UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)               January 3, 2006
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                                EMCOR Group, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

             1-8267                                       11-2125338
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    (Commission File Number)                (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



    301 Merritt Seven, Norwalk, CT                              06851
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)

                                 (203) 849-7800
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     Commencing in 2006, EMCOR Group,  Inc. (the "Company"),  in partial payment
     of  each   non-employee   director's   annual  retainer,   grants  to  each
     non-employee  director (a) stock  options to purchase  shares of its common
     stock under its 1997  Non-Employee  Directors'  Non-Qualified  Stock Option
     Plan (the "1997 Directors' Option Plan"), or (b) shares of its common stock
     under its 2005 Stock Plan for Directors, as each such director elects.

     On January 3, 2006,  (a) stock options to purchase  shares of the Company's
     common stock were granted under the 1997 Directors'  Option Plan to certain
     directors of the Company as follows: Stephen W. Bershad - 3,177; David A.B.
     Brown -  3,177;  and  Albert  Fried,  Jr. - 3,177;  and (b)  shares  of the
     Company's common stock were granted under the 2005 Stock Plan for Directors
     to  certain  directors  of the  Company  as  follows:  Larry J. Bump - 690;
     Richard F. Hamm, Jr., - 690; and Michael T. Yonker - 690.

     The terms of the 1997  Directors'  Option  Plan and the 2005 Stock Plan for
     Directors are hereby  incorporated by reference herein,  and such plans are
     Exhibits hereto.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

                                                Incorporated
Exhibit Number      Description of Exhibits     By Reference To
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      10.1         1997 Non-Employee            Exhibit 10(K) to the Company's
                   Directors' Non-Qualified     Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                   Stock Option Plan            the year ended December 31, 1998

      10.2         2005 Stock Plan For          Exhibit C to Company's 2005
                   Directors                    Proxy Statement



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                     EMCOR GROUP, INC.

Date:  January 5, 2006                           By:     /s/Sheldon I. Cammaker
                                                        ________________________
                                                 Name:  Sheldon I. Cammaker
                                                 Title: Executive Vice President
                                                        and General Counsel