NEW YORK, July 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ABM (NYSE:ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions, announced today that it has renewed its global partnership with AEG, one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world, which owns, or is affiliated with, more than 100 sports and entertainment venues across five continents.
"AEG and ABM are both built on a similar foundation of providing the highest quality services and a world-class experience for our guests," said Nick Baker, Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships at AEG. "This renewed agreement is a testament to the strength and value of the partnership for both parties."
To date, ABM has partnered with AEG to provide day-to-day, pre-event and post-event cleaning services for a number of its most notable venues including: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles; The O2 arena in London, England, and Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany; The Los Angeles Convention Center; L.A. Live sports and entertainment district and the Grammy® Museum; StubHub Center in Carson, CA; BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, TX; Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA; and Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, CA.
"Our deep relationship with AEG is paramount in the sports and entertainment vertical for ABM and our entire team is appreciative and proud of our partnership. We want to thank AEG for always being excellent references, which allows us to continue to expand this growing market segment for ABM," said Charlotte Jensen-Murphy, ABM Senior Vice President, Sports & Entertainment. "AEG's commitment to providing a truly memorable, holistic experience for its millions of guests each year is unmatched, and ABM is delighted to support that each day around the globe."
ABOUT ABM
ABM (NYSE:ABM) is a leading provider of facility solutions with revenues of approximately $5.0 billion and 118,000 employees in over 300 offices deployed throughout the United States and various international locations. ABM's service capabilities include electrical & lighting, energy solutions, facilities engineering, HVAC & mechanical, janitorial, landscape & turf, parking and security, provided through stand-alone or integrated solutions. ABM provides custom facility solutions in urban, suburban and rural areas to properties of all sizes — from schools and bank branches to the largest and most complex facilities, such as airports, hospitals and manufacturing plants. ABM Industries Incorporated, which operates through its subsidiaries, was founded in 1909. For more information, visit www.abm.com.
ABOUT AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or is affiliated with a collection of companies including over 100 of the world's preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), StubHub Center (Carson, CA), Best Buy Theater (Times Square, New York), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), Allphones Arena (Sydney, Australia), Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Center and The O2 arena and entertainment district (London, England). Developed by AEG, L.A. LIVE is a 4 million square foot / $3 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, & entertainment district featuring Microsoft Theater, the Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 theater, 19 restaurants, the GRAMMY® Museum and a 54-story, 1001-room convention "headquarters" hotel/destination. In addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers, assets of AEG Sports include franchises such as the LA Kings, LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo and the Amgen Tour of California cycling race. Along with AEG Facilities, other global divisions include AEG Live, the world's second largest concert promotion and touring companies comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions and AEG Global Partnerships, responsible for worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships, naming rights and other strategic partnerships. In 2010, AEG launched its AEG 1EARTH environmental program featuring the industry's first sustainability report while in 2011, AEG introduced AXS a comprehensive entertainment platform serving as the company's primary consumer brand including AXS Ticketing which provides fans the opportunity to purchase tickets directly from their favorite venues via a user-friendly ticketing interface, Examiner.com and the AXS TV network.
For additional information, visit www.aegworldwide.com.
CONTACT: ABM - Media: Chas Strong
770.953.5072
chas.strong@abm.com
ABM - Investors & Analysts: David Farwell
212.297.9792
dfarwell@abm.com
AEG - Michael Roth
(213) 742-7155
mroth@aegworldwide.com
AEG - Cassandra Zebisch
(213) 763-7712
czebisch@aegworldwide.com
Source: ABM Industries
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