POOLE & KENT COMPANY OF FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
WEAR PINK HARD HATS AT JOB SITES IN OCTOBER
---Creates “Call to Action” During Breast Cancer Awareness Month for
EMCOR’s 10th Annual “Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today” Campaign---
MIAMI, FLORIDA – October 1, 2018 –– Poole & Kent Company of Florida proudly announces that its construction workers at various job sites throughout Florida are wearing EMCOR Pink Hard Hats in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as a "Call to Action" supporting breast cancer screening and awareness as part of EMCOR's 10th Annual "Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today." campaign. Poole & Kent Company of Florida employees will be seen by scores of people as they work at a host of client locations ranging from environmental water and sewer treatment plants, to education and to high tech facilities.
A market leader in specialty general contracting with an emphasis on highly complex process mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and refrigeration systems, Poole & Kent Company of Florida is a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building services for a diverse range of businesses.
Throughout October thousands of employees at 55+ EMCOR subsidiaries across the U.S. are wearing EMCOR Pink Hard Hats at hundreds of work sites such as hospitals, infrastructure projects, shopping malls, manufacturing facilities, and oil refineries.
Millions more people will be reached nationally in October as EMCOR’s U.S. fleet of 6,000+ service vehicles, including Dalmatian Fire’s, display Pink Hard Hat posters with the “Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today.” campaign message.
“This is EMCOR’s 10th consecutive year of spearheading the national Pink Hard Hat initiative. Over the years people have come forward to say they believe this unique way of raising awareness of the importance of breast cancer screening has had a positive impact on their own lives or that of a loved one,” stated Patrick Carr, President & CEO, Poole & Kent Company of Florida. "Many of our employees wear hard hats on a daily basis for personal protection, and we’re proud of their commitment to wear an EMCOR/ Poole & Kent Pink Hard Hat in October to raise awareness for breast cancer, reminding women and men they can help protect themselves by getting screened."
Visit EMCOR’s Pink Hard Hat site: http://www.emcorgroup.com