NORWALK, Conn. - (Business Wire) EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500
® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its EMCOR Group (UK) subsidiary will expand the facilities services it currently provides NATS, the UK
’s leading air traffic control services company.
EMCOR Group (UK) will further assist NATS in enabling them to focus on its core business and ensuring that its facilities management strategy meets its wider, long-term business and strategic objectives by expanding its service scope to include a broad range of soft services and general maintenance duties at NATS’ key locations (its London office, Hampshire headquarters, control centers in Swanwick and Prestwick, and its College of Air Traffic Control at Hurn) where EMCOR will be now be performing comprehensive facilities management services. The expanded scope of duties under the new contract includes cleaning, reception, portering duties, post room, and help desk services; and grounds maintenance. These new services are in addition to the work EMCOR has provided NATS over the last four years, including managing critical systems that support the company’s air traffic control and business operations, such as building and infrastructure maintenance; asset management; specialist engineering, including security, CCTV, fire protection, and high voltage systems.
“As with all our clients, our relationship with NATS has not just been about delivering services, it has also been about building a long-term relationship,” said Anthony R. Whale, Chief Executive Officer of EMCOR Group (UK). “We have worked closely with NATS to adopt a collaborative approach to its facilities management and have aligned ourselves with their strategy. We are thrilled to expand our services and become an even more integral part of its business.”
About EMCOR Group, Inc.
A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2008 revenues of $6.8 - $7.0 billion, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating and maintaining the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments -- such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security and power generation systems -- in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses around the world. EMCOR represents a rare combination of reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations worldwide. The 30,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst America’s “Most Admired” and “Best Performing.” EMCOR’s diversity -- in terms of the services it provides, the industries it serves and the geography it spans -- has enabled it to create a stable platform for sustained results. The Company’s strong financial position has enabled it to attract and retain among the best local and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industry. Additional information on EMCOR can be found at www.EMCORGroup.com.
This release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Any such comments are based upon information available to EMCOR management’s perception thereof, as of this date, and EMCOR assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding market opportunities, market share growth, gross profit, project mix, projects with varying profit margins, and selling, general and administrative expenses. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Accordingly these statements are no guarantee of future performance. Such risk and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, adverse effects of general economic conditions, changes in the political environment, changes in the specific markets for EMCOR’s services, adverse business conditions, availability of adequate levels of surety bonding, increased competition, unfavorable labor productivity, mix of business, and risks associated with foreign operations. Certain of the risks and factors associated with EMCOR’s business are also discussed in the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K, its Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, and in other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All these risks and factors should be taken into account in evaluating any forward-looking statements.
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