Amtech Lighting Services Wins EPA Green Lights Ally of the Year.

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999--

Amtech Lighting Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), has been selected Ally of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), for outstanding energy efficiency initiatives.

Amtech Lighting Services assisted in the reduction of over $7.9 million in annual energy costs through their energy efficiency and planned lighting maintenance programs.

"We've been actively promoting the benefits of energy efficient quality lighting since 1957, and continue to be committed to providing proactive lighting solutions while protecting our environment," explained Ron Gilcrease, President, Amtech Lighting Services. "This is a great honor for all of our 900 Amtech employees, whose dedication to the program has been recognized by this special award," he added.

"Through energy-efficient retrofits, education and promotion efforts, Amtech Lighting Services has served as a remarkable example of how organizations can combine environmental concerns with smart business strategy," said Jean Lupinacci, Director, Energy Star Buildings and Green Lights for EPA.

Amtech Lighting Services provides comprehensive programs to deliver appropriate lighting levels with the lowest possible long-term energy and maintenance costs. Amtech Lighting Services operates 25 branch offices across the country from its headquarters in Anaheim, California.

ABM Industries Incorporated is the largest facility services contractor listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With annual sales in excess of $1.5 billion and more than 55,000 employees, ABM provides air conditioning, elevator, engineering, janitorial, lighting, parking and security services to thousands of commercial, industrial and institutional customers in hundreds of cities across North America. In addition to Amtech Lighting Services, the ABM Family of Services also includes American Building Maintenance, American Commercial Security (ACSS), Ampco System Parking, Amtech Elevator,ABM Engineering, CommAir Mechanical, Easterday Janitorial Supply and ABM Facility Services.