The Churchill Corporation's Industrial Operations Secure $196 Million of New Contract Awards

New Business Units Contribute Organic Growth

CALGARY, Feb. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - The Churchill Corporation (TSX: CUQ) ("Churchill" or the "Corporation") today announced that Churchill Services Group ("CSG") and the industrial division of Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd. ("Stuart Olson Dominion Industrial") have won approximately $196 million of contract awards by private sector clients in Western Canada in the fourth quarter of 2011 and January 2012.

In the fourth quarter of 2011, CSG secured approximately $169 million of new contract awards and scope increases, including an $80 million turnaround maintenance contract awarded to Laird Electric Inc. ("Laird Electric") and Fuller Austin Inc. ("Fuller Austin") for an oil sands client in Alberta's Fort McMurray area, and a $29 million contract increase awarded to Laird Constructors Inc. ("Laird Constructors") for electrical and mechanical work at a mine in Ontario. The turnaround contract is expected to be complete by 2013 year end and Laird Constructors' contract is targeted for completion in 2012.

Stuart Olson Dominion Industrial has secured two major new contract awards in January 2012, valued at $27 million. The contracts are for two industrial buildings, one located at a potash mine in Saskatchewan, and another located at an oil sands mine in Alberta. The work will begin in February and March 2012 and is expected to be complete by 2012 year end.

"We are pleased to see our industrial operating companies building high quality backlog as resource extraction activity in our service area continues at a healthy pace," said Jim Houck, Churchill's CEO. "Laird Electric and Fuller Austin are preferred suppliers for several large oil sands and oil refining operations, and this helps to keep their workload growing in step with the industrial spend in Western Canada. It is also gratifying to see Stuart Olson Dominion's initial foray into the industrial buildings market bearing fruit. Including a $13 million building at an Alberta oil sands mine that was included in Q3 2011 backlog, this division has received $40 million of new awards. As well, CSG's new operating company, Laird Constructors, has secured over $52 million in contracts, $23 million of which was included in Q3 2011 backlog and $29 million of which will be included in Q4 2011 backlog. All of these awards are prime examples of our grass roots ability to organically grow our operations."

Contract Awards Mentioned in this Press Release

About The Churchill Corporation

The Churchill Corporation provides building construction, commercial and industrial electrical contracting, earthmoving and industrial insulation services to an array of public and private sector clients. Churchill operates office locations throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and the Yukon. Churchill common shares and convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols "CUQ" and "CUQ.DB", respectively. www.churchillcorporation.com

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