Concord, NH; April 13, 2000: Unitil/Concord Electric Company (CECo) has received an Outstanding Service to Safety Award in recognition of 60 months without a lost-time incident. Lyman A. Cousens, Executive Director of the Safety & Health Council of New Hampshire, presented the citation to the men and women of CECo.

"It’s the people that make it work," said Cousens. "Among our Council’s more than 800 member businesses, individuals and associations, you have won high honors because of your commitment to safety -- from top management all the way through the organization -- day in and day out. You have earned our awards many times in the past, and I hope to be here again next April to celebrate your sixth year without a lost-time incident."

CECo’s performance represents more than 400,000 work-hours over the last five years. Throughout that period, there was not a single injury to any of CECo’s employees that resulted in lost time.

"This kind of safety record doesn’t just happen," said Eric Werner, Director of CECo’s Distribution Operations Center. "It involves constant vigilance, thorough planning, anticipating potential dangers on the job, and looking out for co-workers. Zero lost time doesn’t happen without every employee taking personal responsibility for job safety, all the time."

Unitil is a public utility holding company headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire. Unitil owns a combination electric and gas utility distribution operation in north central Massachusetts, and two electric utility distribution operations serving cities and towns in the seacoast and capital city areas of New Hampshire. Its utility subsidiaries are Concord Electric Company, Exeter & Hampton Electric Company, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, and Unitil Power Corp. Its non-utility subsidiaries are Unitil Realty Corp., Unitil Resources, Inc., and Unitil Service Corp.

The Safety & Health Council of New Hampshire is a not-for-profit [501c(3)], non-governmental accredited chapter of the National Safety Council. The Council serves northern New England with primary focus on the State of New Hampshire.

Contact
Eric Werner
werner@unitil.com