Aviation Industry Leader to Provide Facilities Services Focused on Service Excellence, Innovation and Environment
NEW YORK, March 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ABM (NYSE:ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions, has been named a preferred partner and awarded a five-year janitorial services contract at LaGuardia Airport's Terminal B by LaGuardia Gateway Partners, the private operator and developer of Terminal B. This includes servicing the existing Terminal B, as well as the new state-of-the-art terminal that will open in phases through 2022.
The redevelopment of Terminal B is one of the most complex airport construction projects in the world and when complete, the new Terminal B will be a 1.3 million square foot facility with 35 gates and dual pedestrian bridges that span active aircraft taxi lanes.
"We are excited to partner with LaGuardia Gateway Partners on this amazing project," says Don Stephens, President of Aviation, ABM. "As an industry leader in facility services and solutions with one of the industry's largest aviation service portfolios, we are uniquely positioned to provide best-in-class cleaning for the flying public with our outstanding people, innovative standards and materials, and an environmental focus."
"LaGuardia Gateway Partners is pleased to welcome ABM as our custodial partner," says Marisa Von Wieding, Director of Operations, LaGuardia Gateway Partners. "Improving the experience for all of our 15 million annual guests is at the core of our mission at LaGuardia Gateway Partners, both in the current Terminal B and in the new Terminal that we are building. ABM shares our focus on guest experience and innovation and will meet our high standards in delivering a clean facility for travelers and employees each and every day."
ABM's Aviation team provides service excellence in passenger and facility maintenance services, including aircraft and airport cleaning, wheelchair services, catering, parking and transportation, to airports and airlines globally, including LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport.
For more information about our end-to-end Aviation services and solutions, visit www.abm.com/aviation/.
ABOUT ABM
ABM (NYSE:ABM) is a leading provider of facility solutions with revenues of approximately $5.5 billion and more than 130,000 employees in 350+ offices throughout the United States and various international locations. ABM's comprehensive capabilities include janitorial, electrical & lighting, energy solutions, facilities engineering, HVAC & mechanical, landscape & turf, mission critical solutions and parking, 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 commercial buildings to hospitals, data centers, manufacturing plants and airports. ABM Industries Incorporated, which operates through its subsidiaries, was founded in 1909. For more information, visit www.abm.com.
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