Pioneer Announces New Five-Year Contract for Network Transformers with Regional Utility Provider
Estimated Annualized Revenue of $2 Million
Fort Lee, NJ, February 6, 2018 / PRNewswire / – Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPSI) (“Pioneer” or the “Company”), a company engaged in the manufacture, sale and service of electrical transmission, distribution and on-site power generation equipment, today announced it has been awarded a five-year contract in a competitive bidding process to provide network transformers to a regional, regulated electric and natural gas utility serving more than 300,000 natural gas and 400,000 electric customers in a large, Southern city.
The Company expects, the contract, which became effective January 19, 2018, to generate approximately $2 million in revenue per year. Initial shipments are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2018.
Nathan Mazurek, Pioneer’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “As a provider of transformers to a number of nationally-recognized and regional utilities, we are pleased to add this major regional utility to our growing portfolio of major utilities and support the delivery of reliable power to its customers. Our ability to win this contract through a competitive bidding process validates our confidence in our solutions and our reputation for outstanding customer service. This new award reinforces our outlook for continued profitable growth in 2018 and beyond.”
About Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc.
Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. manufactures, sells and services a broad range of specialty electrical transmission, distribution and on-site power generation equipment for applications in the utility, industrial, commercial and backup power markets. The Company’s principal products and services include custom-engineered electrical transformers, low and medium voltage switchgear and engine-generator sets and controls, complemented by a national field-service organization to maintain and repair power generation assets. Pioneer is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and operates from 13 additional locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico for manufacturing, centralized distribution, engineering, sales, service and administration. To learn more about Pioneer, please visit its website at www.pioneerpowersolutions.com.
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