BOSTON—April 1, 2004—UNICCO® Service Company, one of North America?s largest integrated facilities services outsourcing companies, has established the Plant Services Group to provide direct support to customers' supply chain, as well as discrete and process manufacturing operations. The new group is headed by Larry Todd, vice president, operations, who reports to Bruce Charboneau, UNICCO vice president & general manager, operations/business development.

"This is a strategic move for UNICCO," says Bruce Charboneau, vice president & general manager, operations/business development. "Over the last few years, we have built a menu of production services that seamlessly integrate with our customers' production processes in order to directly contribute to their bottom lines through lower costs and increased efficiency. By creating the Plant Services Group, we have realigned UNICCO to reflect our customers' typical organizational structure."

The new group sharpens UNICCO's industrial and production services by bringing together the company's production expertise into a single organization. As an outsourced services provider, UNICCO enables its manufacturing customers to focus their resources on the highest value inputs to manufacturing while outsourcing to UNICCO to make sure that all of the support services run smoothly.

UNICCO's Plant Services Group provides operations and maintenance for the following functions:
Central Energy Plants
Central Plant O&M
Chemical Distribution
Clean Rooms & Sterile Processing Areas
Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) Programs
Data Centers & Service Bureaus
Emergency Services
Energy Systems
Engineering Services
Fleet Administration
HVAC/R & Mechanical Maintenance
Inventory Control
Laundry Services
Lifecycle Process
Planning & Scheduling
Plant & Equipment Sanitation
Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
Production Support
Recycling
Repair/Lubrication Programs
Rolling Stock Maintenance
Shipping/Receiving Services
Space Planning & Management
Subcontractor Management
Tool Crib
Utility Plant Operations
Warehouse & Storage Services
Waste Treatment

Comments Larry Todd, vice president, operations, who heads up the new group, "By pinpointing specifically on supply chain and manufacturing support, UNICCO is able to bring our considerable resources to bear on each customer's needs. We have preventative maintenance tools and technologies, as well as distribution and infrastructure expertise, that are unmatched. We provide advanced training for our employees and can bring in additional resources as needed for special projects or peak-load situations. Our customers benefit from our single focus on providing outsourced services."

Under the new UNICCO organizational structure, non-production services for industrial customers, such as office janitorial services, property maintenance and general facilities services, are now managed by regional operations groups within UNICCO.

About UNICCO
UNICCO Service Company is one of North America's largest and most successful Integrated Facilities Services companies. The privately-held company has over 55 years of facilities outsourcing experience and has increased sales every year since its inception to over $670 million in annual sales. UNICCO offers maintenance, operations, engineering, cleaning, lighting and administrative/office services for industrial, education, retail, government, multi-tenant and corporate office and public venue facilities. UNICCO's advanced facilities technologies include its myUNICCO.com customer portal, UNI-Q® palmtop inspection system, best-of-breed computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), eProcurement, and 24x7x365 national call center. For further information, call (888) 751-9100 or visit www.unicco.com.