EMCOR Group (UK) Announces Opening Of
The EMCOR UK Innovation Academy
- Dedicated Research Facilities To Develop New Services For Customers And Train The Next Generation Of Engineers -
20th July 2009
EMCOR Group (UK) proudly announces the opening of The EMCOR UK Innovation Academy, in July 2009, in partnership with the City of Wolverhampton College. The EMCOR UK Innovation Academy provides research facilities dedicated to developing the latest services and techniques for customers, as well as training EMCOR employees, apprentices and college students. EMCOR Group (UK) provides engineering services, facilities management and sustainable business solutions for a diverse range of private and public sector organisations.
The main focus of The EMCOR UK Innovation Academy, which will serve the UK nationally, will be to develop innovative and sustainable electrical, mechanical and public health construction methods, implement lean construction techniques, and trial new products and tools, further enhancing EMCOR's ability to offer long-term value to its customers. The EMCOR UK Innovation Academy will also enable demonstration projects to be constructed and tested in an off-site environment, and will become a centre of knowledge excellence by ensuring the resulting skills and solutions are shared with EMCOR's customers and throughout the supply chain through innovation workshops and best practice guides.
The EMCOR UK Innovation Academy will also provide a training suite, which will become EMCOR's main centre for training and work based learning for apprentices and employees. Students at the City of Wolverhampton College will have the opportunity to learn in both live and trial environments, and will be offered work placements and site visits to EMCOR projects.
"EMCOR UK is delighted to be launching this industry leading initiative that will deliver tangible benefits to our customers and contribute to the development of the next generation of engineers," commented John Matthews, Managing Director of EMCOR Engineering Services. "Our customers depend on EMCOR for the highest quality services; we believe that now is a key time to invest in the future in order to enhance the skills capability in our industry, as well as to ensure the long-term value which our customers rely upon EMCOR."
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About EMCOR Group (UK) plc
With over 100 years experience in the UK market, EMCOR Group (UK) plc provides engineering services, facilities management and sustainable business solutions for a diverse range of private and public sector organisations, through its two businesses--- EMCOR Engineering Services and EMCOR Facilities Services. EMCOR Group (UK) plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), 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. Additional information on EMCOR can be found at www.EMCORGroup.com.
This release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Any such comments are based upon information available to EMCOR management's perception thereof, as of this date, and EMCOR assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding market opportunities, market share growth, gross profit, project mix, projects with varying profit margins, and selling, general and administrative expenses. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Accordingly these statements are no guarantee of future performance. Such risk and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, adverse effects of general economic conditions, changes in the political environment, changes in the specific markets for EMCOR's services, adverse business conditions, availability of adequate levels of surety bonding, increased competition, unfavorable labor productivity, mix of business, and risks associated with foreign operations. Certain of the risks and factors associated with EMCOR's business are also discussed in the Company's 2008 Form 10-K and in other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All these risks and factors should be taken into account in evaluating any forward-looking statements.