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EMCOR Group, Inc. Announces Over $200 Million in New Healthcare Projects for Leading Providers Nationwide
--- Contracts Demonstrate Continued Demand for Solutions That Build, Power, Service and Protect Critical Systems of Many of the Country’s Most Important Healthcare Providers ---

NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, May 10, 2007 - 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 globally, announced it has begun work on a number of new projects in the healthcare sector. The projects, which include construction and service work at hospitals, clinics, diagnostic and research facilities nationwide, demonstrate EMCOR’s continued expertise in the growing healthcare industry.

“The American population is graying and EMCOR is there to provide the infrastructure and services needed to serve the exacting, complex and mission critical systems and facilities that are so important throughout the healthcare industry---and will increasingly become even more important----as this demographic continues to grow,” said Frank T. MacInnis, Chairman and CEO of EMCOR Group. “Medical facilities----including hospitals, biotech facilities and research labs----which are system-rich and aligned with our core competencies and expertise have long been a major part of our project portfolio.  As this sector continues to grow, we expect to provide new buildings and services to this constantly-expanding sector for many years to come.”

In 2006 EMCOR companies worked on 169 projects in the healthcare and biotechnology industries. In addition, the Company’s first quarter 2007 project backlog included $359 million in healthcare projects, accounting for 9.3 percent of total backlog.

EMCOR’s new healthcare projects include:

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD) – EMCOR subsidiaries Poole & Kent—North and S.A. Comunale Co. have been awarded contracts relating to the mechanical construction as well as the design and installation of fire protection systems for two connected 15-story tower clinical buildings and the new main entry for the hospital.  This project is the nation’s largest healthcare project under construction and the most ambitious redevelopment in Johns Hopkins’ 117-year history.  This 1.5 million square foot medical facility will interconnect to the recently constructed Weinberg Building to form a new 560 bed clinical facility encompassing the Children’s Tower and the Adult Critical Care Tower.  The mechanical contract awarded to Poole & Kent---North includes installation of medical gas outlets, custom HVAC units and piping, plumbing (including sanitary and medical air piping and fixtures), and 3.5 million pounds of sheet metal for the construction and installation of the HVAC ductwork.   The fire protection contract awarded to S.A. Comunale Co. involves the design, fabrication, and installation of over 15,000 sprinkler heads and 34 miles of pipe.

Philips Medical Systems (Andover, MA) – EMCOR will manage various aspects of the ordering, site analysis, logistics, startup processes, and all corrective and planned maintenance service activities for Philips Medical Systems’ Chilled Water Services Program at 1800 facilities. Philips Medical Systems is a global leader in diagnostic imaging systems, healthcare information technology solutions, and patient monitoring and cardiac devices. EMCOR’s national network of operating companies will coordinate and perform the work.

Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston, TX) – EMCOR subsidiary Gowan, Inc., which has been working for Texas Children’s Hospital of The Texas Medical Center for 25 years, has most recently been contracted to perform the core mechanical HVAC and ventilation work for the vertical extension of the Feign Research Laboratory in the Texas Medical Center.  The work involves: the relocation and extension of the existing roof equipment, which includes biohazard exhaust and ventilation fans; the addition of core mechanical equipment and the vertical utility systems within the building.

Clarion Arnett Hospital (Lafayette, IN) – EMCOR subsidiary Shambaugh & Son has been awarded a project for the engineering and installation of the plumbing, medical gas, HVAC piping and equipment, and temperature controls in this new six-story, 440,000 square-foot hospital and its central utility plant.

All Children’s Hospital (St. Petersburg, FL) – EMCOR subsidiary Poole & Kent of Florida has been awarded the contract for the Central Energy Plant serving a new 675,000-square-foot patient tower of All Children’s Hospital. The project will consist of 4,500 tons of cooling equipment with an additional 1,500 tons to be added in the future; 42,000 pounds per hour steam capacity; and extensive distribution piping throughout the City of St. Petersburg.

National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda, MD) – As previously announced, as part of the contract award by the U. S. Navy, the Government Services group of EMCOR Facilities Services will provide on-site facilities services for the entire National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) complex, comprised of 88 buildings occupied by 4,500 staff. Scope of work includes the day-to-day maintenance of the facilities, including plumbing, electrical, structural, HVAC, and other site technical services.   A team of 50 EMCOR technicians will be stationed on-site to perform facilities work at NNMC, one of the primary treatment centers for wounded military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

A Fortune 500 company with over $5.0 billion in annual revenues, 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 global reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 140 locations worldwide.  The 27,000 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 2006 Form 10-K, its Forms 10-Qs 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.

EMCOR GROUP, INC.

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