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UGL Unicco selected by Stop & Shop to provide maintenance/repair services to all stores in N.E.

UGL Unicco, a subsidiary of UGL Limited, has been selected by Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. to provide maintenance and repair services to all of the company's stores in New England, New Jersey and New York. Under the three-year contract, UGL Unicco staff are deployed to the stores to perform routine building maintenance including ceiling, wall and floor maintenance; painting; lighting; door repairs and replacements; and other repairs, as well as in-store construction projects. The UGL Unicco staff use a fully-automated Corrigo dispatch and reporting system that enables them to view, update and close work orders in the field using handheld devices. The system shares data with the Stop & Shop corporate data systems to facilitate automated billing for the services directly back to Stop & Shop and through to the store level. "Stop & Shop is a sophisticated customer that has an outstanding Help Desk, systems and controls," said UGL Unicco Senior Director of Operations Larry Leverone. "We have been able to smoothly integrate both systems and personnel with their operations to efficiently carry out these remote services throughout their network of stores." About UGL Unicco UGL Unicco, a premier provider of outsourced facilities services, is a subsidiary of UGL Limited (ASX:UGL). Based in Boston, UGL Unicco offers facilities maintenance, operations, cleaning, energy and administrative/office services, as well as plant services in support of industrial operations. The company counts one quarter of the Fortune 100 companies among its portfolio of North American customers and maintains an industry-leading 95% customer retention rate. Its more than 17,000 employees support corporate, multi-tenant, education, retail, government and public venue facilities. The company also offers single-source mobile maintenance and cleaning services for geographically dispersed branch offices. It is committed to green services through its award-winning UGL Unicco Sustainability Services suite (www.greenservice.com ) that supports sustainability across its service offerings. UGL Unicco's advanced facilities initiatives include the myunicco.com portal, UNI-Q® handheld inspection system, USafe® health and safety program, eProcurement systems, and a 24x7 national operations center. UGL Unicco, along with UGL Equis, a commercial real estate firm based in Chicago, is part of UGL Services, a division of UGL that provides Corporate Real Estate and Facility Solutions around the world. For further information about UGL Unicco, call 888-751-9100 or visit www.ugl-unicco.com .
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