nyse abm industry facility services founded 1909 founder morris rosenberg headquarters fred f. french building new york ny u.s. area served united states canada puerto rico central america north africa middle east europe key people monica c. herringer chairman scott salmirs ceo & president anthony scaglione cfo products integrated facility services services electrical energy facilities engineering hvac and mechanical integrated facility solutions janitorial landscape and grounds parking and transportation revenue us 5.032 billion 2013 1 operating income us 128.6 million 2013 1 net income us 75.6 million 2012 1 total assets us 2.192 billion 2013 1 total equity us 968.8 million 2013 1 number of employees 118 000 2014 subsidiaries abm building & energy solutions abm janitorial services abm electrical abm electrical power solutions abm facility services abm franchising group abm parking services currentsafe diversco greenhomes america linc government services linc international onesource landscape & golf tegg website abm.com abm industries incorporated is a facility management provider in the united states . abm was founded in 1909 by morris rosenberg in san francisco ca as a single person window washing business . 2 over 100 years later the company is one of the largest facility management providers with over 100 000 employees 3 over 300 offices and 20 international locations . 4 the company performs facility services building maintenance services and facilitates the outsourcing of services for companies . 5 abm industries incorporated primarily provides its services for commercial industrial government and retail clients across the united states and international locations . 6 7 contents 1 main services provided 2 history 2.1 1909 1944 2.2 1945 1999 2.3 2000 2009 2.4 2010 present 3 restatement 4 further reading 5 references 6 external links main services provided edit abm provides a variety of facility management services in areas such as electrical and lighting energy facility engineering hvac and mechanical janitorial services landscape and grounds parking and transportation . 5 8 abm is a company that has a diverse range of services many of which revolve around energy efficiency and sustainability such as building improvements electric vehicle charging stations and renewable energy solutions . green solutions designed to help building owners attain leed and energy star certifications are also services that abm focuses on to assist in lowering energy usage and reducing carbon emissions . 8 two of the most utilized services abm offers are janitorial and parking services . 2 9 the janitorial services include commercial cleaning from surface and floors to biomedical waste and computer server room cleaning . 8 abm works with airports universities and schools health facilities retail and shopping centers stadiums industrial buildings offices and other types of facilities . 10 the services provided by abm are applicable to a wide variety of facilities and largely include integrated facility management maintenance engineering and repair . 10 history edit 1909 1944 edit in 1909 morris rosenberg the company s founder began cleaning shopkeepers windows in san francisco ca. 11 the company took the name american building maintenance in 1913 and acquired easterday janitorial supply company in 1927 . 12 in the 1920s and 1930s abm grew its business on the west coast by offering annual cleaning contracts to businesses . 13 in 1921 abm became the first janitorial contractor in america to clean a major college campus after contracting to clean stanford university . 13 when morris rosenberg died in 1935 his oldest son theodore ted rosenberg became president and his younger son sydney joined the company in 1937 . 13 14 ted purchased an electrical company in 1937 and abm cleaned navy ships and installed wiring on water buffalo amphibious vehicles during world war ii . 12 by the end of the war abm had grown to 17 offices in the u.s. and canada . 13 1945 1999 edit abm s growth continued throughout the post war years and the company went public in 1962 in the over the counter market 15 with ted serving as chairman and sydney as ceo . 12 ted remained involved with abm until his death in 2010 14 serving on the board of directors and the late sydney rosenberg retired as a director in december 1997 . 16 in 1965 abm went from the over the counter stock market to being listed on the american stock exchange now known as nyse amex equities . 17 in the late 1960s abm acquired the companies later known as ampco system parking commair mechanical amtech elevator services and amtech lighting services . 13 18 in 1971 abm made its debut on the new york stock exchange under the ticker symbol abm . 15 abm engineering was established in the early 1990s and received iso 9002 certification in 1999 . 19 by the end of 1999 abm employed over 55 000 people and reported annual sales revenue over 1.6 billion . 19 2000 2009 edit henrik slipsager became the president and chief executive officer of abm industries in november 2000 . 20 divestitures were made including selling amtech elevator in 2003 and commair mechanical in 2005 . abm acquired lakeside building maintenance in 2002 ; security services of america in 2004 ; and four janitorial companies colin service systems in the northeast ; initial cleaning services janitorial operations in maryland ; hgo in philadelphia ; and brandywine building services in the delaware southeast pennsylvania and south new jersey area . 18 17 abm employees were killed at the world trade center during the september 11 attacks . the company also lost its largest corporate account which accounted for annual revenues of 65 million . 16 a window washer that was working for abm managed to use his squeegee to open an elevator door saving many people . in 2007 abm acquired the assets of healthcare parking systems of america inc. hpsa a provider of healthcare related parking services based in tampa florida with annual revenues of approximately of 26 million . 5 also in 2007 abm completed the acquisition of onesource services inc. london aim oss for 365 million in cash . 21 onesource is a provider of outsourced facility services including janitorial landscaping general repair and maintenance and other specialized services for more than 10 000 commercial industrial institutional and retail accounts in the u.s. 21 2010 present edit in 2010 abm industries and its ceo henrik slipsager were featured during the second season of the cbs reality show undercover boss . 22 23 later that year abm acquired the linc group llc also known as tlg for 300 million . 24 also in 2010 abm acquired select parking assets from the l & r group of companies and also all of the assets of three parking companies five star parking network parking company ltd. and system parking inc. 25 in may 2012 abm purchased tegg franchise operations including currentsafe . 26 in november 2012 abm acquired atlanta based airserv corp. for 158 million in cash 27 they also acquired hha services a food and facility service provider to hospitals healthcare systems long term care facilities and retirement communities . 28 abm became the official cleaning services company of the los angeles convention center in december 2013 . 29 the company also services aeg affiliated venues such as the staples center in los angeles the sprint center in kansas city the o2 arena in london and others . 29 abm industries began working with cornell university in 2014 to install the school s first array of solar panels which are designed to lower energy costs and act as learning tools for students . 30 throughout 2014 abm industries made several acquisitions including gbm support services group limited 31 airco commercial services 32 and alpha mechanical service . 33 in 2015 the company named scott salmirs as its 7th ceo in abm s 106 year history . 34 in may 2015 abm acquired cts services and facility support services 35 in august 2015 abm became the official security provider to tyson foods inc. at their processing and distribution facilities across the u.s. in october 2015 abm sold its security business to a division of universal services of america for 131 million 36 and acquired westway services holdings a technical engineering company for uk customers in december 2015 . 37 in june 2016 it was announced that abm industries had joined the fortune 500 for the first time . 38 restatement edit on december 20 2004 the company restated results for the four fiscal years through october 2003 to correct an error in the way it accounted for insurance reserves . 26 further reading edit abm industries cashing in by cleaning up references edit a b c d e form 10 k . united states securities and exchange commission . retrieved 30 august 2014 . a b whitfield paul march 17 2009 . abm industries offers steady dividend growth . investor s business daily b05 . stephanie blanchard 4 november 2013 . 2013 mobilizer awards 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industries henrik slipsager undercover boss . cbs . october 14 2011 . retrieved june 19 2014 . abm industries buys linc group . zacks.com . december 2 2010 . retrieved june 19 2014 . abm industries incorporated form 8 k . securities and exchange commission . 30 november 2010 . retrieved 25 august 2014 . a b abm to restate results back to 2000 to fix error . pdf . jacques couret 16 october 2012 . abm buys air serv . atlanta business chronicle . retrieved 25 august 2014 . abm acquires hha services nyse abm . abm.com . november 1 2012 . retrieved june 19 2014 . a b abm extends la client base shares flat . zacks . 13 march 2014 . retrieved 25 august 2014 . rhea kelly 20 march 2014 . 2