Amtech Elevator Services Awarded General Motors Contract.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1999--

Amtech Elevator Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), has received a prestigious multi-year contract to provide elevator and escalator service at General Motors sites nationwide. The terms of the contract were not disclosed. General Motors is the world's largest industrial corporation and full-line vehicle manufacturer, and the largest U.S. exporter of cars and trucks. With over 391,000 employees worldwide, General Motors has a global presence in more than 200 countries.

"The opportunity to serve General Motors is one of the most exciting events in the proud history of Amtech Elevator," said Eric Lazear, president of Amtech Elevator Services. "We are committed to providing quality service at all of these GM facilities," he added.

Amtech Elevator Services is the largest independent elevator service company in the United States. Amtech Elevator operates regional offices and warehouses across the country from headquarters in Los Angeles, and serves major metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, DC.

ABM Industries Incorporated is the largest provider of outsourced facility services listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With annualized revenues in excess of $1.6 billion and more than 55,000 employees, ABM performs air conditioning, elevator, engineering, janitorial, lighting, mechanical, parking and security services for thousands of commercial, industrial and institutional customers in hundreds of cities across North America. In addition to Amtech Elevator, the ABM Family of Services also includes American Building Maintenance, Ampco System Parking, American Commercial Security (ACS), Amtech Lighting, ABM Engineering, ABM Janitorial, CommAir Mechanical, Easterday Janitorial Supply and ABM Facility Services.