Pioneer Announces Record Order from Distributor of $1.4 Million for Dry-Type Transformers
Supports redevelopment of premier, multi-use facility in downtown Toronto
Fort Lee, NJ, July 12, 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 received an order of $1.4 million, its largest order for dry type distribution solutions received from an electrical distributor to date, for its dry-type transformers for use at a multi-use, corporate facility in downtown Toronto.
The new $1.4 million order was awarded as part of a redevelopment project of a high-profile, multi-use facility in downtown Toronto that includes the corporate headquarters of a major media company, indoor and outdoor event space, meeting rooms and luxury apartments. The first shipment valued at approximately $800,000 is scheduled to ship in the second half of 2018 with the remainder scheduled for the first half of 2019.
Nathan Mazurek, Pioneer’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “This new order is the direct result of the strategic moves we made to consolidate our dry-type transformer production to a larger and more modernized facility, significantly reducing our manufacturing costs and increasing our competitiveness. The customer also recognized the high quality of our products and valued our ability to provide a fully comprehensive solution, including distribution, high voltage, and harmonic mitigating transformers, enabling the distributor to utilize a single source. The facility will be LEED Gold certified and equipped with the latest energy efficient technology. We are pleased that our products will be part of the core infrastructure of such a grand and elegant space.”
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 12 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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