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EMCOR Group, Inc., Connecticut Governor Rell, And The National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Announce Expanded Program To Help Reduce The Number Of Missing Children

-- Company Announces Participation in the Recovery of 100 Children --

-- EMCOR CEO Issues "Call to Action" to Connecticut Organizations to Help "Drive Down" the Number of Children That Go Missing in the State --

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, May 9, 2008 - Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell and Ernie Allen, president and CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC), joined EMCOR Group, Inc. Chairman and CEO Frank T. MacInnis, today to announce a special "Call to Action" for, and program expansion of EMCOR's "Taking KidSafety to the Street"™ program.  Having participated in the recovery of 100 missing children, EMCOR will now leverage its proven KidSafety program as part of a new initiative, which includes increasing visibility and enlisting other companies, to help reduce the number of children that go missing, starting in their headquarters state of Connecticut.

In September 2005 EMCOR (NYSE: EME) launched "Taking KidSafety to the Street™," a three-pronged national initiative that is an in-the-buildings, on-the-streets, and at-home program designed to help find missing children and promote child safety. Given the proven importance of photos in finding missing children, under this program EMCOR's nationwide fleet of more than 6,000 service vehicles displays posters that include photos and information about missing children, along with NCMEC's 24-hour hotline number - 1-800-THE-LOST - that can be called with information about a missing child. The posters are tailored to different geographic zones that encompass the U.S., UK and Canada, with a new poster photo rotated monthly in each of ten regions.  Today, EMCOR announced the creation of an eleventh region and the seventh within the U.S.-Connecticut-to expand the program and help drive down the number of missing children.

"EMCOR has participated in the recovery of 100 children to-date; we look forward to the continued success of our "KidSafety" program," stated EMCOR Chairman and CEO, Frank T. MacInnis. "Now, with our continuing goal of helping to reduce the number of children that go missing, we're taking the program one step further, right here in Connecticut, and leveraging proven tools---escalating visibility through an advertising campaign and giant posters hung on our job sites where allowed.  Importantly, we're asking Connecticut organizations to join us---starting just by calling us at 866.890.7794.  Think of the impact if even a fraction of Connecticut businesses put the posters of missing kids on their vehicle fleets or in their lobbies!"

"Our research has shown that displaying photos of missing children is a vital part of helping to recover them," said Ernie Allen, president and CEO of NCMEC. "In fact, 1 in 6 children featured in our photo distribution program is recovered as a result of someone recognizing them from their photo.  We are grateful to EMCOR for its outstanding efforts in making the safety of children and the search for missing children a goal for the company and its home state."

"EMCOR's challenge is quite unique and extremely important," said Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell. "Pioneering its prototype to help reduce the number of children that go missing is a worthy challenge and is a wonderful way of uniting the Connecticut community of businesses and organizations and working towards a common good of keeping our children safer."

The second prong of EMCOR's "KidSafety" program goes inside buildings and involves EMCOR's facilities personnel trained to implement Code Adam, one of the country's largest child-safety programs. Originally developed by Wal-Mart associates, this program is activated when a child is first reported as missing within a facility and prior to the arrival of law enforcement personnel.  EMCOR is the longtime national sponsor of the Code Adam program and, as part of the Company's Connecticut "Call to Action", EMCOR will provide (via free DVD and/or from its corporate site) an on-line training program developed for its own employees to all organizations that desire this education.

Additionally, EMCOR continues its initiative on-line at www.emcorgroup.com/kidsafety. A special brochure created by EMCOR, "My Safety Tips", provides kids with NCMEC's rules for child safety and Internet safety tips, as well as building safety tips. After reading these rules, either on-line or by printing them out in the form of a brochure or poster for their rooms, children are then offered the opportunity to conclude by printing out a "KidSafety Challenge Certificate" of accomplishment which shows that they know the important ways to keep themselves safer in various situations.

About EMCOR Group, Inc.  

A Fortune 500 company with over $5.9 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 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 first quarter ended March 31, 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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EMCOR GROUP, INC.

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