December 8, 2009

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL ANNOUNCES
EIGHT NEW ORDERS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $8.5 MILLION

CINCINNATI, OHIO, December 8, 2009 - CECO Environmental Corp. (NasdaqGM: CECE), a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems, announced today that it has secured eight new contracts totaling approximately $8.5 million.

Rick Blum, President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “These new orders were secured by both our contracting and equipment groups. The eight customers come from a wide array of industries, including aluminum, power, chemical, refining, tobacco, and food and is proof of our diverse client base and strong position in the market.”

Phillip DeZwirek, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are extremely pleased with these new orders. It is a testament to our international growth strategy as approximately 25% of the total is being sold to a new client in South America. We are entering 2010 with a very strong position having announced close to $30 million of new orders over the past month.”

ABOUT CECO ENVIRONMENTAL

CECO Environmental Corp. is North America's largest independent air pollution control company. Through its subsidiaries -- Busch, CECOaire, CECO Filters, CECO Abatement Systems, kbd/Technic, Kirk & Blum, H. M. White, Inc., Effox, GMD, Fisher-Klosterman, Flextor and AVC Specialists -- 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, ethanol, aerospace, electric power, 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 (2326)

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.