Héroux-Devtek's Longueuil Landing Gear Products Employees Ratify Three-Year Agreement

LONGUEUIL, QC, April 29, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX), ("Héroux-Devtek" or the "Corporation" http://www.herouxdevtek.com), a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that its 280 unionized Landing Gear products employees at the Longueuil, Québec facility have voted in favor of a three-year collective agreement, which now extends through April 30, 2017. The workers concerned are members of Unifor, Local Section1956.

"Going forward, the three-year agreement will enable Héroux-Devtek Longueuil's operations to focus on its initiatives to optimize this facility as a center of excellence in repair and overhaul, surface treatment, and assembly, '' declared Gilbert Guérin, Corporate Director, Human Resources of Héroux-Devtek.

PROFILE
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX) is a Canadian company specializing in the design, development, manufacture and repair and overhaul of landing gear and actuation systems and components for the Aerospace market. The Corporation is the third largest landing gear company worldwide, supplying both the commercial and military sectors of the Aerospace market with new landing gear systems and components, as well as aftermarket products and services. The Corporation also manufactures electronic enclosures, heat exchangers and cabinets for suppliers of airborne radar, electro-optic systems and aircraft controls through its Magtron operations.  On a pro forma basis, approximately 75% of the Corporation's sales are outside Canada, including 50% in the United States. The Corporation's head office is located in Longueuil, Québec with facilities in the Greater Montreal area (Longueuil, Laval and St-Hubert); Kitchener and Toronto, Ontario; Springfield and Cleveland, Ohio; Wichita, Kansas; and Runcorn, Nottingham and Bolton, United Kingdom.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for historical information provided herein, this press release may contain information and statements of a forward-looking nature concerning the future performance of the Corporation. These statements are based on suppositions and uncertainties as well as on management's best possible evaluation of future events. Such factors may include, without excluding other considerations, fluctuations in quarterly results, evolution in customer demand for the Corporation's products and services, the impact of price pressures exerted by competitors, and general market trends or economic changes. As a result, readers are advised that actual results may differ from expected results.

SOURCE: Héroux-Devtek Inc.

From:
Héroux-Devtek Inc.
Gilles Labbé 
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tel.: [phone]

Contacts:
MaisonBrison
Martin Goulet, CFA
Tel.: [phone]