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EMCOR UK workers grouped together on the station concourse to form the figure 46,000 - the number of people who pass through the station during the average working day, and the same number of women diagnosed with breast cancer every year. |
--- 100 construction workers don pink hard hats as a call to action to millions of women and men in support of EMCOR's 'Protect Yourself' campaign ---
EMCOR UK workers grouped
together on the station concourse to form the figure 46,000 - the
number of people who pass through the station during the average
working day, and the same number of women diagnosed with breast cancer
every year.
OCTOBER 1, 2009 EMCOR UK today announces its support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A campaign encouraging people to 'Protect Yourself - Be Breast Aware' will be launched at St Pancras International on Thu 1 Oct at 10.30am to reach out to the 46,000 people who pass through the station during the average working day – the same number diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Construction workers will wear pink hard hats and form themselves into the shape of this number, serving as a call to action to millions of women in support of EMCOR&as "Protect Yourself" Campaign. EMCOR UK provides engineering services, facilities management and sustainable business solutions for a diverse range of private and public sector organisations.
EMCOR workers will be donning pink hard hats across the country throughout October, and the company is raising thousands of pounds for Breast Cancer Care by donating £10 for every pink hard hat worn. Millions more women will also be reached by the campaign through the hundreds of EMCOR workers donning pink hard hats at buildings built and managed by EMCOR across the country for the duration of the month. Fundraising at sites across the country will also be taking place.
The eye-catching sight of construction workers in their pink hard hats is designed to raise awareness amongst the millions of women who use and pass by the airports, hospitals, shopping centres, colleges and other UK buildings which EMCOR manages or constructs throughout the country.
Diane Whyte, a valued member of the EMCOR team who has survived breast cancer, knows only too well how important being breast aware is:
"I had no history of breast cancer in my family, so when I heard it was cancer I was in complete shock, but knew I had to just pick myself up and carry on; working at EMCOR and keeping busy made it easier to cope. I survived – one of the lucky ones. I caught it early." Diane added: "My message to you is this: self breast examination is extremely important and if you find a lump, see your doctor immediately as early diagnosis is crucial. Without that, I may not have been here today."
Mr. Keith Chanter, CEO, EMCOR UK, said: "Many of us will be, or have been, touched by breast cancer at some point in our lives – whether it's a relative, friend or a valued colleague we've supported through this terrible disease such as Diane – it's the most common cancer in the UK. So we're delighted to be supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and couldn't think of a better way of raising awareness than the unusual sight of hundreds of construction workers up and down the country wearing pink hard hats! Thankfully, our employees thought the same, and we've had a tremendous response, with hundreds of them keen to be swapping their usual head gear for a pink version and helping spread the message to women everywhere to 'Protect Yourself – Be Breast Aware."
EMCOR – the slogan of which is to Build. Power. Service. Protect – is the engineering services and facilities management company which worked on the £800 million restoration of St Pancras International and is currently refurbishing St Pancras Chambers, for Manhattan Loft Corporation with LCR, into a 5 star 244 Renaissance Marriott hotel and 67 private apartments.
EMCOR UK's parent company, EMCOR Group Inc., is a major supporter of breast cancer awareness and through its 76 subsidiaries – of which EMCOR UK is one – events will be taking place raising awareness and fundraising for breast cancer awareness across the US, Canada and the UK.
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About EMCOR Group (UK) plc
With
over 100 years experience in the UK market, EMCOR Group (UK) plc
provides engineering services, facilities management and sustainable
business solutions for a diverse range of private and public sector
organisations, through its two businesses--- EMCOR Engineering Services
and EMCOR Facilities Services. EMCOR Group (UK) plc is a wholly owned
subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), 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.
About Breast Cancer Care
Breast
Cancer Care is here for anyone affected by breast cancer. We bring
people together, provide information and support, and campaign for
improved standards of care. We use our understanding of people's
experience of breast cancer and our clinical expertise in everything we
do. Visit www.breastcancercare.org.uk or call our free helpline on 0808
800 6000.
To find out how you can run your own pink event for Breast Cancer Care this October, anything from a tea break with pink food and drinks to wearing something pink to your morning meetings, log on to www.pinkfridays.org.uk or call 0870 164 9422 for your free fundraising kit, full of fun party ideas and fundraising tips. It's not too late to get involved and however big or small your event it will really make a difference to the lives of people affected by breast cancer when they need it most.
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For further information contact:
Paul Barnard or Kirsty O'Connor
t: 0113 201 8260
m: 07753 829098
e: paul.barnard@trimediauk.com
e: Kirsty.oconnor@trimediauk.com