VSE Forms Alliance With Mobile Climate Control; Team to Provide Environmental Control Systems to the Military
ALEXANDRIA, Va., and UTICA, N.Y., May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- VSE Corporation (VSE) and Mobile Climate Control Corporation (MCC) announced a strategic alliance today to provide environmental control systems to the military. VSE (Nasdaq: VSEC) is an established provider of engineering and technical support services, primarily to agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense. MCC is the U.S. subsidiary of Mobile Climate Control Industries Inc. of Toronto, Canada (Toronto: MCC), world-class designers and manufacturers of vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
As a team, the alliance will support U.S. military requirements for ground support equipment (heaters, air conditioners, and power generators); vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; surface ship and submarine requirements for heating and air conditioning systems; system integration process controls and compressor systems for military applications.
VSE President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Todd said, "We are excited about the opportunity to work with MCC to provide and support environmental control systems for the military. We have extensive experience in supporting U.S. military vehicles, and our alliance will give our customers access to innovative and reliable systems and products which are designed, manufactured, and supported to exacting international quality standards, such as ISO 9001:2000."
MCC Military Division President Piyoosh Jha said, "The complementary capabilities of VSE and MCC strategically position the team in the military environmental control systems market. Our corporate cultures are an excellent match and our combined resources give us a unique capability to respond to the needs of U.S. Defense procurement community."
Congressman Sherwood Boehlert, who represents the 23rd District of New York, which includes Utica, commented that, "I am pleased that this partnership has been formed by these companies. They will be able to offer the Department of Defense state-of-the-art solutions to their Environmental Control Unit (ECU) requirements which will be manufactured at MCC's new and modern facility in Utica."
VSE provides diversified services and products to the engineering, energy, environment, information technology, postal, and defense services markets. VSE's principal customers are agencies of the U.S. Government and other government prime contractors. The company has about 600 employees and provides services and products from about 15 locations across the United States and around the world.
MCC is a leading global supplier of technologically advanced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for the off-road, mass transit, and military markets. |
