EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary to Install Fire Protection System for National Alabama...

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EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary to Install Fire Protection System for National Alabama Corporation

NORWALK, Conn.--(Business Wire)--
EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500(R) leader in
mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and
facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that
its subsidiary Shambaugh & Son has received a contract to design and
install the fire protection system for National Alabama Corporation's
new rail train manufacturing facility in Cherokee, AL.

   Shambaugh & Son will provide 51 sprinkler systems, 18,000
sprinklers, and 80 fire hose stations linked to 250,000 feet of steel
pipe and an underground water delivery system for the 1.8 million
square foot facility.

   "This project for National Alabama Corporation is yet another
example of our ability to help protect the important facilities that
support the country's infrastructure and commerce---we continue to see
fire protection systems projects emerge across the country, both from
a retrofit and new installation perspective. Due to its degree of
customization, this work with National Alabama is ideally suited to
leverage our strengths, as it gives us the opportunity to maximize our
prefabrication capabilities combined with the application of local
installation to insure the optimum outcome for our client," said Mark
P. Shambaugh, CEO of Shambaugh & Son.

   About EMCOR Group, Inc.

   A Fortune 500 company with over $5.9 billion in annual revenues,
EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and
electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities
services. EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in
existing ones by its planning, installing, operating and maintaining
the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility
environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air
conditioning, heating, security and power generation systems---in
virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of
businesses around the world. EMCOR represents a rare combination of
reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry
leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations worldwide. The
30,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes
of leading business publications, amongst America's "Most Admired" and
"Best Performing." 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 2007 Form 10-K, its Form 10-Q for the first quarter ended
March 31, 2008, 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.

   www.emcorgroup.com

EMCOR Group, Inc.
Mava Heffler, 203-849-7814
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
or
Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, Inc.
Media:
Suzanne Dawson / Cecile Fradkin, 212-575-4545

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