AZZ : Announces Contract Award from China Nuclear Power Engineering Company for 550kV Gas Insulated Line

July 17, 2015 - FORT WORTH, TX - AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) , a global provider of galvanizing services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, announced today that it was awarded a contract from China Nuclear Power Engineering Company (CNPEC) to provide two circuits of

550kV 2000A Gas Insulated Line (GIL) for the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant located in Liaoning Province of China.
Under the terms of the contract, AZZ will provide 550kV 2000A GIL for the CNPEC Hongyanhe Unit II project. The total contract award is estimated to be valued at greater than US$9 million and delivery of the GIL is scheduled for mid 2017.
Bill Estes, Vice President of AZZ Electrical Systems, commented, "This award is representative of AZZ's on- going commitment to serve the needs of global power generation with innovative specialty electrical equipment and services. Our high voltage bus systems provides our customers with higher carrying capacity, versatile routing options and superior reliability and service life. We are grateful for the trust that CNPEC has placed in AZZ for this important project."

China Nuclear Power Engineering Company is a subsidiary of the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group. Based in Shenzhen, China, CNPEC is primarily focused on the construction of nuclear power projects with a
total installed capacity of over 17.54 million kilowatts.

AZZ Inc. is a global provider of galvanizing services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the markets of power generation, transmission, distribution and industrial in
protecting metal and electrical systems used to build and enhance the world's infrastructure. AZZ Galvanizing is
a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot dip galvanizing to the
North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ Energy is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and
erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy markets worldwide.

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those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. This release may contain forward-looking

statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in customer demand and response to products and services offered by AZZ, including demand by the power generation markets,

electrical transmission and distribution markets, the industrial markets, and the hot dip galvanizing markets;

prices and raw material cost, including zinc and natural gas which are used in the hot dip galvanizing process;

changes in the political stability and economic conditions of the various markets that AZZ serves, foreign and domestic, customer requested delays of shipments, acquisition opportunities, currency exchange rates, adequacy of financing, and availability of experienced management and employees to implement AZZ's growth strategy. AZZ has provided additional information regarding risks associated with the business in AZZ's Annual Report

on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015 and other filings with the SEC, available for viewing on AZZ's website at http://www.azz.comand on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. These statements are based on information as of the date hereof and AZZ assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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