American Commercial Security Services Awarded Contract at Belmar.

Business Editors

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004

American Commercial Security Services (ACSS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), has been awarded a multi-year contract at Belmar, for the newly developed Belmar District in downtown Lakewood, Colorado. The security contract covers field officers, specialized incident training and off-duty officer deployment for the recently opened Belmar Phase I, which houses a new 16-screen Century Theaters, along with a wide variety of shops, restaurants, offices and homes in 24 buildings.

"We are pleased to expand our operation into Colorado and welcome the opportunity to work on this project to facilitate the design of a customized and multi-faceted security program at Lakewood's recently completed downtown Belmar District," said John W. Moore II, president of ACSS.

"Belmar will be a vibrant 22-block downtown. It represents one of the most ambitious commercial redevelopments in the country and will serve as a model for suburban communities across the nation," said Mark Falcone, managing partner and founder of Continuum Partners.

Continuum is a Denver-based real estate development company founded on the belief that there is a connection between long-term, sustained property value and high-quality urban design. Continuum combines an experienced real estate development team with a solid base of capital resources to develop projects that demonstrate the principles of smart-growth.

Based in Houston, American Commercial Security Services/Security Services of America is one of America's largest security service specialists, with more than 11,000 employees and 33 branch offices nationwide.

ABM Industries Incorporated is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2003 revenues in excess of $2.2 billion and more than 70,000 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. In addition to American Commercial Security (ACSS), the ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial, Ampco System Parking, Security Services of America (SSA), ABM Engineering, Amtech Lighting, CommAir Mechanical and ABM Facility Services.