Empire Industries Announces $30 million Global Attractions Contract

WINNIPEG, March 1, 2012 – Empire Industries Ltd. (TSX-V: EIL) today announced that its Dynamic Structures business unit has been awarded a contract from a global customer to design, engineer and manufacture the mechanical and structural systems of a media based attraction. The contract, valued in excess of $30 million, will be executed over a period of approximately 2 years.

“This contract award continues our successful drive to penetrate the global attractions industry with our designed and engineered products,” said Guy Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Empire Industries. “It represents another milestone in our strategy to focus more resources on the global attractions business. It is gratifying to see our investment in this market bear fruit.”