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UniFirst Celebrates 18th Annual Founder's Day

The company's 14,000-plus employee Team Partners honor the man who started the company on the same day in 1936.…

UniFirst Teams Up with Andretti Autosport and the No. 98 IndyCar Driven by Marco Andretti for Two July Races

UniFirst Corporation will be the primary sponsor of Marco Andretti’s No. 98 IndyCar at the upcoming Honda Indy Toronto, and for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio…

UniFirst Teams Up with Andretti Autosport and the No. 98 IndyCar Driven by Marco Andretti for Two July Races

UniFirst Corporation will be the primary sponsor of Marco Andretti’s No. 98 IndyCar at the upcoming Honda Indy Toronto, and for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio…

UniFirst Names 2019 Aldo Croatti and Ronald D. Croatti Scholarship Recipients

UniFirst Corporation announces the 2019 recipients of the company’s Aldo Croatti and Ronald D. Croatti scholarships…

UniFirst Chevrolet Driven by William Byron to Make 2019 NASCAR Debut at Kansas Speedway

In partnership with 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports, UniFirst is gearing up for the 2019 NASCAR season debut of the No. 24 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by 2018 Cup rookie of the year and 2019 DAYTONA 500 pole winner William Byron…

UniFirst Executive Vice President Cynthia Croatti Selected as YWCA Tribute to Women Honoree

Cynthia Croatti has been selected by the YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts as an Honoree for their Annual Tribute to Women awards luncheon, scheduled on Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Andover Country Club…

Forbes Magazine Names UniFirst Corporation to its 2019 America's Best Employers List

UniFirst has been selected as one of “America's Best Large Employers” for 2019. The list ranks the top 500 employers across 25 different industries in the United States…

UniFirst Named to Barron's 2019 List of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the United States

UniFirst has been included on Barron's second annual list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the United States…

Green Guard First Aid & Safety Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Corporate Headquarters in St. Louis

Green Guard First Aid & Safety, a division of UniFirst Corporation, is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its new 55,000-square-foot corporate headquarters.…

UniFirst Wins Stevie Award for Recruitment Initiative of the Year

UniFirst has won a Bronze Stevie^® Award for its LEAP (Leadership, Education, and Performance) management development program in a new category for 2019—Sales Recruitment Initiative of the Year…

UniFirst Unveils No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Race Car for the 2019 NASCAR Season

UniFirst is gearing up for the 2019 racing season with the unveiling of an updated paint scheme for the No. 24 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by 2018 Cup rookie of the year and 2019 DAYTONA 500 pole winner William Byron…

UniFirst Employee Celebrates 50-Year Work Anniversary

UniFirst honored its longest serving full-time employee Team Partner, Mittie Barber, who recently celebrated her 50th anniversary with the company. UniFirst held a surprise celebration at the Dothan, Ala., plant where Ms. Barber works as a uniform and garment mender…

UniFirst Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New High Tech Industrial Laundry Facility in Santa Fe Springs, California

UniFirst is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new 73,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art industrial laundry plant in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The new facility has created more than 100 jobs to service businesses in the Greater Los Angeles area…

Tips to Help Businesses Beat the Flu Season

Flu season is back, and it can cost U.S. businesses billions of dollars in sick days and lost productivity if not carefully managed in an office environment or workplace. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu activity most commonly peaks in the U.S. between December and February…

The Top 10 Reasons Businesses Should Give the Gift of Employee Uniforms this Holiday Season

For many businesses, the holiday season is wrought with finding a special corporate gift to reward employees for a job well done. If businesses want to make a lasting impression this holiday season with a gift that keeps on giving, a managed workwear program just might be at the top of their list…

UniFirst Honored for Providing English Classes to Immigrant Workers

UniFirst has received a 2018 Business Leadership Award from English for New Bostonians. The award recognizes UniFirst's support of workplace English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes for its employee Team Partners…

Driving Customer Service Excellence: UniFirst Names 2018 Aldo Croatti Award Winners

Named after UniFirst's founder, the Aldo Croatti Award is presented to those RSRs who exemplify customer service excellence and satisfaction, while retaining 100% of their customers for an entire fiscal year. Remarkably, combined, these nine RSRs service more than 1,000 UniFirst business customers on a weekly basis…

William Byron Takes the UniFirst No. 24 Camaro to Kansas Speedway for its Final Run of the 2018 NASCAR Season

The No. 24 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, driven by 20-year-old rookie of the year contender William Byron, will make its final appearance of the 2018 NASCAR season this Sunday, Oct. 21, in Kansas City, Kansas. The 400.5-mile, 267-lap race begins at 2 p.m. EDT and will be nationally televised on NBC…

The UniFirst No. 24 Chevy Camaro and NASCAR Driver William Byron Head to Charlotte for Sunday’s Race

20-year-old rookie of the year contender William Byron, returns to the track this Sunday, Sept. 30, for the Bank of America ROVAL 400…

UniFirst Earns Top Rankings for 2018 in Both Selling Power and Apparel Magazines

UniFirst has again secured positions on both Selling Power magazine's annual list of the "50 Best Companies to Sell For" and Apparel magazine's "Top 50" apparel companies list…

UniFirst Wins APEX Award for Publication Excellence for The Uniform Rental Catalog^®

UniFirst has won a 2018 APEX Award of Excellence for the cover design of the company’s 2018 Uniform Rental Catalog^®…

UniFirst Celebrates 17th Annual Founder's Day

Founder's Day is the day each year when the over 250 locations of UniFirst across North America and in Europe celebrate the memory of company founder Aldo Croatti…

UniFirst Opens 34,000-square-foot Corporate Support Services Center in San Antonio

UniFirst is hosting a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on Tuesday, July 10, to celebrate the opening of its new $8 million, 34,000-square-foot Corporate Support Services Center, located at 3067 East Commerce Street in San Antonio, Texas…

The New UniFirst No. 24 Car Driven by NASCAR Phenom William Byron Makes its Debut at Pocono Raceway on June 3

UniFirst will debut its all-new No. 24 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with William Byron behind the wheel on Sunday, June 3, at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania, as the company continues its partnership with 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports for the 2018 season…

10 Tips to Help Workers Stay Cool in the Heat of the Summer

Workers who are exposed to rising temperatures on the job, outdoors, or in hot indoor environments are at risk for several heat-related illnesses, ranging from heat rash and heat cramps to heat exhaustion and heatstroke…

UniFirst Named a Winning Company for Second Consecutive Year by 2020 Women on Boards

UniFirst has been recognized for the second time in two years as a 2020 Women on Boards Winning Company. Winning companies are recognized for championing diversity with their Board of Directors by having 20 percent or more of their Board seats held by women…

UniFirst's Owensboro Distribution Center Celebrates 20 Years of Business Success in the Daviess County Area

UniFirst is holding a 20th anniversary celebration on March 29, beginning at 2 p.m., at its state-of-the-art Owensboro Distribution Center, located at 2801 UniFirst Drive, Owensboro, Ky., one of the area's largest employers with 445 employee Team Partners…

UniFirst Wins 2018 Stevie Award for Customer Service

Award-winning technology developed by UniFirst customer service representative. Company earns a Silver Stevie^® Award in the Best Use of Technology in Customer Service category at the 12th annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service…

UniFirst Debuts Revolutionary MIMIX™ Line of Workwear in The Uniform Rental Catalog^® for 2018

UniFirst is debuting a revolutionary new line of workwear called MIMIX™ in the company's newly issued 2018 uniform rental catalog…

UniFirst Unveils New Race Car Design for Driver William Byron for the 2018 NASCAR Season

UniFirst, in partnership with 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports, is gearing up for the 2018 racing season with the unveiling of the all-new No. 24 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by 20-year-old phenom William Byron…

How a Managed Uniform Program Can Help Protect Outdoor Workers from "Cold Stress"

As the winter season begins, keeping outdoor workers safe from falling air temperatures is a priority for many businesses across the country, even in regions that are not accustomed to frigid winter weather…

Driving Superior Customer Service: UniFirst Names 2017 Aldo Croatti Award Winners

UniFirst Corporation has announced 13 route sales representatives (RSRs) as 2017 recipients of the prestigious Aldo Croatti Award, the most coveted of all UniFirst Corporation recognitions.…

UniFirst Racing Returns for Back-to-Back NASCAR Races in October

The No. 5 UniFirst Chevrolet SS with Kasey Kahne returns to the NASCAR track for two races in October. Upcoming races will take place at the Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday, October 22, at 3 p.m. EST, and at the Martinsville Speedway in Virginia for the First Data 500 on October 29, also at 3 p.m. EST. Both races will be televised on NBCSN.…

UniFirst Featured on Selling Power's “50 Best Companies to Sell For”

UniFirst has again secured a position among Selling Power magazine's annual list of the 50 Best Companies to Sell For. The 2017 ranking continues UniFirst's notable presence on the list every year since 2003…

Raising a Reader MA and UniFirst Announce Partnership to Support Early Literacy

Raising A Reader Massachusetts (MA) and UniFirst Corporation have announced a new partnership to bring the early literacy organization's signature Red Bag Book program to UniFirst employees, providing them with access to children's books at no charge and the opportunity for parents to learn reading techniques, regardless of their reading comfort level…

Former UniFirst President and CEO Ronald D. Croatti Earns Uniform Industry's Highest Honor

Ronald D. Croatti, former chairman, president, and CEO of UniFirst Corporation, will receive the TRSA's (Textile Rental Services Association) 2017 Operator Lifetime Achievement Award…

UniFirst Named No. 18 in Apparel Magazine's Annual Top 50 Apparel Companies List

UniFirst has been named No. 18 in America's top 50 apparel companies by Apparel magazine, a leading international resource for the global apparel industry…

UniFirst Corporation Names Steven S. Sintros President and Chief Executive Officer

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) today announced that its Board of Directors has named Steven S. Sintros as the company's next president and chief executive officer (CEO), and also appointed him to its Board, both effective immediately…

UniFirst Honors Two Great Leaders at 16th Annual Founder's Day

This year's celebration had particular meaning, as they also honored Aldo Croatti's son, Ronald D. Croatti, UniFirst's most recent chairman, CEO, and president, who passed away on May 23, 2017…

UniFirst CEO Ronald D. Croatti Posthumously Named by Glassdoor as a Highest Rated CEO in 2017

Former UniFirst Corporation CEO, Ronald D. Croatti, who passed away in May 2017, has posthumously won a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award recognizing the Highest Rated CEOs for 2017.…

Aldo Croatti and Ronald Croatti Scholarship Recipients

UniFirst announces the 2017 recipients of the company's Aldo Croatti and Ronald D. Croatti Scholarship programs…

UniFirst Announces the Passing of President and CEO Ronald D. Croatti

UniFirst earlier today announced the passing of Ronald D. Croatti, the company's chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO), as a result of complications associated with pneumonia…

TV Show Goes Behind the Scenes With UniFirst

UniFirst has been selected as a "best" in the uniform and facility services industry. As such, the company was recently featured on an episode of the popular television show "World's Greatest!…"

UniFirst and Hendrick Motorsports Continue Partnership in 2017 NASCAR Season

The No. 5 UniFirst Chevrolet SS returns to the NASCAR track for the Talladega 500 on Sunday, May 7, at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. UniFirst is continuing its partnership with Hendrick Motorsports for the 2017 NASCAR season as a primary sponsor of the No. 5 car driven by Kasey Kahne…

Eliminating the ‘Spring’ in Spring Cleaning

Facility managers can virtually eliminate that once-a-year challenge and address facility needs on a routine basis with a managed facility service program to help ensure clean and well-maintained buildings throughout every season…

UniFirst Wins Two 2017 Stevie Awards for Sales Training Programs

UniFirst was presented with two Bronze Stevie® Awards in the Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year category at the eleventh annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service…

UniFirst Wins Bronze in 2016 Best in Biz Awards

UniFirst has been named a bronze winner in the Film or Video of the Year category by the Best in Biz Awards. Best in Biz is the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts…

Delivering the Best: UniFirst Announces 2016 Aldo Croatti Award Winners

Named after UniFirst's founder, the Aldo Croatti Award is presented to those RSRs who exemplify unparalleled customer service and satisfaction while retaining 100% of their customers for an entire fiscal year…

UniFirst and Hendrick Motorsports Strike Eight-Year Sponsorship Agreement

UniFirst and 11-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports have reached an eight-year agreement that will make the workwear and textile service company a primary sponsor of the No. 5 Chevrolet SS driven by Kasey Kahne…

UniFirst Announces Acquisition of Arrow Uniform

UniFirst has completed the acquisition of Arrow Uniform (Arrow) for approximately $122 million. The deal is structured as an asset acquisition, with UniFirst acquiring essentially all of Arrow's assets and virtually none of its liabilities…

UniFirst Ranked No. 10 Best Company to Sell For

UniFirst Corporation has again secured a position in the top ten among Selling Power magazine's annual list of 50 Best Companies to Sell For…

UniFirst Named No. 12 in Apparel Magazine's Annual Top 50 Apparel Companies List

For the tenth consecutive year, UniFirst has been named one of America's top 50 apparel companies by Apparel magazine, a leading international resource for the global apparel industry…

UniFirst Celebrates 80 Years in Business at 15th Annual Founder's Day

It's the day when the over 225 locations of UniFirst across North America celebrate the memory of company founder Aldo Croatti. The company's 12,000-plus employee Team Partners take a break from their busy schedules and join together to honor the man who started the billion-dollar uniform service and supply company on July 12, 1936. And this year's celebration was extra special, as they also recognized 80 years in business…

Specialized UniFirst Garment Services for Healthcare and Food Industries Excel in Lab Analysis

Scientific testing by an independent laboratory has proven that specialized laundering processes offered by UniFirst to clean and maintain both healthcare and food industry garments can reduce bacterial contamination levels on workwear by greater than 99.9 percent…

UniFirst Offers Customers Access To Online Safety Training Courses

UniFirst is now offering online safety training courses to help meet OSHA, HAZCOM, HR/occupational, environmental health and safety (EHS), and other workplace training requirements…

UniFirst Donates $850,000 in Clothing to Global Outreach Efforts in Haiti

UniFirst donates nearly 34,500 garments (valued at over $850,000) to aid relief initiatives in Haiti through Global Outreach Haiti, a member of Global Outreach International's Caribbean efforts…

UniFirst Named a Winning Company by 2020 Women on Boards

UniFirst named a 2020 Women on Boards Winning Company. Winning Companies champion board diversity by having 20 percent or more of their board seats held by women…

UniFirst Wins 2016 Stevie Award for Customer Service

UniFirst was presented with a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Back-Office Customer Service Team of the Year category at the tenth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service…

UniFirst Corporation Releases 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

UniFirst released its inaugural corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, which outlines the extensive social and environmental programs aimed at enhancing the company's sustainability and strengthening the local communities…

Top Seven Reasons Businesses Choose a Uniform Rental Service Program

Uniform programs have long been a tool in helping improve and maintain business image by effectively promoting a company brand and projecting a professional image. And research continues to support an overall consumer preference for being serviced by uniformed employees…

Don't Take Contaminated Work Home with You

Laundering your work uniforms at home may seem sensible, but is it? According to studies, many workers regularly expose their families to potential health risks and don't know it…

UniFirst Named the 6th Best Company to Sell For

UniFirst has again secured a position in the top ten among Selling Power magazine's annual list of 50 Best Companies to Sell For. Finishing only six points behind the number one position…

UniFirst Named No. 9 in Apparel Magazine Annual Top 50

For the ninth consecutive year, UniFirst has been named one of America's top 50 apparel companies by Apparel magazine, a leading international resource for the global apparel industry. Securing the No. 9 spot, the 2015 ranking represents UniFirst's highest position on the list to date…

UniFirst Founder's Day Celebration Recognizes CEO's 50 Years

It's the one day each year that all 12,000 employee Team Partners at the over 225 locations of UniFirst Corporation across North America stop working. It's Founder's Day and they collectively take a break from their busy schedules coming together to honor the memory of Aldo Croatti…

UniFirst Corporation Announces 2015 Aldo Croatti Scholarship Recipients

UniFirst is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Aldo Croatti Scholarship. The scholarship, named for UniFirst's founder, was established to encourage and assist children of UniFirst employee Team Partners in their academic pursuits…

UniFirst Teams with VF Imagewear to Sponsor Richard Childress Racing Team in NASCAR XFINITY Series Race

UniFirst teams with VF Imagewear to sponsor the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro in the July 18 NASCAR XFINITY Series Sta-Green 200 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.…

UniFirst Named to the 2015 Leadership 500 Excellence Awards for Management Development Program

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) was chosen as a recipient of the 2015 Leadership 500 Excellence Awards for outstanding achievements and innovation in leadership development and programs…

UniFirst Awarded Contracted Supplier Status by Premier, Inc. for Uniforms and Facility Service Products

The UniFirst program available to Premier members offers a wide selection of healthcare uniforms, lab coats, and other clothing items for rental programs or for direct purchase. UniFirst rental programs outfit members' employees in the work clothing of choice, provide scheduled pickups and deliveries, and handle hygienic cleanings, garment repairs and replacements…

Could a Uniform Program Help Your Team Avoid Decision Fatigue?

The benefits of managed business uniform programs are many: they create a positive business image; build brand awareness; foster team spirit; and can instill a sense of pride and responsibility. However, there may be one more benefit to providing a managed uniform program: it's one less daily decision employees have to make, which, as it turns out, may be beneficial to their overall mental capacity on the job…

UniFirst Named Winner in Apparel Design Awards with New Performance Polo

UniFirst has been named the winner for Best Polo in the 2014 Wearables Apparel Design Awards. A recent addition to UniFirst's family of workwear brands, UniSport™ is a high-performance, high-image line of micro piqué polo shirts…

UniFirst CEO Named Executive of the Year by Best in Biz Awards 2014

Ronald Croatti, president and CEO of UniFirst Corporation, a leading provider of work uniforms and facility services to businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada, has been named the Gold winner in the Executive of the Year category for the Best in Biz Awards 2014, the highest level of distinction awarded…

Tips for Employers to Help Protect Outdoor Winter Workers

When winter arrives, it's extremely important to recognize the risks and hazards that come with working outside in cold climates. Cold air, water, and snow not only draw heat from the body, cold weather also forces the body to work harder to maintain its temperature. Failure to understand or prepare for the winter dangers can pose great risks…

Beyond Customer Service: UniFirst Announces 2014 Aldo Croatti Award Winners

It is the most coveted of all UniFirst Corporation recognitions. And out of the thousands of UniFirst route sales representatives (RSRs) in the U.S and Canada, only ten have earned this distinction for 2014…

Businesses and Individuals Play Key Roles in Protection against Flu

It's not possible to predict what this flu season will be like. The timing, severity, and length of the season vary year to year. But you can predict that the flu will spread…

UniFirst Named 2014 Top Ten Best Company to Sell For

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF), an industry leader in the supply and servicing of uniforms, workwear, and protective clothing throughout the U.S. and Canada, has been named one of the 50 Best Companies to Sell For by Selling Power magazine for a third year in a row…

UniFirst Named to Apparel Magazine Top 50

For the eighth year in a row, Apparel magazine, a leading international resource for the global apparel industry, has ranked UniFirst as one of America's Top 50 apparel companies…

10 Tips for Keeping Roadway Workers Safer

As governments rebuild aging highways, experts are calling for a stronger focus on worksite safety, particularly pertaining to high visibility workwear…

Work Uniforms: Say Hello to the Halo Effect

It's an everyday fact of life that many people tend to categorize others based on their appearance. For example, someone wearing glasses is often perceived as being smarter. Someone wearing a suit can be viewed as fashionable. Someone wearing jeans may be labeled as laid back…

UniFirst's Prestige Packaging Helps Keep Everyday Healthcare Costs Low

Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc., a distributor of over-the-counter (OTC) medications to more than 100,000 convenience stores and retailers worldwide, has presented Prestige Packaging, a division of UniFirst Corporation, with its “2013 Supplier of the Year” award…

Ten Tips for Identifying Quality Uniforms and Workwear

In today's competitive business environment, “You are what you wear.” In the minds of consumers, employees outfitted in work clothing that's mismatched, dirty, disheveled, or just poorly made, can call into question the quality of products or services…

How to Keep Cold and Flu Infections Out of Your Life

If you want to avoid catching a cold or the flu, keep yourself and your surroundings as hygienically clean as possible. Although that can sound like a daunting task, it need not be with a slightly more conscious cleanliness effort. Keeping illness-causing organisms at bay can be largely accomplished by adopting three basic behaviors…

New Wrangler Workwear™ Rental Programs Now Offered by UniFirst

Customers of UniFirst, a leading provider of managed uniform and workwear programs to businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada, now have a wider selection of apparel offerings to choose from as the result of a new partnership formed with Wrangler Workwear™…

The Importance of Employee Uniform Colors

Scientific studies in academic journals and textbooks have repeatedly shown the colors you select to brand your business can be among the most effective ways to attract and keep customers…

Enhancing Your Brand Can Energize Sales

With the economy still sluggish following the recession, marketing professionals recommend that businesses “buff up” their brands to help energize sales…

UniFirst Named a “Best Company” to Sell for by Selling Power Magazine

UniFirst Corporation, an industry leader in the supply and servicing of uniforms, workwear, and protective clothing throughout the U.S. and Canada, has once again been named one of the “50 Best Companies to Sell For” in North America by Selling Power magazine…

UniFirst CEO Reveals ‘Secret Formula’ for his Company’s Success

UniFirst's “secret formula” helps give the Company a competitive advantage, and has earned the Company a significant market share in its industry, along with a coveted spot on the Forbes “Best Companies” list…

Flame Resistant Work Clothing Saves Lives

FR workwear is designed to resist ignition and to be almost immediately self-extinguishing upon removal of an igniting flame source to help prevent or limit the severity of body burns…

UniFirst Innovates Work Uniforms for Comfort and Style

When Henry Ford started manufacturing cars using the assembly line, he said customers could have any color Model T they wanted… as long as it was black. Similarly, his workers could choose any kind of work uniforms they wanted… as long as they were made of 100 percent cotton fabric…

Massachusetts Energy Official Pays Kudos To UniFirst

UniFirst Corporation recently received a congratulatory nod of approval from Massachusetts' top environmental official for the many measures it has in place to be a “greener”, more environmentally friendly company…

UniFirst Sends 'Care Packages' to U.S. Soldiers

U.S. military soldiers serving in Afghanistan will soon receive two seven-foot-tall pallets of “care packages” courtesy of UniFirst employees. The packages, filled with snack foods, toiletries, clothing, games, and other needed supplies…

UniFirst Recognized for Outstanding Financial Performance… 25 Years in a Row

For the 25th consecutive year, UniFirst has been named to the prestigious “Globe 100” list, which ranks Massachusetts-based public companies based on the previous calendar year's return on average equity, one-year percentage change in profit margin, one-year percentage change in revenue, and annual revenue…

Top 10 Benefits of Employee Uniforms

Legendary Harvard Business School marketing professor Theodore Levitt once said, “People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole!” Similarly, business managers don't want to simply rent work uniforms for their employees, they want to benefit from…

UniFirst Named A “Best Company” To Sell For

UniFirst Corporation has been named one of the “50 Best Companies to Sell For” in North America by Selling Power magazine, a publication that provides business readers with practical solutions for their sales management challenges…

UniFirst Introduces New Armorex^® COOL Flame Resistant (FR) Workwear

UniFirst has expanded its proprietary line of flame resistant (FR) workwear with its new Armorex^® COOL work shirts and coveralls. These new safety garments are made of an innovative, lighter weight, tri-blended FR fabric…

UniFirst Donates $200,000 in Clothing to Hurricane-Ravaged New Jersey Residents

Hurricane Sandy flood victims in the Little Ferry, New Jersey area will be a bit warmer this winter as a result of more than 7,000 fleece jackets, sweatshirts, and other clothing items donated by UniFirst Corporation…

UniFirst UniSafe^® Garment Disinfection Service for Food Industry Passes Lab Scrutiny

Scientific testing by an independent laboratory has proven that a specialized laundering process, offered by UniFirst Corporation and used to disinfect and protect food industry garments, destroys pathogens known to cause nearly 90 million cases of food-borne illnesses in the U.S. and Canada each year…

OSHA Warns Nursing Care Facilities to 'Watch Their Steps'

Working in a nursing home or residential care facility can be particularly hazardous to your health, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA says such employees miss work at a rate that is 2.3 times higher…

UniFirst Named to Top 50 by Apparel Magazine

Apparel magazine, a leading international resource for the global apparel industry, has ranked UniFirst as one of America's Top 50 apparel companies for 2012…

UniFirst Sends U.S. Soldiers Packages Containing Hard-to-Get Supplies

UniFirst employees working in partnership with MooreMart, a nonprofit organization in New Hampshire that provides much needed, hard-to-get supplies to U.S. soldiers serving in the Middle East…

UniFirst Named as a 'Best Performing Company' by Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal

UniFirst, a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniforms, workwear, and protective clothing, has been named a “best performing” company for 2011 by two nationally recognized publications, The Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal (BBJ)…

Uniforms as Advertising

No one likes to think they're easily sold. That's why Madison Avenue strives to develop ads that create "positive impressions" that can subliminally impact purchasing decisions at a later date–when consumers are more likely to feel they're making independent purchasing decisions…

UniFirst Donates Morale-Boosting T-Shirts To Soldiers in Middle East

Captain Jeff Hastings found a highly effective antidote for the oftentimes sagging spirits of soldiers serving with the 718th Transportation Battalion in Iraq and Kuwait this past year. He presented each member of the unit with a custom printed T-Shirt…

UniFirst Named A “Best Company” to Sell For

UniFirst has been named one of the “50 Best Companies to Sell For” in North America by Selling Power magazine, a publication that provides business readers with practical solutions for their sales management challenges…

Tis the Season for Slip, Trip, and Fall Claims

With the moisture-packed winter season approaching, the potential for slip, trip, and fall accidents will increase significantly. And that's chilling news for business owners…

UniFirst to Test All-Electric Delivery Vans from Navistar for Pollution-Free Customer Deliveries

UniFirst, a provider of rental work apparel and cleanliness facility products to companies throughout the U.S. and Canada, has announced it will begin testing the use of electric-powered vans from Navistar for its customer deliveries…

UniFirst's Armorex FR^® Flame Resistant Work Apparel Now Available with Enhanced Visibility Reflective Striping for Double-Duty Protection

UniFirst recently announced that the company has added a new reflective striping option to its most popular Armorex FR^® flame resistant work shirts, pants, and coveralls to create a new line of combined Flame Resistant/Enhanced Visibility safety uniforms…

UniFirst Named a Top 50 Company by Apparel Magazine

Apparel magazine, the leading resource for global apparel executives, has once again ranked UniFirst as one of the nation's Top 50 apparel companies for 2011, based on its overall performance and financial management. The listing features UniFirst in the #13 position, up from #16 last year…

UniFirst Named as a 'Best Performing Company' by Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal

UniFirst has been named a “best performing” company for 2010 by two nationally recognized publications, The Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal (BBJ)…

UniFirst Sets Industry Pace in ISO Certifications

In a leading industry effort reflecting its commitment to customer service and continuous quality improvement, UniFirst, a provider of work uniforms, uniform rentals, and facility service products to businesses throughout North America, announced that more than 50 of its locations have now earned ISO 9001:2008 quality certification…

5 Ways to Improve Workplace Indoor Air Quality, Reduce Harmful Effects

If “allergy season” seems to arrive earlier every spring, the problem may not be outdoors with Mother Nature, but with the quality of the air inside your workplace…

New Research: Companies Reveal Most Effective Marketing Tool

What's the next big thing on Madison Avenue? According to new research the answer, for many companies, isn't a new social medium, ad network, or internet technology, but a decidedly "low tech" tactic aimed squarely at face-to-face customer interactions: company uniforms…

UniFirst CEO Puts 'Undercover Boss' Lessons into Practice

CEO Ronald Croatti of UniFirst, a leading provider of uniforms and related business services throughout North America, was recently featured on the hit CBS reality TV series, Undercover Boss, and has wasted no time implementing corporate policy and procedure changes as a result…

UniFirst Named “Best of the Best” for its Diverse, Inclusive Workforce

UniFirst has been named by The Black Equal Opportunity Employment Journal as being among the “Best of the Best” diversity employers in the United States for 2010…

Why ISO 9001 Banners Seem to be Everywhere

Spotting an ISO 9001 quality management banner on a company building a decade ago was like catching a glimpse of an American bald eagle - a rare experience. But those banners can now be seen flying high almost everywhere these days…

Clean Uniforms Can Help Hospitals 'Cure' $30 Billion in Infection-Related Overhead

If you want to observe a sickly expression on a hospital administrator's face, point out that the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) says hospital-acquired infections cause more than $30 billion a year in needless healthcare industry overhead…

Uniform Provider UniFirst and Nike Help Flood Victims in Nashville, Tennessee

Teaming with Nike, UniFirst laundered 35,000 pieces of clothing that were donated to destitute Nashville residents following record-setting flooding in that city during May…

UniFirst National Distribution Center Receives Governor's Annual Award for Safety

A 320,000 square-foot warehousing and distribution center in Owensboro, Kentucky, operated by UniFirst Corporation, has been presented with the Governor's Safety & Health Award at the Kentucky Safety and Health Conference…

Non-“Uniform” Work Apparel Prevents Patients from Identifying Who's Who in Hospitals

When it comes to identifying hospital personnel these days, the medical community could take a basic apparel lesson from the classic John Wayne cowboy movies where it was easy to tell the good guys from the bad guys. The good guys wore white hats; the bad guys black ones…

Clean Hands are Key to Fighting Cold, Flu Germs

With the cold and flu season approaching, it's time for health-minded individuals to pay particular attention to washing their hands on a regular basis because, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cleaning our hands is the single most important measure people can take to keep from getting a cold, the flu or the threatening H1N1 virus…

UniFirst FR Apparel Offering Provides Notable Comfort

UniFirst Corporation has announced it is now offering Flame Resistant (FR) work uniforms made from Tecasafe^® Plus, the newest inherently flame resistant fabric on the market…

Why Some Employee Benefits Are Not Becoming 'Disappearing Acts' During Economic Downturns

Due to the faltering economy, company-sponsored benefits are now disappearing faster than stage props at a David Copperfield magic show. But as companies search for ways to shore up profits, cost-effective benefits that improve employee morale and productivity are continuing to remain clearly in sight during these challenging economic times…

The Secret to Remaining Comfortable When Outdoor Temperatures Fluctuate

Current laboratory research promises that, in the not too distant future, outdoor workwear will be manufactured with “smart fibers” that automatically open and close to release or retain body heat and moisture as temperatures fluctuate…

Highway Stimulus Funding Calls for Use of High Visibility Clothing

Are you hoping to get a piece of the $27.5 billion in Federal funding available for highway and bridge construction projects under the Obama Administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? Then your thinking should be colored, to some extent, by bright yellow and brilliant orange - the two standard colors used in safety-rated high visibility work apparel…

Floor Mats Provide Barrier Against Grime and Illness-Causing Bacteria

Not only do floor mats help keep dirt from being tracked into a building, they prevent thousands of illness-causing bacteria from entering facilities on footwear…

UniFirst Receives Awards for Helping to Keep Environment Green

Long recognized for providing attractive uniform services and keeping work apparel clean, UniFirst Corporation is now being saluted by many cities and towns for the industrial laundering processes it has in place that help keep local environments appealing and similarly spotless…

Forbes Selects UniFirst for “Best Big Companies in America” List

UniFirst has been named to Forbes magazine's annual “Platinum 400 — Best Big Companies.” UniFirst earned the elite ranking for overall company management and financial performance that places the company above their competition…