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Patheon Inc. announced recently hat it has signed an agreement with EMCOR Facilities Services, a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. for facilities and energy management services at its three US plants including Cincinnati, Ohio, and Manati and Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Under the agreement, EMCOR Facilities Services will implement a standardized facility, storeroom and energy management process for Patheon, including creation of a computer maintenance management system with key performance index and detailed financial and performance tracking. Patheon anticipates that the contract could deliver over $3M in cost savings for Patheon over the next 18 months.

"Outsourcing these facilities management functions to EMCOR Facilities Services enables us to focus on our core pharmaceutical business," explained Wes Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer and President for Patheon. "Aside from the significant cost savings, we expect to realize a host of strategic objectives, including consolidation of our facility and storeroom vendor base of 426 suppliers and increased opportunities for our facility maintenance workforce when they become part of the EMCOR Facilities Services team."

Anthony J. Guzzi, President and COO of EMCOR Group, said, "We are very excited for the opportunity to work in such a close partnership with a leading and highly regarded pharmaceutical company. We look forward to assisting Patheon in continuing to reach their strategic goals."

About Patheon Inc.
Patheon Inc. is a leading global provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry. Patheon prides itself in providing the highest quality products and services to more than 300 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Patheon's services range from preclinical development through the commercial manufacturing of a wide array of dosage forms including parenteral, solid, semi-solid and liquids. Patheon's comprehensive range of fully integrated Pharmaceutical Development Services includes pre-formulation, formulation, analytical development, clinical manufacturing, scale-up and commercialization. Patheon's ability to integrate development and manufacturing services ensures that our customers' projects are delivered on time and meet the high standards of quality that Patheon is known for. Patheon's integrated development and manufacturing network of 10 facilities and 7 development centers, across North America and Europe, strives to ensure that customer products can be launched timely and confidently anywhere in the world. For more information visit www.patheon.com

About EMCOR Group, Inc.
A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2009 base revenues of $6.0 - $6.3B, EMCOR Group, Inc. is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. A leading provider of critical infrastructure systems, EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security, fire protection, and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses, organizations and government. EMCOR represents a rare combination of broad reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations. The 28,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst the "World's Most Admired" and "Best Managed". EMCOR's diversity---in terms of the services it provides, the industries it serves and the geography it spans---has enabled it to create a stable platform for sustained results. The Company's strong financial position has enabled it to attract and retain among the best local and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industry. For more information visit www.EMCORGroup.com.

SOURCE: Patheon Inc.