Press Release

University Marelich Mechanical Receives 1st Place National Safety Award

EMCOR Subsidiary Recognized by MCAA for Zero Accidents & Safety Excellence

 

ANAHEIM, CA - April 5, 2011 - University Marelich Mechanical, Inc. (UMMI) was recently recognized for exemplary safety practices and performance with a national first place Safety Excellence Award for 2011 from the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) within Category II --- 100,000 to 250,000 work hours without an accident. The award was presented during MCAA's Annual Conference held this year in Maui, Hawaii, in March.

 

A leading full service mechanical contractor serving Southern California, University Marelich Mechanical is a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), which is a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses.

 

This is the 2nd year in a row that UMMI has been recognized by MCAA with a first place safety award. UMMI received six major safety awards in 2010, and 10 major safety awards over the past 3 years.

 

"University Marelich Mechanical and the entire EMCOR organization work hard every day to develop a safety culture," stated Scott Baker, President and CEO of University Marelich Mechanical. "Like our other safety awards, the MCAA award is a testament to our employees and to Randy Conley, our safety manager. It recognizes their dedication to making safety a daily priority, and I thank them for their ongoing support."

 

UMMI's commitment to safety is part of a multi-tiered, integrated approach to safety that includes a zero accident program as well as a host of supporting initiatives, such as EMCOR's "Be There For Life" program, designed to educate employees and their families about the importance of safety. EMCOR also conducts regional "Target Zero" safety conferences, bringing together industry experts from its operating companies and partners to share information and successful strategies.

 

About University Marelich Mechanical, Inc.

Founded in 1922, University Marelich Mechanical, Inc. is a leading full service mechanical contractor serving Southern California. The company designs, builds and commissions mechanical systems, including HVAC, plumbing, and process piping systems, for a wide variety of commercial, institutional, and industrial clients. Headquartered in Anaheim, University Marelich Mechanical is a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500 company with estimated 2011 revenues of $5.3B - $5.5B. EMCOR is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services and a leading provider of critical infrastructure systems. EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security, fire protection, and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses, organizations and government. EMCOR represents a rare combination of broad reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170+ locations. The 24,000+ skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst the "World's Most Admired" and "Best Managed". 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 and its 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, backlog 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 and mix of business. Certain of the risks and factors associated with EMCOR's business are also discussed in the Company's 2008 Form 10-K, its Form 10-Q for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, 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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