ABM Engineering Awarded California State Automobile Association Contract

17 June 1999

ABM Engineering Awarded California State Automobile Association Contract

    LOS ANGELES--June 17, 1999--As discussed with Steve Thomas, Northern California Branch Manager for ABM Engineering Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated , has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide engineering services for the California State Automobile Association (CSAA) located in San Francisco. The contract covers on-site operating engineers at the CSAA hi-rise headquarters building, which encompasses over a million square feet.
    "We are pleased to be working with the California State Automobile Association and look forward to building a long-term relationship with them," said Jim Scranton, president of ABM Engineering Services. "Receiving this important contract enhances our growth, as our new business strategy focuses on expanding the market segments and geographic areas that we serve," he added.
    "As an experienced provider of facilities services, ABM is committed to providing high quality service, enhanced processes, and new technology to CSAA. We are excited about this change and view it as a means to improve our service levels and maximize efficiencies," said Cary Takagawa, facility manager for the California State Automobile Association.
    ABM Engineering Services is one of the nation's largest engineering companies with over 2,500 employees across the country. ABM Engineering has offices in most major cities, including Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, Philadelphia and Phoenix.
    Established nearly 100 years ago, AAA offers a wide array of automotive, insurance, worldwide travel and financial services. The California State Automobile Association serves nearly 4 million members in Northern California, Nevada, Utah and is the second largest regional affiliate of the national AAA organization.
    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 ABM Engineering Services, the ABM Family of Services also includes ABM Janitorial, American Commercial Security Services (ACSS), American Building Maintenance, Amtech Elevator Services, Amtech Lighting, Ampco System Parking, CommAir Mechanical, Easterday Janitorial Supply, and ABM Facility Services.