L.B. Foster Company Recognized for Human Resources Initiatives

PITTSBURGH, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pittsburgh-based L.B. Foster Company NASDAQ: FSTR announced that it received the 2008 People Do Matter Award from the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association at its recent People Do Matter 2008 Awards Celebration. The Company was acknowledged for corporate initiatives led by its Human Resources Department. This award cites Southwestern Pennsylvania companies that provide innovation in Human Resources practices.

According to Brian Kelly, Vice President, Human Resources, the Company was chosen because of three key programs developed to help drive the organization's long term strategic objectives and make the Company an even better place to work. "First, we designed and employed a series of reward and recognition initiatives to make L.B. Foster an 'Employer of Choice'. Second, we defined and implemented into our practices our unique employment value proposition, to describe what makes L.B. Foster such a great place to work. That has been used to recruit, as well as retain, superior talent. And third, we have been able to promote financial growth by providing developmental opportunities to drive and enable improvement in operational efficiency and increase sales."

Per Stan Hasselbusch, President and CEO, L.B. Foster, "Our Human Resources team has put into practice a number of new initiatives designed to improve work-life balance, focus on employee development, encourage social responsibility and enhance pay for performance. We are very proud of their many accomplishments and now the recognition of their efforts. They are a vital component of our success at L.B. Foster, now and in the future. We thank the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association for this award."

The company can be contacted via telephone at 412-928-3400 or 1-800-255-4500 or via its website at http://www.lbfoster.com.

L.B. Foster Company is a leading manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of products for rail, construction, utility and energy industries.

Contact information: Jake Fuellhart (412) 928-5645 or

                         jfuellhart@lbfosterco.com