NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building services for a diverse range of businesses, proudly announces that for the 8th consecutive year thousands of its employees at 55+ of its subsidiaries across the U.S. will commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by donning EMCOR Pink Hard Hats in support of the Company's "Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today." campaign.

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EMCOR Group Launches Its 2016 Pink Hard Hat Campaign (Photo: Business Wire)

EMCOR employees, clients, and others will wear EMCOR Pink Hard Hats and form massive Human Pink Hard Hat Ribbons creating a powerful "Call to Action" at various locations across the U.S. and raising awareness of the importance of breast cancer screening.

Additionally, thousands of employees at EMCOR’s subsidiaries across the U.S. will wear EMCOR Pink Hard Hats at hundreds of work sites, ranging from hospitals to bridges, and from malls and military bases to refineries.

Human Pink Hard Hat Ribbon Events are scheduled as follows:

• September 29 – EMCOR/F&G Mechanical/Meadowlands Fire Protection, Newport Associates Development, and Hackensack University Medical Center, in Jersey City, NJ.
• October 3 – EMCOR Government Services and Express Scripts, in St. Louis, MO.
• October 10 – EMCOR/Shambaugh & Son, McCarthy, Tetra Pak, Dairy Farmers of America, and St. Catherine Hospital, in Garden City, KS.
• October 13 – EMCOR Facilities Services and University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute, in Cincinnati, OH.

“This is EMCOR’s 8th consecutive year of spearheading the national Pink Hard Hat initiative. Over the years people have come forward to say they believe this unique way of raising awareness of the importance of breast cancer screening has had a positive impact on their own lives or that of a loved one,” stated Tony Guzzi, President & CEO, EMCOR Group, Inc. “Many of our employees wear hard hats on a daily basis for personal protection, and we’re proud of their commitment to wear an EMCOR Pink Hard Hat in October to raise awareness of breast cancer and remind women and men to get screened."

Millions more people will be reached nationally in October as EMCOR’s fleet of 7,000+ service vehicles display Pink Hard Hat posters with the “Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today.” campaign message.

Visit EMCOR’s Pink Hard Hat site: www.emcorgroup.com/pinkhardhat

About EMCOR Group, Inc.

A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2016 revenues of ~$7.4B, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a leader in mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building services. A 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 ~33,000 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 and its 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, backlog 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 and mix of business. Certain of the risks and factors associated with EMCOR's business are also discussed in the Company's 2015 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.

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