March 07, 2006

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL ANNOUNCES
    NEW ORDERS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $4.75 MILLION
BOOKINGS NEAR DOUBLE

NEW YORK, March 07, 2006 - CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: CECE), a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems announced today that it has received five (5) new orders totaling approximately $4.75 million.

Rick Blum, President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, "These orders come from a diverse group of industries. One order for $1.8 million is for pollution control equipment for a midwestern manufacturing facility. Two of the orders, totaling $1.7 million, are for equipment going to automotive manufacturing facilities in the southeast. One order for $1 million is for equipment going to a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in the southeast. The final order for $250,000 is for a foundry in the midwest."

Phillip DeZwirek, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CECO, stated, "February bookings were $11.5 million, bringing our total for the first two months of the year to $25 million as compared to $12.9 million for the same period last year. This is a record start for CECO."

ABOUT CECO ENVIRONMENTAL

CECO Environmental Corp. is North America's largest independent air pollution control company. Through its seven subsidiaries -- Busch, CECOaire, CECO Filters, CECO Abatement Systems, kbd/Technic, Kirk & Blum and H. M. White, Inc. - CECO provides a wide spectrum of air quality services and products including: industrial air filters, environmental maintenance, monitoring and management services, and air quality improvements systems. CECO is a full-service provider to the steel, military, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, chemical, cement, metalworking, glass, foundry and virtually all-industrial process industries.

For more information on CECO Environmental Corp., please visit the company's web site at www.cecoenviro.com.

Contact: Corporate Information
Phillip DeZwirek, CECO Environmental Corp.
Email: investors@cecoenviro.com
http://www.cecoenviro.com
1-800-606-CECO

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These risks and uncertainties, which are more fully described in CECO's Annual and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, include changes in market conditions in the industries in which the Company operates. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material aspects from those currently anticipated.