April 12, 2006

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL RECEIVES NEW ORDER FOR APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION

NEW YORK, April 12, 2006 - CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: CECE), a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems announced today that it has received a new order for approximately $4 million to provide regenerative thermal oxidation equipment for two (2) food industry facilities located in the midwest and the southeast. The order was received by CECO's CECO Abatement subsidiary and the equipment will be fabricated by CECO's Kirk & Blum subsidiary.

Rick Blum, President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, "The oxidizer business continues to be strong. Our continued orders indicate the fine reputation that we have built up in this industry through the performance of our equipment."

Phillip DeZwirek, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CECO stated, "It is a very positive sign that as we enter our second quarter of the year we are able to maintain the momentum of the strong bookings that we experienced in our first quarter. Our backlog continues to grow to record levels."

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 improvement 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.