NEW YORK, May 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The U.S. Postal Service has awarded ABM Security Services a Supplier Performance Award for the Company's service in 2009. ABM Security was one of only 13 companies out of the USPS's more than 15,000 suppliers in 2009 to receive a supplier service award. ABM Security Services is a subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), the leading provider of facility services in the United States.

In a press release the USPS noted that it uses its annual supplier service awards to recognize companies providing "superior supply chain performance and delivering best-value solutions that reduce costs, enhance performance, maintain high levels of service and collaborate to grow the business." U.S. Post Master General John E. Potter presented the Award to ABM Security Services President Chris Hansen in Washington, DC, on April 26.

ABM Security provides the USPS with unarmed contract security personnel at Postal Service facilities nationwide. ABM has been providing security services to the Postal Service since 2004, and this is the second time the Company has received a USPS Supplier Performance Award.

Said Henrik Slipsager, ABM president and CEO: "ABM is extremely pleased and honored to receive the Postal Service Supplier Performance Award for the outstanding work provided by ABM Security Services. This award highlights ABM Security's positive ongoing relationship with the Postal Service and underscores the traditional values we share with our valued customers, and the mutual benefits of visionary thinking leading to innovative solutions. ABM Security Services and all of our employees are proud to support the Postal Service in its critical mission to constantly improve the process of mail delivery to the more than 146 million homes and businesses that depend on the Postal Service annually. We are grateful for this recognition."

ABM Security Services' Chris Hansen noted: "I was delighted to be able to be in Washington to receive this Award on behalf of my colleagues at ABM Security Services. They are experienced professionals who recognize the seriousness of the jobs they perform and are committed to providing top-flight security to the U.S. Postal Service. We are very honored that the Postal Service has seen fit once again to recognize ABM Security Services and our terrific partnership with this award."

ABM Security Services provides clients with a wide range of custom, commercial and residential security services. These services include: uniformed, unarmed and plainclothes security services; background checks and investigative services; security consulting, system design, and security surveys; access control; patrol and alarm response; and special events coverage and crowd control. For more information about ABM Security Services go to www.abm.com/Services/security/Pages/Commercial-Security.aspx.

About ABM Industries Incorporated

ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), which operates through its subsidiaries (collectively "ABM"), is the leading provider of facility services in the United States. With fiscal 2009 revenues of approximately $3.5 billion and more than 90,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, facility, engineering, parking and security services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities across the United States, Puerto Rico and British Columbia, Canada. ABM's business services include ABM Janitorial Services, ABM Facility Services, ABM Engineering Services, Ampco System Parking and ABM Security Services. For more information visit www.abm.com.

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