Atlantic Union College Selects UNICCO for Buildings and Grounds Services.

Business Editors

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2002

UNICCO(R) Service Company, one of North America's largest integrated facilities services outsourcing companies, has received a contract to provide facilities services to Atlantic Union College (AUC) in Lancaster, Mass.

Under the contract, UNICCO will provide housekeeping, maintenance and grounds keeping services for the college. In addition, UNICCO will assume the operation of the college's private co-generation electrical power facility. UNICCO has also committed to AUC that it will manage its student workforce who will be conducting housekeeping, grounds and light maintenance work on campus.

The 120-year-old Seventh-day Adventist college is making the change in order to take advantage of UNICCO's facilities services management capabilities. UNICCO will consolidate all facilities services under a single management structure to more flexibly schedule workers across the campus. Commented Dr. Sylvan Lashley, Atlantic Union College president, "UNICCO has tremendous experience on college campuses. Since their sole focus is facilities services, they'll be able to use their expertise to be more efficient and to take advantage of their economies of scale to reduce supply and subcontractor costs. We're looking forward to tapping into UNICCO's resources as they develop a comprehensive campus-wide approach."

"Although the campus is small, Atlantic Union College requires the same services as much larger properties," said Bert Ouellette, director of business development. "It has all of the same challenges as larger campuses. The residential, administrative, academic and recreational buildings have to be properly serviced; the grounds must be maintained, and, in this case, the lights have to be kept on. At UNICCO, we understand that the look and cleanliness of a college campus is important to prospective students and to everyone who lives and works there."

About UNICCO

UNICCO Service Company is one of North America's largest and most successful Integrated Facilities Services companies with over $600 million in annualized sales, 20,000 employees and a 95 percent customer retention rate. The company has over 50 years of facilities outsourcing experience, including maintenance, operations, engineering, cleaning, lighting and administrative/office services for 1,000 commercial, corporate, industrial, education, government, and retail customers. UNICCO's advanced facilities technologies include its proprietary myUNICCO.com customer portal and the UNI-Q(SM) palmtop inspection system, best-of-breed computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), eProcurement, and 24x7 call centers. For further information, call 888-751-9100 or visit www.unicco.com.

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