Houston, TX, June 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ENGlobal (NASDAQ: ENG), a leading provider of energy-related project delivery solutions, today announced that it has finalized three leases totaling approximately 27,887 square feet for new offices in the Houston Ship Channel region and expansion of its Engineering & Construction operations in West Houston and Tulsa.
The new Ship Channel lease is located in Deer Park, Texas. The office will support ENGlobal's Engineering & Construction segment and is ENGlobal's first location in the Houston Ship Channel. The office will provide support to a $15 billion petrochemical market, the largest in the country. Build-out of the office location is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2012.
The expansions in West Houston and Tulsa total approximately 18,039 square feet of additional space. The new Houston location is in the Westchase Business District and represents an expansion of an existing office. ENGlobal's Tulsa office will expand the current operation within the CityPlex Towers. Occupancy of the offices is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2012.
"We are excited about these key infrastructure expansions as they will allow our Engineering & Construction segments to better serve existing and future clients of ENGlobal," said Edward L. Pagano, ENGlobal's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The new Ship Channel office is a direct response to client requests to bring our engineering resources closer to the end user and illustrates our growing commitment to clients in and around this prolific petrochemical region. Combined with the growth in Texas and Oklahoma, we are well positioned for anticipated demand growth for our Engineering & Construction services."
CBRE represented ENGlobal in all three transactions.
About ENGlobal
ENGlobal (NASDAQ: ENG), founded in 1985, is a provider of engineering and related project services principally to the energy sector throughout the United States and internationally. ENGlobal operates through three business segments: Engineering & Construction, Automation, and Field Solutions. The Engineering & Construction segment provides consulting services relating to the development, management and execution of projects requiring professional engineering as well as inspection, construction management, mechanical integrity, field support, quality assurance and plant asset management. ENGlobal's Automation segment provides services related to the design, fabrication & implementation of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automation, and related information technology. The Field Solutions segment provides project management and staffing for right-of-way and site acquisition, inspection, permitting, regulatory, and legislative outreach. ENGlobal has approximately 2,000 employees in 11 offices and 9 cities. Further information about the Company and its businesses is available at www.ENGlobal.com.
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