January 27, 2005

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS
$575,000.00 IN 'JET STAR' ORDERS AND
28% INCREASE IN 2004 BOOKINGS

NEW YORK, January 27, 2005 - CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: CECE) reported today that two major steel companies, one in Canada and one in the USA, have ordered CECO's patented 'Jet Star' units which will enable the steel companies to increase their production rates. The orders total $575,000.00. Phillip DeZwirek, Chairman and CEO of CECO Environmental said " these orders are an indication of the major turnaround in the steel industry a major customer sector for CECO."

CECO also reported that it's total bookings for 2004 were $78.5 million as compared to $61 million in 2003, an increase of over 28%. Mr. DeZwirek also stated that "this increase in bookings gives CECO a strong backlog into 2005 and bookings have continued to expand in January".

ABOUT CECO ENVIRONMENTAL

CECO Environmental Corp. is North America's largest independent air pollution control company. Through its six subsidiaries -- Busch, CECOaire, CECO Filters, CECO Abatement Systems, kbd/Technic and Kirk & Blum - 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, aerospace, 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.
http://www.cecoenviro.com
1-800-606-CECO

This press release contains 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.