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Ampco System Parking Awarded Contract With Tampa International Airport

Posted on: Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 18:00 CST

Ampco System Parking, a wholly owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), has been awarded a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract with Tampa International Airport. The contract covers all parking and shuttle operations for the airport's parking facilities, which includes 20,000 spaces with an additional 5,000 being constructed.

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with Tampa International Airport, an award-winning and busy, world-class travel hub," said Rich Kindorf, president of Ampco System Parking. "In addition to our commitment to providing the highest standards for customer and client service, we have the technological support to be the most progressive and innovative parking service provider in the country," he added.

"We have a good working relationship with Ampco at Tampa International Airport," expressed Louis E. Miller, executive director. "The Airport's public parking operations are a huge responsibility, which requires tremendous parking knowledge and customer service. We are confident we have a great partner with Ampco."

Tampa International Airport is an award-winning, publicly owned airport located six miles west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida. Offering world-class air transportation services and facilities, the airport is known as one of the most efficient, safe, secure, convenient and cost competitive air transportation centers in the world. In 2007, Tampa International Airport was voted Best Overall U.S. Airport in the Zagat Global Airline/Airport Travel Survey. Nearly 7,500 frequent fliers responded to Zagat's Survey rating 84 airlines and 46 major airports.

In 2005, Tampa International received the Global Airport Efficiency Award by the Air Transport Research Society. Serving the Tampa Bay area, the birthplace of commercial airline service, the airport currently caters to more than 20 million passengers with an expected increase to 50 million passengers by the year 2025.

Ampco System Parking is an industry leader, operating more than 1,800 lots and garages in 30 states, including parking facilities at or adjacent to such major international airports as Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Honolulu, Minneapolis, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Jose and Seattle.

ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM) is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2007 revenues in excess of $2.8 billion and more than 105,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, security, engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities across the United States as well as Puerto Rico and British Columbia, Canada. The ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial Services; Ampco System Parking; ABM Security Services; ABM Facility Services; ABM Engineering; and Amtech Lighting Services.

Source: Business Wire

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