March 16, 2006

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL ANNOUNCES NEW ORDERS
    TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $2.4 MILLION

NEW YORK, March 16, 2006 - CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: CECE), a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems announced today that it has received three new orders totaling approximately $2.4 million. The first order, which was secured by CECO's H.M. White subsidiary, is valued at approximately $1.5 million and is for spray booth equipment for a manufacturer in the Midwest. The second order, received by CECO's Kirk & Blum subsidiary, is valued at approximately $500,000 and is for equipment for a chemical manufacturing facility in the Southeast. The third order, which was secured by CECO's CECO Abatement subsidiary, is valued at approximately $400,000 and is going to a manufacturing facility in the Midwest.

Rick Blum, President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, "We are especially pleased at the performance thus far of H.M. White. H.M. White adds new capabilities to our company and also adds entrees into new markets which we intend to take full advantage of."

Phillip DeZwirek, Chairman and CEO of CECO stated, "All of our operations are seeing increased levels of activity. Our backlog, which was at a record level at the end of 2005, continues to grow."

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.