ENGlobal Corporation Moves Forward with Strategic Restructuring; Operating Subsidiaries to Change Names Effective January 25th.

Business Editors

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003

ENGlobal Corporation (AMEX:ENG), a leading provider of engineering services and engineered systems, today announced that its Board of Directors recently approved a plan to unify the Company under the ENGlobal name. With these steps, the Company intends to strategically present a larger, less diluted image, increase its name recognition, and simplify its corporate structure.

"We believe that the restructuring steps that the Company is currently taking will streamline our operations and solidify our new identity...ENGlobal," said William A. Coskey, chief operating officer and president of ENGlobal Corporation. "It is important that our valued clients recognize that all entities will maintain their current corporate existence while changing the name under which they currently operate."

In summary, the plan calls for the following operating entity names to be effective as of Jan. 25, 2003:

ENGINEERING SERVICES SEGMENT:
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  ENGlobal Engineering Inc.
       Formerly: Petrocon Engineering Inc.
                 RPM Engineering Inc. (a)
                 IDS Engineering Inc. (a)
  ENGlobal Construction Resources Inc.
       Formerly: Petrocon Construction Resources Inc.

ENGINEERED SYSTEMS SEGMENT:
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  ENGlobal Systems Inc.
       Formerly: Petrocon Systems Inc.
  ENGlobal Technologies Inc.
       Formerly: Petrocon Technologies Inc.
  ENGlobal Constant Power Inc.
       Formerly: Constant Power Manufacturing Inc.

(a) will operate under assumed name

Together with the renaming of the above-mentioned subsidiaries, the restructuring has the additional benefit of streamlining ENGlobal's operational structure by reducing to five, the direct reports to the Company's chief operating officer. Officers of the subsidiaries are as follows:

Engineering Services:

 ENGlobal Engineering Inc.
    - Beaumont and Lake Charles       David W. Smith, President
    - Houston and Tulsa               Al Nelson, VP - Operations (b)
    - Baton Rouge                     Willie "Bill" E. Rigsby, President
 ENGlobal Construction Resources Inc. Jimmie N. Carpenter, President

Engineered Systems: Also reporting to Mr. Coskey, as CEO of the
                    following entities, is Olan B. Weeks (b):

 ENGlobal Systems Inc.                James E. Dorsey, President
 ENGlobal Technologies Inc.           Myron Glidewell, President (b)
 ENGlobal Constant Power Inc.         Frank Ivester, President (b)

(b) newly-appointed

Additionally, three non-operating subsidiaries were dissolved at Dec. 31, 2002.

As announced in November 2002, the Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell its manufacturing subsidiary, Thermal Corporation, to Pivot Group, LLC pending additional due diligence and completion of financing arrangements. Closing of the transaction has taken longer than expected and in the interim, the Company believes that Thermal Corporation would benefit from the guidance of dedicated management, therefore has contracted these services with the buyer, on a short-term basis. Mr. Robert Latham, of Pivot Group, LLC has served as a turn-around specialist for various companies and has already implemented several measures intended to improve Thermal's performance.

About ENGlobal Corporation "ENGlobal"

ENGlobal Corporation (formerly known as Industrial Data Systems Corporation) is a leading provider of engineering services and engineered systems principally to the pipeline and process industries throughout the United States and internationally. ENGlobal's multi-disciplined staff develops projects from the initial planning stage through the detailed design, procurement, and construction management stages. Engineered systems are related to automation, control and uninterruptible power. ENGlobal is the parent of eight wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, which effective Jan. 25, 2003, include: ENGlobal Engineering Inc., IDS Engineering Inc. dba ENGlobal Engineering Inc., RPM Engineering Inc. dba ENGlobal Engineering Inc., ENGlobal Construction Resources Inc., ENGlobal Systems Inc., ENGlobal Constant Power Inc., ENGlobal Technologies Inc., and Thermal Corporation. ENGlobal Corporation is also the parent of ENGlobal Corporate Services Inc. Further information about the Company and its subsidiaries is available at www.englobal.com.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements 

Certain matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the Company's ability to achieve its business strategy, while effectively managing costs and expenses. Actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors detailed from time to time in ENG's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Reference is hereby made to cautionary statements set forth in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2001, Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and Sept. 30, 2002, current Forms 8-K, and other SEC filings.