Kewaunee Scientific Announces Expansion of Statesville Operations

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Feb 05, 2010, 01:26 ET

STATESVILLE, N.C., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Nasdaq: KEQU), a leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of scientific and technical furniture, today announced plans for the expansion and renovation of its Statesville operations. Construction will soon begin on a 32,000 square foot addition to one of its three manufacturing plants in Statesville, followed by a facelift for the corporate and administrative offices. The expansion is needed to handle growing demand for the Company's products.

For over 104 years, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation has continued to be a recognized leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of scientific and technical furniture. Laboratory furniture products include both steel and wood cabinetry, fume hoods, flexible systems, and work surfaces. Technical furniture products include workstations, workbenches, computer enclosures, and network storage systems. The Company's corporate headquarters are located in Statesville, North Carolina. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Statesville and Bangalore, India. The Company has subsidiaries in Singapore and Bangalore that serve the Asian and Middle East markets. Kewaunee Scientific's website is located at http://www.kewaunee.com.

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could significantly impact results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services, and prices.