BALTIMORE , Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This year, Williams Scotsman celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in the mobile and modular space industry. An incorporation filing in the late summer of 1955 has been followed by years of product growth, geographic expansion, merger and acquisition activity, and the commitment of many dedicated employees.

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In the mid 1940's, mobile trailers were pioneered for two different industries to create flexible space. In the east, the Williams Construction Company needed an office that could easily move with them as they built Interstate 95. In the west, Scotsman Manufacturing fulfilled a need of the movie industry by providing trailers that could travel to film locations easily and quickly. These two separate activities converged to form a new business, which has broadened its scope to serve Education, Healthcare, Retail, Government and Construction markets as Williams Scotsman, Inc.

Today, Williams Scotsman, headquartered in Baltimore , is recognized as a leading provider of mobile offices, relocatable classrooms, storage containers and permanent modular construction. The company's combination of local presence with national scale, breadth of innovative product and service solutions, and sustained market leadership serves more than 25,000 customers. At every level of the company, Williams Scotsman is committed to solving the unique space needs of businesses in the more than 450 industries in which it does business.

'I have witnessed Williams Scotsman's growth throughout the United States , as well as its international expansion into Canada , Mexico and Europe . We have built a fleet of 98,000 units, established 85 branch locations and, most notably, serviced a base of loyal customers. We have enthusiastically reinforced our focus this year on customer retention programs and strategic expansion to significantly broaden our market leadership,' commented Gerry Holthaus, the President and CEO of Williams Scotsman.

This historic milestone is being celebrated with a series of commemorative events involving Williams Scotsman employees, vendors, and customers.

Williams Scotsman recently hosted a group of strategic customers by hosting at a Victory Lap Customer Appreciation event, where customers and company sales representatives were treated to an exciting weekend at NASCAR's Nextel Cup Dickies 500 race in Fort Worth , Texas. For more information about the event, please visit wscontests.com.

Valued customer and Victory Lap guest, Cassandra Zarella of Suffolk Construction, commented, 'It was a spectacular weekend event and extremely well organized. The Williams Scotsman team clearly possesses an energy and spirit that has made your company what it is today. Our company was founded on the core values of Passion, Integrity, Hard work, and Professionalism. These values shine within Williams Scotsman as well.'

About Williams Scotsman

Williams Scotsman, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore , Maryland, is a leading national provider of mobile and modular building solutions for the Construction, Education, Commercial, Healthcare and Government markets. The company serves over 25,000 customers, operating a fleet of over 98,000 mobile offices and storage units that are leased through a network of 85 locations throughout North America . Williams Scotsman provides delivery, installation, refurbishment and other services, and sells new and used mobile office products. In addition to its core leasing business, Williams Scotsman manages and develops large modular construction projects from concept to completion. Williams Scotsman is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: WLSC) with operations in the United States , Canada , Mexico , and Spain . For additional information, visit the company's web site at www.willscot.com, call (410) 931-6066, or email to Michele.Cunningham@willscot.com.

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements and involve expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it assumes no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these forward-looking statements and gives no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed under 'Risk Factors' and elsewhere in the Company's 10-K, 10-Q and other SEC filings. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

SOURCE Williams Scotsman, Inc.