ABM Janitorial Services Receives Alcon Laboratories Supplier Excellence Award

Business Wire, Dec 6, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO -- ABM Janitorial Services, an operating unit of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), was recently presented with the Alcon Laboratories Supplier Excellence Award for 2004. ABM was honored for more than 10 years of dedicated janitorial service for Alcon(TM)'s Fort Worth campus buildings.

"As a leader in the facilities services industry, we are honored to be recognized by Alcon," said James P. McClure, president of ABM Janitorial Services. "This award is an excellent example of our corporate strategy to develop extensive vertical market expertise and industry specialization to provide added-value benefits for all our customers," he added.

"ABM has provided superior janitorial service, seven days per week and always with a high level of professionalism," said Roy Anderson, C.P.M., director, corporate purchasing for Alcon. "ABM can always be counted on to get the job done right and always meets and exceeds our expectations. We recognize and appreciate their efforts and look forward to a successful partnership ahead," he added.

Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL) is the world's leading eye care company. Alcon, which has been dedicated to the ophthalmic industry for more than 50 years, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices, contact lens care solutions and other vision care products that treat diseases, disorders and other conditions of the eye. Alcon has operations in more than 75 countries with the highly skilled workforce of more than 11,000 employees worldwide. Alcon's majority shareholder is Nestle, S.A., the world's largest food company.

ABM Industries Incorporated is one of the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2003 revenues in excess of $2.2 billion and more than 70,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, engineering, security, lighting and mechanical services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities across North America and British Columbia, Canada. In addition to ABM Janitorial, the ABM Family of Services includes Ampco System Parking, ABM Engineering, ABM Security Services, which includes American Commercial Security Services (ACSS) and Security Services of America (SSA), Amtech Lighting, CommAir Mechanical and ABM Facility Services.