W.SCOTSMAN INTL 
By The Modular Building Institute (MBI) recently recognized Williams Scotsman at its annual convention in Carlsbad, California with seven Awards of Distinction for modular building projects completed in 2006. The awards honor innovation and design excellence within the modular space industry. The company also won an award for its corporate marketing ?Leading with Vision? multimedia video, which highlights the company's fiftieth anniversary and features company leaders during its bell ringing ceremony at the NASDAQ's headquarters in New York City. Visit http://www.willscot.com/about/2007-modular-building-institute-awards- of-distinction.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) to view profiles of the winning projects and clips of the marketing video.
?We're proud to be recognized as an innovator in the commercial modular space industry,? said Michele Cunningham, vice president of marketing and business development for Williams Scotsman. ?We focus on quality solutions to complex space problems, and the expectations of our customers and our peers inspire us to achieve continually higher levels of product design and application. This recognition further demonstrates our commitment to providing superior temporary and permanent space solutions for businesses, schools, and agencies throughout the country.?
The Modular Building Institute (www.mbinet.org) represents the manufacturers, dealers, and suppliers of the commercial factory-built structures industry. Commercial modular building manufacturers and dealers represent an annual multi-billion dollar industry. From classrooms to airport terminals, dormitories to weigh stations, emergency rooms to restaurants, MBI member companies manufacture, install, service and lease every conceivable type of building, both temporary and permanent.
The commercial building awards, judged by an impartial panel of experts, were based on the following four criteria: architectural excellence, technical innovation, cost effectiveness/energy efficiency, and calendar days to complete. Projects had to be intended as commercial structures, and all had to be of modular construction. Marketing piece awards were based on objectives, communication, and creativity.
| Williams Scotsman was recognized for the following projects: | ||
Best of Show | First Place | |
Permanent | Permanent Office Under 10,000 sq. ft. | |
| Trenton Police Department | ||
| Trenton, NJ | ||
First Place | First Place | |
| Permanent Education 5,000-10,000 sq. ft. |
Multimedia Marketing Piece | |
| Wellesley School | ||
| Wellesley, MA | ||
Honorable Mention | Honorable Mention | |
| Temporary Office Over 5,000 sq. ft. | Temporary Retail/Hospitality Under 2,000 sq. ft. | |
| GE Nuclear (14 Unit) | K. Hovnanian Sales Office | |
| Wilmington, DE | Sacramento, CA | |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Permanent Education 5,000-10,000 sq. ft. | ||
| Viking | ||
| Riviera Beach, FL | ||
Williams Scotsman's most recent acquisition, Hawaii Modular Space, was also acknowledged with several project awards. | ||
Best of Show | ||
| Renovated Reuse Greatest Renovation Under 10,000 sq. ft. | ||
| Brookfield Homes Sales Office | ||
| Hawaii Modular Space | ||
First Place | ||
| Renovated Reuse Greatest Renovation Under 10,000 sq. ft. | ||
| Brookfield Homes Sales Office | ||
| Hawaii Modular Space | ||
First Place | Honorable Mention | |
| Temporary Education 2,000-10,000 sq. ft. | Temporary Single-Wide Any Square Footage | |
| Le Jardin Academy | Second Chance Homeless Shelter | |
| Hawaii Modular Space | Hawaii Modular Space | |
Honorable Mention | ||
| Temporary Special Application Any Square Footage | ||
| Honolulu Zoo Veterinary Clinic | ||
| Hawaii Modular Space | ||
About Williams Scotsman International, Inc.
Williams Scotsman International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading provider of mobile and modular space solutions for multiple industry sectors, including the Construction, Education, Commercial, Healthcare and Government markets. The company serves over 30,000 customers, operating a fleet of over 115,000 modular space and storage units that are leased through a network of more than 100 locations throughout North America and Spain. Williams Scotsman provides delivery, installation, and other services, and sells new and used mobile office products. Williams Scotsman also manages large modular building projects from concept to completion. Williams Scotsman is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ:WLSC) headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Spain. The company was selected to NASDAQ's Global Select Market for achieving high-quality listing standards among the marketplace. For additional information, visit the company's web site at www.willscot.com, call (410) 931-6066, or email to Michele.Cunningham@willscot.com.
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements and involve expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it assumes no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these forward-looking statements and gives no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed under ?Risk Factors? and elsewhere in the Company's 10-K, 10-Q and other SEC filings, including, but not limited to, substantial leverage and its ability to service debt, changing market trends in its industry, general economic and business conditions including a prolonged or substantial recession, its ability to finance fleet and branch expansion and to locate and finance acquisitions, its ability to implement its business and growth strategy and maintain and enhance its competitive strengths, intense industry competition, availability of key personnel and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulations. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
