UMEC is a southern California mechanical contractor providing design-build, HVAC, plumbing and industrial system installations as a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc.
UMEC, formally University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors, is a mechanical contracting firm based in southern California. The company delivers client-focused mechanical contracting services, among them design-build, HVAC, plumbing and industrial system installations, and describes itself as a value-added contractor serving projects of virtually any scale or complexity. It operates as a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc., one of the largest specialty construction and facilities services companies in the United States.
The firm's technical work spans commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing, process piping and in-house sheet metal fabrication, alongside complex mechanical and industrial system installations. It offers design-build and design-assist delivery methods, value engineering to optimise project cost and performance, sustainable and green building solutions, and specialised facilities services. Building Information Modeling and digital virtual construction have been fully embraced across the business since 2001.
UMEC maintains more than 37,840 square feet of manufacturing and fabrication space, together with a 1,260 square-foot clean room facility. Its work covers industry verticals including pharmaceutical, healthcare, education, industrial and commercial construction. The company operates in southern California as part of the wider EMCOR Group, Inc. footprint in the United States.
