ENGlobal Corporation: Recognized with Safety Awards

Houston, Texas, May 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ENGlobal (NASDAQ: ENG), a leading provider of energy-related engineering and automation services, announced today that it was awarded the following safety performance awards:

1.      "2012 Best of the Best Level of Achievement for Safety Excellence" at the 26th Annual Houston Business Roundtable (HBR) awards banquet held on May 17, 2013 in Galveston, Texas.  ENGlobal was nominated by a client for its OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) performance at the facility. In addition, the event recognized many client owners that support this prestigious annual event.

2.      At the 3rd Annual 2012 Contractor Safety Forum on May 2, 2013 in The Woodlands, Texas, ENGlobal was awarded a "Safety Excellence Award," which recognizes contractor companies that have achieved outstanding safety performance.

3.      Finally, ENGlobal received the "2012 Star of Excellence" Award, which was presented during the 2013 Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Conference in San Antonio, Texas on May 8, 2013.  The "Stars Program" level is awarded to worksites if certain safety metrics are at least 90 percent below the Bureau of Labor Statistics national industry averages.

"We are extremely pleased to receive these awards, which recognize ENGlobal for delivering exemplary safety performance within our onsite and offsite locations," said William A. Coskey, P.E., ENGlobal's President and Chief Executive Officer.  "Our Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) department continues to prioritize health and safety in the workplace as well as at home.  I would like to recognize our employees company-wide for their hard work and congratulate each of them on winning these awards."

Editor's note: ENGlobal always did have a great safety record.