ABM Janitorial Services Awarded Contract for Northwestern University.

Business Editors

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2003

ABM Janitorial Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with Northwestern University in Illinois. ABM Janitorial will provide cleaning and maintenance services for the majority of educational facilities on the University's 240-acre campus in Evanston.

"We are pleased to serve such a prestigious institution as Northwestern University," said Jim McClure, president of ABM Janitorial Services. "Our staff and management look forward to providing the highest standards of cleanliness across the campus, in order to enhance the learning environment for students, faculty and staff," he added.

"Our decision to award the contract to ABM Janitorial Services came after a thorough review of the qualifications and experience of all the firms. We look forward to working with them in providing service to our students, faculty and staff," said Ronald Nayler, associate vice president for facilities management.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. With two campuses located in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, Northwestern enrolls approximately 17,000 full- and part-time students each year and employs an estimated 6,800 faculty and staff. The University combines innovative teaching and pioneering research, while providing students and faculty with exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth in a setting enhanced by the richness of Chicago and Evanston.

ABM Janitorial Services operates more than 200 branch offices nationwide, serving 38 states and 36 of the 40 largest major metropolitan areas across the country.

ABM Industries Incorporated is the largest facility services contractor listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With annualized revenues in excess of $2.1 billion and more than 62,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, engineering, security, lighting, elevator, mechanical and network services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities across North America. In addition to ABM Janitorial, the ABM Family of Services includes Ampco System Parking, ABM Engineering, American Commercial Security (ACSS), Amtech Lighting, Amtech Elevator, CommAir Mechanical and ABM Service Network.