STATESVILLE, N.C., Jan. 3,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (NASDAQ:
KEQU) today announced that it has been awarded the Laboratory
Casework contract for the City University of
New York (CUNY), NYCCT New Academic Building, located in
Brooklyn, New York. The total
contract value is approximately $8.4
million. The scope of work includes wood laboratory
casework, dental casework and equipment, fume hoods, and
miscellaneous laboratory equipment. The general contractor is
Sciame Construction Co., Inc., of New
York City.
"We are pleased to be awarded this important project for CUNY,"
said David M. Rausch, Kewaunee
Scientific's President and Chief Executive Officer. "This continues
our commitment to our nation's top universities, and New York City in particular, where we are just
finishing up Columbia University's
Jerome L. Greene Science Center on their new Manhattanville campus. This award demonstrates the
confidence that our customers have in Kewaunee's ability to deliver
large complex state-of-the-art laboratories around the world."
About Kewaunee Scientific
Founded in 1906, Kewaunee
Scientific Corporation is a recognized global leader in the design,
manufacture, and installation of laboratory, healthcare, and
technical furniture products. Products include steel, wood, and
laminate casework, fume hoods, adaptable modular systems, moveable
workstations, stand-alone benches, biological safety cabinets, and
epoxy resin worksurfaces and sinks.
The Company's corporate headquarters is located in Statesville, North Carolina. Direct sales
offices are located in the United
States, India, Singapore, and China. Three manufacturing facilities are
located in Statesville serving the
domestic and international markets, and one manufacturing facility
is located in Bangalore, India
serving the local and Asian markets. The Company's China headquarters, sales office, and assembly
operation are located in Suzhou Industrial Park, China. Kewaunee Scientific's website is
located at http://www.kewaunee.com.
This press release contains statements that the Company
believes to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements other than statements of historical fact included in
this press release, including statements regarding the Company's
future financial condition, results of operations, business
operations and business prospects, are forward-looking statements.
Words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project,"
"intend," "plan," "predict," "believe" and similar words,
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intended to identify forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements are subject to important factors, risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, including industry and economic
conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements. Additional
information concerning these factors is contained in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
document. The Company assumes no obligation, and expressly
disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Contact:
Thomas D. Hull III
(704) 871-3290
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