EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract For Electrical System Upgrades For ArcelorMittal S.A.

NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, - 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, announced that, as previously reported during its July, Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Call, its EMCOR Hyre Electric subsidiary has been awarded a contract to upgrade the electrical systems for ArcelorMittal S.A. Indiana Harbor’s facility, located in East Chicago, Indiana.

EMCOR Hyre Electric will be responsible for upgrading all of the electrical systems for ArcelorMittal S.A. Indiana Harbor’s 84 inch Hotstrip Mill, which is being retrofitted in order to expand its coiling capabilities. The upgrade will make the Indiana Harbor facility the only Steel Mill in the country capable of producing heavy-gauge steel for water and oil pipelines. Scope of work includes rewiring and replacing the coilers, as well as installing switchgear and transformers for the Hydraulic Building. EMCOR Hyre will also install new controllers for hundred’s of the facility’s run-out table motors.

“EMCOR Hyre Electric is delighted to play a role in this important project for ArcelorMittal S.A.,” stated Tom Corsiglia, President and CEO of EMCOR Hyre. “We take great pride in our depth of experience, enabling us to provide the comprehensive services required for this project.”

About EMCOR Group, Inc.

A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2011 revenues of ~$5.5B, 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 ~26,000 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.




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