Southern Industrial Constructors / Southern Crane Names John Cornick Chief Financial Officer


October 16, 2007

RALEIGH - Southern Industrial Constructors / Southern Crane, a full-service industrial
contractor, has named John Cornick chief financial officer. In his new capacity, Cornick will oversee the day-to-day accounting operations of the companies' offices in Raleigh, Wilmington and Columbia, S.C. "John has many years of experience in the construction industry and will serve an important role managing internal needs and outside relationships for Southern Industrial," said Earl Johnson III, president. "I'm delighted he has joined our team."

Cornick earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has 10 years of public accounting experience and more than 15 years of experience working in the construction and real estate industries.

For more than 45 years, Southern Industrial Constructors / Southern Crane has served as an industry and community leader, taking pride in providing its services with safety, integrity, quality workmanship and responsive customer care. Founded in 1962, Southern Industrial provides a wide range of services throughout the Southeast, including turnkey industrial construction, industrial electrical construction, turnkey plant installations and relocations, turnkey rigging and plant maintenance service, and specialized metal fabrication. Southern Crane provides state-of-the-art crane and rigging services, and has been a leader in a national safety movement to encourage the certification of all crane operators. All of Southern Crane's operators are CCO certified. Because of their exemplary safety records, both Southern Industrial and Southern Crane are among the few companies in the state recognized as STAR contractors by the N.C. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Division. For more, visit www.southernindustrial.com.

CONTACT:
Erin LaFon,
6101 Triangle Drive
Raleigh, NC 27617
Phone: (919) 782-4600
Fax: (919) 782-2935
www.southernindustrial.com

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