May 21 2009
EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, reported that as previously noted on its 4/28/09 First Quarter Earnings Call, its subsidiary Welsbach Electric of Long Island has been awarded a contract to perform the electrical construction related to the installation and maintenance of a new energy efficient street lighting system and its maintenance in the Town of Islip on Long Island, New York.
Welsbach Electric of Long Island will be responsible for installing and maintaining all components of a new and energy efficient “Induction Lighting System” for the streets within the Town of Islip. Induction is a new, innovative lighting system that outperforms convention systems in terms of functionality, cost efficiency, energy savings, and maintenance required. This project is in addition to Welsbach Electric’s current work for the Town of Islip to maintain all components of over 30,000 streetlights within its 105 square mile area.
“We are extremely excited to be involved in this energy saving project for the Town of Islip,” said Joseph Florio, President and CEO of Welsbach Electric of Long Island. “We are an integral part of this community, so it means a great deal to us to be able to ensure that it receives the highest level of quality electrical service and results for which Welsbach Electric is so well known.”
A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2009 base revenues of $6.0 - $6.3 billion, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. A leading provider of critical infrastructure systems, EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security, fire protection, and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses, organizations and government. EMCOR represents a rare combination of broad reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations. The 28,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst the “World’s Most Admired” and “Best Managed”. EMCOR’s diversity---in terms of the services it provides, the industries it serves and the geography it spans---has enabled it to create a stable platform for sustained results. The Company’s strong financial position has enabled it to attract and retain among the best local and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industry.