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ABM-Managed Fleet at Nashville International Airport (BNA) Awarded Tennessee Green Fleets Certification for Sustainability

November 14, 2019

ABM-Managed Fleet at Nashville International Airport (BNA) Awarded Tennessee Green Fleets Certification for Sustainability

ABM (NYSE: ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions, announced today it has been awarded Tennessee Green Fleets Certification for outstanding leadership in fleet sustainability at Nashville International Airport (BNA).

The ABM team operates a fleet of 28 shuttles and buses at the airport that all run on compressed natural gas (CNG). Additionally, ABM operates a large CNG station to refuel the fleet. The move to CNG fuel vehicles has eliminated approximately 369 tons of CO 2 emissions per year, according to Tennessee Clean Fuels.

An organization dedicated to promoting cleaner alternative fuels and vehicles to improve air quality and curb dependence on petroleum, Tennessee Clean Fuels announced ABM’s three-star certification – the highest level achievable – during the annual Sustainable Transportation Forum & Expo.

“We are very proud to achieve this certification in partnership with Nashville International Airport,” said Scott Hutchison, Senior Vice President of Operations – Landside, ABM. “This demonstrates ABM’s commitment to help our clients achieve their sustainability-related goals.”

As part of the ABM GreenCare® program, which provides clients sustainable business solutions that can have a positive impact on the environment, ABM offers clients innovative and environmentally-friendly parking solutions. This includes providing natural gas or propane shuttles, electric vehicle charging ports, solar panel installation, shuttle service, recycling and green cleaning in parking structures, and more.

ABM’s Aviation team offers end-to-end services and solutions to airports and airlines globally, including aircraft services, catering logistics, electrical & lighting, facilities maintenance, into-plane fueling, janitorial, parking & transportation, and passenger services. For more information, visit www.abm.com/aviation/.

ABOUT ABM

ABM (NYSE: ABM) is a leading provider of facility solutions with revenues of approximately $6.4 billion and approximately 140,000 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.

ABM Awarded NPA Accreditation by National Parking Association

August 07, 2018

ABM Awarded NPA Accreditation by National Parking Association

Company Recognized for Standards, Excellence, and Ethical Business Practices

NEW YORK, Aug. 07, 2018 — ABM (NYSE:ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions, is pleased to announce it has been awarded NPA accreditation by the National Parking Association (NPA). This accreditation program is the highest industry standard granted by the NPA, and establishes industry benchmarks for best practices related to ethics, business processes and the performance of parking management and operations across commercial and public parking organizations.

“Parking is among ABM’s core service offerings, along with janitorial, facilities engineering, and specialized technical solutions,” said Arnold Klauber, Senior Vice President of National Parking & Transportation at ABM. “Accreditation by the NPA is a testament to the hard work and commitment of our people to deliver excellence in service, wherever our clients and their customers encounter our parking services.”

“We’re pleased to recognize ABM for their excellence, integrity and best practices in parking and transportation operations,” said Christine Banning, IOM, CAE President of the National Parking Association. “ABM’s successful achievement of NPA Accreditation signifies that it represents the best qualities in ethics, leadership and management—in a standard set by peers across all parking sectors.”

The standards set forth in the accreditation program serve as a roadmap for the adoption of best in class ethical and professional business practices for the parking and transportation industry to perform at a high level in the interests of the organization, community and its clients. The program was developed with input from all sectors of the parking industry to define a roadmap of key elements for business excellence that all parking organizations should include as part of their organizations’ development. To learn more about NPA Accreditation, visit WeAreParking.org.

ABM provides parking and transportation services for commercial real estate properties and sports and entertainment venues; airlines and airports; public school districts, private schools, colleges, and universities; hospitals and more. For more information about ABM’s Parking offerings, visit www.abm.com.

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.

ABOUT NPA

The National Parking Association is the nation’s leading parking trade group. Our mission is to serve as the market leader in parking industry research, education, and programs that advance the industry and its professionals. We support advancing the interests of the private and public sector in parking technology, sustainable mobility, certification, advocacy, research, and education. Founded in 1951, NPA has more than 2,500 members and represents all facets of the parking industry. Learn more at WeAreParking.org.

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ABM Partners with Navy Pier to Provide Parking Management Services at Chicago’s Iconic Lakefront Destination

July 17, 2018

ABM Partners with Navy Pier to Provide Parking Management Services at Chicago’s Iconic Lakefront Destination

NEW YORK, July 17, 2018 — ABM (NYSE:ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions, has been contracted to provide parking services to Navy Pier, one of the top-attended destinations in the Midwest. Under the agreement, ABM will provide parking management services for Navy Pier’s onsite parking facilities, comprising more than 1,500 parking spaces in total, as well as support in implementation of planned updates to parking revenue control equipment and signage within the facilities.

Located on Lake Michigan, Navy Pier is one of the leading nonprofit cultural destinations in the Midwest, stretching more than six city blocks and welcoming more than 9 million guests annually. Now in its second century, the Pier is in the midst of a bold, multi-year redevelopment project that has resulted in the opening of the iconic Centennial Wheel, the 13-acre Polk Bros Park, and most recently, the new Fifth Third Bank Family Pavilion, featuring dozens of options in dining, retail, entertainment and attractions. The Pier has yet to unveil its Peoples Energy Welcome Pavilion this August, a 220-room hotel in 2020, among other exciting new renovations.

“Navy Pier is an integral part of the fabric of Chicago,” said Arnold Klauber, SVP of Parking, ABM. “We are excited to partner with this popular Midwest destination to help make the guest experience more seamless, and leverage our industry expertise to meet the unique demands of their operations.”

“As the People’s Pier, Navy Pier remains committed to finding ways to continue enhancing its guest experience and delivering quality service across the board, from arrival to departure,” said Brian Murphy, Chief Operating Officer, Navy Pier. “We look forward to working with ABM, a parking solutions provider with a proven track record in successfully managing large-scale facilities, and utilizing their resources and expertise to improve the parking and overall guest experience at the Pier.”

The partnership with Navy Pier expands ABM’s footprint in the Chicago Metro area, as well as its national parking services portfolio.

For more information about ABM parking services, visit https://www.abm.com/parking-transportation/.

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ABOUT ABM

ABOUT NAVY PIER

Located on Lake Michigan, Navy Pier is one of the top-attended nonprofit cultural destinations in the Midwest, stretching more than six city blocks and welcoming more than 9 million guests annually. Originally opened in 1916 as a shipping and recreation facility, this Chicago landmark showcases more than 50 acres of parks, restaurants, attractions, retail shops, sightseeing and dining cruise boats, exposition facilities and more. In 2018, Navy Pier continues to usher in its second century with ongoing pier-wide redevelopment efforts – including the Fifth Third Bank Family Pavilion, Peoples Energy Welcome Pavilion, 220-room hotel and more – in addition to free, year-round arts and cultural programming designed to inspire, educate and connect communities across the city and globe. For more information, visit www.navypier.org or download the free Navy Pier app for Android and iOS device users.

CONTACT

ABM:
Alex Varjan
(212) 297-9737
alex.varjan@abm.com

Susie A. Choi
(212) 297-9721
susie.choi@abm.com

Navy Pier:
Payal Patel
(312) 595-5073
ppatel@navypier.org

ABM chooses Inugo for frictionless parking at 18 Downtown San Diego parking lots

July 09, 2018

ABM chooses Inugo for frictionless parking at 18 Downtown San Diego parking lots

Inugo has announced that their frictionless parking technology will be used in ABM’s eighteen downtown lots in downtown San Diego to improve customer experience and speed of payment.

Inugo is leading the parking industry with new frictionless technologies based on Bluetooth™, LTE™ and GPS wireless technologies. For ungated surface parking lots, Inugo’s advanced geo-fencing technology creates a virtual boundary so that drivers who enter the boundary can start a parking session with the touch of a button on the Inugo mobile app. The user’s credit card will be charged when the parking session has ended.

“We are excited that ABM has chosen Inugo for frictionless parking in San Diego” said Sam Barclay, CEO “Our unique technology offers ABM the ability to easily manage their sites from a single cloud based portal, significantly reducing operational costs. Users love that they can find parking, park easily and pay when they are done without needing to line up and pay manually at a pay machine.”

Frictionless, ticketless and cashless payments are controlled in this platform, so all parking payments can be tracked. Rates can be varied per site and special pricing can be preloaded.

“Inugo is the perfect solution for ABM”, said Josh Boen, Operations Manager for ABM. “Our mission is to make a difference for our customers every day, and Inugo helps us improve our customer experience by making the parking experience frictionless.” Says Boen “Inugo also offers us the ability to manage complex parking operations through a simple to use cloud portal, including pricing and occupancy, Inugo just simplifies the whole process.”

Inugo is the developer of the Inugo Smart Gate Controller, the Inugo App and the Inugo Operator portal, which together make frictionless parking a reality in gated or ungated parking facilities.

AboutInugo:

Inugo was founded to revolutionize the way that we Find, Park and Payfor parking. It not only offers time efficiencies and faster turnaround of stalls but it is also the only ticketless and cashless parking experience.

Parking professionals have an opportunity to utilize their under-used parking facilities and generate a revenue. Inugo offers a simple, seamless and cost effective parking management tool which allows Parking Operators to configure multiple parking facilities and add differentiated rates while catering to diverse user groups.

The Inugo App is available for iOS and Android users.

www.inugo.com

For more information contact:

Inugo Systems Ltd

Liz Barnett | Director of Marketing

Inugo Systems Ltd

+64 27 253 7761 | liz.barnett@inugo.com

Parking management company, ABM, and Passport lead the charge on Denver’s mobility initiatives

March 26, 2018

Parking management company, ABM, and Passport lead the charge on Denver’s mobility initiatives

Mayor’s Mobility Action Plan inspires change

Denver (March 26, 2018) — Denverites spoke loud and clear during the November 2017 election, they want a bond to assist with upgrades to their city. Out of 69 bond projects, 25 of the projects were transportation-related. The City of Denver made its priorities clear, too. It wants to make a considerable number of changes to how people commute with a focus to make it more commuter-friendly. The work goes alongside Mayor Michael Hancock’s Mobility Action Plan to streamline the City’s modes of transportation. This summer, Denver will be able to see the first project groundbreakings on the bond program.

As the city begins to put its plan in action, parking operators like ABM are already taking the first step to make transportation more convenient in Denver. ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, has hired Passport to launch its mobile payments for parking platform, enabling drivers to easily pay for their parking through the PassportParking® app. Passport is the global leader in mobile payments for parking and transit and its payment platform is available in more than 100 parking lots and garages throughout the Denver metro area.

“People visit Denver and absolutely love it here. Our population increases by about 10,000-15,000 new residents annually. With this steady growth also comes an increase in traffic and congestion,” said Sean Mackin, ABM Branch Manager for the Colorado Region. “I believe Mayor Hancock has the right idea with his Mobility Action Plan. He is tackling a problem many cities are facing. In partnership with Passport, ABM is contributing to the success of the Mayor’s strategy — to leverage technology to make local trips easier and more convenient.”

In 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, encouraged mid-sized municipalities to develop new ideas for a smarter way for citizens to move throughout a city and to bring transportation operations to underserved areas. They needed to use data, applications and technology to help people and goods move more quickly, economically and efficiently. Denver took the challenge to heart by aggressively testing and deploying strategies to improve city life through data and technology. The city was one of seven finalists out of 78 applicant cities.

“ABM has been a great thought-leader in conversations about how cities can incorporate smart strategies. Through our partnership in cities across the U.S., we have seen how aligning with the city’s goals are a priority to ABM,” said Philip Endres, Passport executive. “Anytime Passport can support a city’s overall initiatives with data-driven insights and technological advances there’s an incredible opportunity to move the needle forward on a plan to benefit residents.”

Passport is the industry’s leading mobile technology solution specializing in enterprise business applications and payments for the public and private sectors. In Colorado, PassportParking is available in Denver, Fort Collins, Breckenridge and Grand Junction. The app is free to download through the App Store or Google Play. Users can also manage their parking at ppprk.com.

About Passport

Passport transforms the way cities manage their operations. The fintech company’s mobile-first platform has been adopted by more than 450 cities, universities, and private operators around the world in cities including Chicago, Toronto, London, and Miami, across more than 5,000 locations. Passport’s product lines —– parking, transit and tolling payments, parking enforcement, and permit management —– enable organizations in the public and private sectors to streamline their operations, enhance customer service, and make data-driven decisions. Consistently recognized as one of the fastest growing companies and Best Places to Work in Charlotte, North Carolina, Passport has an ingrained practice of putting People First —– a guiding principle in its Culture.

Passport is backed by a group of investors, including Bain Capital Ventures, Grotech Ventures, MK Capital and Relevance Capital. Learn more, or get in touch with Passport at passportinc.com.

Parking Operators ABM, LAZ Parking, Standard Parking and Propark/WinPark Actively Encourage Attendance for Women In Parking Annual Conference

June 30, 2016

Parking Operators ABM, LAZ Parking, Standard Parking and Propark/WinPark Actively Encourage Attendance for Women In Parking Annual Conference

The Women In Parking (WIP) organization anticipates a positive turnout for its upcoming annual conference being held from September 22-23 following the National Parking Association (NPA) Convention and Expo in Atlanta, GA. Many of the industry’s largest contributors will be participating in the highly anticipated event. In particular, this year’s conference will expect to see increased participation from the operator sector. ABM, LAZ Parking, Standard Parking (SP+) and ProPark/Winpark represent some of the big names in the operator business that have committed to the organization and have been actively promoting the Annual Conference within their respective organizations.

The Women In Parking Annual Conference brings together parking professionals from a variety of sectors to share best practices, discuss relevant issues and create connections that yield opportunities for both business growth and individual success. This year’s third annual conference is expected to herald a number of notable guest speakers including Nadia Bilchik, an international renowned television personality and professional development expert.

ABM recently announced that the organization committed to sending at least ten internal staff members to the annual conference. Stan Bochniak, Manager Business Development of ABM, is the primary event coordinator for the WIP Annual Conference and is also part of the WIP Leadership Board. ABM currently sponsors WIP at a titanium corporate level.

Platinum sponsor Standard Parking also publicized the WIP Annual Conference through its internal SP+ Women Advisory Forum (WAF), which shares a similar objective as WIP in promoting a more diverse workforce. “SP+ considers the WIP Annual Conference a premier event for participants from our own internal Women’s Advisory Forum to network with other industry leaders that share our goals for fostering inclusive, satisfying careers for women in the parking industry” comments Nicole Hankins, Regional Vice President at SP+ and WIP Leadership Board Member. “We especially look forward to sharing knowledge pertaining to strategies for recruiting, retaining and promoting the best talent.”

Similar to Standard Parking, longtime WIP supporter LAZ Parking is holding an internal contest for its staff to apply to attend the conference. LAZ’s Vice President of Human Resources and WIP Leadership Board member Andi Campbell states that “LAZ Parking is very committed to employee learning and development and we think that the WIP annual conference is a great resource for our employees to learn and grow. We intend to send as many people as we can to the conference.” LAZ candidates are asked to submit a video expressing their interest in attending the conference.

Propark and WinPark are the latest organizations to endorse Women In Parking as a titanium corporate sponsor. “Propark places strong emphasis on building connections and fostering dynamic opportunities for our team. The Women In Parking Annual Conference brings parking professionals together, providing collaboration, support and resources, which are integral to the growth of our employees and our industry,” says Propark CEO & Chairman John Schmid. Adds Winpark Liliana Rambo, CAPP: “it’s important for us to be a part of WIP so that we can optimize our mutual organization’s resources and networking outreach to our management team for the overall well-being of our leadership group.”

The Women In Parking Annual Conference has being sponsored by a number of conference sponsors including Smarking; Parkwhiz; Marlyn Group; Sentry; Transcore; Toledo Tickets; Eco Lighting Solutions; Parking Zone; Omnipark. A host of industry profesionals from a variety of sectors have already registered to attend the conference. Online registraion for the conference is currently open until September 12. Participatnts can sign up online at www.womeninparking.com.

About Women In Parking

The Women In Parking (WIP) organization was founded in the U.S. in 2011 to serve as the premier association dedicated to promoting the advancement and achievement of female parking professionals by providing networking, leadership, and career outreach opportunities to its members. For the past few years, Women In Parking has worked persistently to offer resources that all organizations within the industry can access and take full advantage of to improve and capitalize on a gender balanced workforce within their respective organizations. There are over 200 individual members as well as corporate sponsors for Women In Parking in the U.S. Women In Parking welcomes membership participation of both men and women from all sectors of parking and transportation. Contact WIP at www.womeninparking.com for more information on joining the organization.