Amtech Lighting Awarded Energy-Saving Programs in Texas.

Business Editors

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2004

Amtech Lighting Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), has been awarded multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts with the City of Dallas and City of Arlington, Texas. Amtech Lighting will provide a traffic signal retrofit at over 1,100-metered intersections throughout Dallas and will replace over 22,000 incandescent traffic lamps with energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) units. Amtech is providing similar services of approximately 11,800 traffic lamps at 243 intersections throughout Arlington, Texas.

"As part of our lighting programs with the Cities of Dallas and Arlington, Amtech will reduce the total energy costs to operate traffic signals by 85-90%, saving each of the cities millions of dollars of energy costs over the term of the agreement," said Ron Gilcrease, president of Amtech Lighting Services. "The award of these new contracts serves as a testament to the quality of maintenance and savings that were initially achieved with a unique pilot program Amtech implemented for the City of Dallas in 2002," he added.

"The replacement of 135-watt incandescent lights with LEDs is a great application. In addition to the maintenance savings, the estimated savings for this project are 1,500 kW and more than 13 million kWh," said Alex Wong, senior program manager for the City of Dallas, Texas.

"The mission of the City of Arlington is to enact the will of the people through their active, inclusive participation and to provide the services they demand in a quality, cost effective manner. The electrical energy reduction alone, which is created by the Light Emitting Diode installation, makes the upgrades a priority. The extended lifespan of the LED, beyond that of an incandescent bulb, will allow more time for the City employees to focus on delivering a broader and higher level of service to the public. The LED upgrades will help us accomplish our mission by raising the quality of services and lowering the electrical costs," said Belinda Younger-Gurley, Assistant Traffic Operations Manager for the City of Arlington, Texas.

The City of Arlington Public Works Director Mike Hasler said, "The program is one of several efforts being undertaken by the City of Arlington to meet the new energy consumption reduction requirements of U.S. Senate Bill 5."

Consisting of 378.4 square miles and a population of nearly 1,200,000, the City of Dallas recently embarked on a Capital Improvement Program that addresses the growing needs of the City and enhances the quality of life through major public improvement projects. The City seeks to provide continuous improvement for its organization and community, while committing to its core values of integrity, leadership, innovation, commitment, sensitivity and teamwork.

Centrally located midway between East and West Coasts, the City of Arlington is the third largest city in North Texas and 56th in the United States. It boasts a population of over 300,000 and is home to Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor, the Texas Rangers and the Ameriquest Field in Arlington.

Amtech Lighting Services provides comprehensive interior, exterior and illuminated sign maintenance programs that significantly reduce long-term energy and service costs. For its exceptional efforts and achievements in energy conservation, Amtech was named the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Green Lights Ally of the Year." Amtech Lighting operates 31 full-service branch offices across the country from headquarters in Anaheim, California.

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 Amtech Lighting, the ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial, Ampco System Parking, American Commercial Security (ACSS), Security Services of America (SSA), ABM Engineering, CommAir Mechanical and ABM Facility Services.