ABM Janitorial Services Awarded Contract Renewal with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.SAN FRANCISCO -- ABM ABM: see guided missile. ABM - Asynchronous Balanced Mode Janitorial Services, an operating unit of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABM), has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract renewal with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ). The contract covers comprehensive janitorial service for the airport and its Hubert H. Humphrey Terminal (HHH HHH Hubert H. Humphrey HHH Hash House Harriers HHH Hot Hot Heat (band) HHH Hunter Hearst Helmsley (aka Triple H) HHH Hou Hsiao-Hsien (Taiwanese film director) ), Metropolitan Airports Commission General Offices (MAC), and Trades and Field Maintenance buildings, including glass cleaning at all locations. "We are pleased to continue providing janitorial service for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the seventh busiest airport in the United States," said Jim McClure, president of ABM Janitorial Services. "Our long-standing expertise in the aviation industry, coupled with our efficient and consistent service, ensures continued enhancement of the airport's environment not only for millions of travelers, but also for all of the airport personnel," he added. "We are very happy to continue working with ABM Janitorial," said Steve Wareham, airport director for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. "ABM has been a good partner to us in the airport community during times of growth and challenge and we are certain they are going to continue providing us high quality and cost-effective janitorial services," he added. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is one of the busiest airports in the world, with more than a half million takeoffs and landings each year. In 2004, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was named Best Airport in the Americas and Best Domestic Airport by the International Air Transport Association and Airports Council International. In 2003, J.D. Power and Associates named MSP the third highest ranked airport in the world in customer satisfaction. Currently, the airport is awaiting the completion of a $3 billion expansion program designed to further provide travelers with safety, efficiency and an enjoyable experience. ABM Janitorial Services operates 111 branch offices in 42 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and one Canadian province. ABM Industries Incorporated is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . With fiscal 2004 revenues in excess of $2.4 billion and more than 73,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, security, engineering, lighting and mechanical services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities across the United States and British Columbia, Canada. The ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial, Ampco System Parking, ABM Security Services, which includes American Commercial Security Services (ACSS ACSS Africa Center for Strategic Studies ACSS Aluminum Conductor Steel Supported (cable) ACSS African Crop Science Society ACSS Association of Computer Support Specialists ACSS Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems ) and Security Services of America (SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ), ABM Facility Services, which includes ABM Engineering and CommAir Mechanical, and Amtech Lighting. |
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