EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Receives Contract For Mechanical Systems Work At The University Of Miami School Of Medicine

NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, July 24, 2008 - 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 its Poole and Kent Company of Florida subsidiary has been awarded a mechanical construction contract by the University of Miami School of Medicine campus in Miami, Florida.

Poole and Kent will install a piping system that will provide 17,000 tons of chilled water to various buildings on the University's School of Medicine campus. The project will involve 7,200 feet of up to 36-inch underground, insulated piping, as well as all system valves and fittings. The scope of work will include pipe identification and markers; cleaning and flushing of the new pipe system; all excavation, backfill and pipe bleeding; cold patching, road plates and sidewalk concrete; roadway restoration, paving and curbs; milling resurfacing of asphalt; storm sewer protection and pavement marking; concrete topping of CHW lines; and additional work for the chiller plant connection.

"Poole and Kent has been working with the University of Miami for over 30 years and we're excited to continue that relationship through this important project---a chilled water distribution system that will provide added capacity to the Medical School for expansion and energy conservation," said Steven C. Jordan, President and CEO of Poole and Kent Company of Florida.

About EMCOR Group, Inc.

A Fortune 500 company with over $5.0 billion in annual revenues, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating and maintaining the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses around the world. EMCOR represents a rare combination of global reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations worldwide. The 28,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst America’s "Most Admired" and "Best Performing." 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.