NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, October 27, 2009 - 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 Gowan, Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of HVAC mechanical systems at the United States Armed Services Reserve Center on the Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas.
Gowan will be responsible for the installation of HVAC mechanical systems required for the Armed Services Reserve Center project consisting of seven new buildings: Training Center, Battle Projection, Welcome Center, Maintenance Shop, Security Building and two Storage Buildings. Gowan's scope of work includes installation of the chilled water with heat recovery units, heating only systems, and exhaust systems. The project will be built to LEED principles and requirements.
"Serving our country and the men and women who put it on the line every day for us here at home is a big honor," said Mark Froman, President and CEO of Gowan. "This is a very exciting endeavor for Gowan. We are happy to be providing services at the U.S. Armed Services Reserve Center so as to ensure that the facilities are comfortable, reliable, and environmentally friendly."
A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2009 revenues of $5.5 - $5.7 billion, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. 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 27,000 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.
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 second quarter ended June 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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