Independent Survey Reveals Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Construction Industry Executives



    Williams Scotsman International, Inc. (NASDAQ: WLSC), a
    leading provider of modular space solutions, today announced the
    results of an independent study it commissioned to examine the
    near-term future of the construction industry and gauge the
    satisfaction of its customers. Conducted by McGraw-Hill Construction
    Research, the survey revealed that respondents identified "geographic
    expansion" and "leveraging technology" as the two greatest
    opportunities when they think about the future of their companies. The
    study also used the "net promoter" score, a measure of customer
    satisfaction by Bain & Company, to determine 93 percent of Williams
    Scotsman's customers would refer the company to others.
    More than 400 Williams Scotsman customers were interviewed via
    telephone in March of 2006 and asked to rank their greatest perceived
    opportunities and challenges. Key findings include:

    -- 72 percent believe geographic expansion is an important factor
    in their future growth

    -- 65 percent said leveraging technologies for production,
    distribution and processing presented a growth opportunity

    -- 86 percent of Williams Scotsman's customers said finding
    qualified personnel and staff presents the greatest challenge
    or obstacle

    "While we've heard from our customers that geographic expansion
    and adoption of new technologies were top of mind, nothing confirms a
    trend like a quantitative survey," said Michele Cunningham, vice
    president of marketing and business development for Williams Scotsman.
    "With our national 86-branch network and recent technology
    introductions, we believe we can be responsive to these customer
    opportunities."
    Williams Scotsman remains committed to leveraging new technologies
    to enhance the experience customers have with its products. Just last
    year, the company partnered with DEWALT to implement their
    SITELOCK(TM) technology to address the ongoing issue of jobsite
    security.
    "We also found the issue of recruiting qualified personnel of
    great interest," said Cunningham. "Many of our customers have told us
    they are leaning more and more on experienced, full-service vendors
    like Williams Scotsman to fill in the gaps created by new employees
    that often necessitate a learning curve and time to build
    competencies."
    The customer satisfaction section of the study was designed with
    the following goals in mind:

    -- Benchmark the attributes of current Williams Scotsman products
    and services

    -- Assess customer retention and loyalty

    -- Gauge Williams Scotsman's position among competitors within
    the industry

    -- Determine how various customer segments view Williams Scotsman

    The study showed that when choosing a particular modular space
    company, customers view the following factors as their most important
    decision criteria: delivery process/logistics; price; inventory;
    quality; and service. Ninety seven percent of customers report a
    positive opinion of Williams Scotsman and 93 percent said they would
    make a strong recommendation for the company to others.
    McGraw-Hill Construction designed and managed the survey in
    compliance with CASRO (Council of American Survey Research
    Organizations). Respondents were screened based on the following
    criteria:

    -- They had used a Williams Scotsman product within the last year

    -- They are the primary decision makers within their organization
    for mobile space and container needs

    -- They have sufficient familiarity with at least three mobile
    space companies in their geographic market so they would be
    able to rank them in order of preference

    About Williams Scotsman International, Inc.

    Williams Scotsman International, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore,
    Maryland, is a leading provider of mobile and modular space solutions
    for multiple industry sectors, including the Construction, Education,
    Commercial, Healthcare and Government markets. The company serves over
    25,000 customers, operating a fleet of over 113,000 modular space and
    storage units that are leased through a network of 100 locations
    throughout North America and Europe. Williams Scotsman provides
    delivery, installation, and other services, and sells new and used
    mobile office products. Williams Scotsman also manages large modular
    building projects from concept to completion. Williams Scotsman is a
    publicly traded company (NASDAQ: WLSC) with operations in the United
    States, Canada, Mexico, and Spain. The company was selected to
    NASDAQ's Global Select Market for achieving high-quality listing
    standards among the marketplace. 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, including, but not limited
    to, substantial leverage and its ability to service debt, changing
    market trends in its industry, general economic and business
    conditions including a prolonged or substantial recession, its ability
    to finance fleet and branch expansion and to locate and finance
    acquisitions, its ability to implement its business and growth
    strategy and maintain and enhance its competitive strengths, intense
    industry competition, availability of key personnel and changes in, or
    the failure to comply with, government regulations. The Company
    assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.