at its largest
manufacturing sites.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could
cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements
please refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2017, and in particular the
discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors,
3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
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