Press Releases for UniFirst http://www.unifirst.com/about/about_pressReleases.html 10 Business Benefits of Employee Uniforms http://www.unifirst.com/news/top-10-benefits-employee-uniforms.html Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EST UniFirst UniFirst named a Best Company to Sell For in North America http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/UniFirst-Named-a-Best-Company-to-Sell-For.html Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:00:00 EST UniFirst The new Armorex® COOL flame resistant shirts and coveralls from UniFirst are coolest and most comfortable FR clothing. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/Armorex Cool 113.html Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:00:00 EST UniFirst Donation is valued at nearly $200,000. In addition, $6,000 is donated for Red Cross relief efforts and other needed items sent to hurricane victims on Staten Island http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/UniFirst Donates $200,000 in Clothing to NJ Residents.html Mon, 7 Jan 2013 09:00:00 EST UniFirst Corporate Giving The UniFirst UniSafe℠ Service and Product Protection Process (PPP) kills virtually all organisms associated with causing food-borne illness. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/UniSafe Service Supports Food Processor Goals.html Wed, 3 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EST UniFirst Nursing homes and residential care facilities look to reduce slip, trip, and fall accidents by contracting with commercial floor mat services as result of OSHA warning. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/osha-warns-nursing-care-facilities-to-watch-their-steps.html Fri, 20 Sep 2012 09:00:00 EST UniFirst Uniform company UniFirst makes Apparel magazine top 50 list. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/unifirst-named-top-50-apparel-company.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:00:00 EST UniFirst A U.S. Marine Corps unit in Afghanistan will be receiving a seven-foot-high pallet of "care packages" courtesy of a "Thanks from Home" program created by a group of 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/UniFirst-Donates-Supplies-to-Soldiers.html Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:00:00 EST UniFirst 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). http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/UniFirst-Named-Best-Performer.html Tue, 29 May 2012 12:00:00 EST UniFirst 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/uniforms-as-advertising.html Tue, 29 May 2012 09:30:00 EST Uniforms 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 donated by UniFirst, an industry leader in the supply and servicing of uniforms, workwear, and protective clothing. The T-shirts feature the Battalion's crest on the front and its "Iron Chariots" nickname and military tour of duty dates on the back. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/operation-new-dawn-military-camaraderie.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST UniFirst Corporate Giving UniFirst Corporation, 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" in North America by Selling Power magazine, a publication that provides business readers with practical solutions for their sales management challenges. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/selling-power-best-companies-list.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST UniFirst Careers 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 who, according to the National Safety Council, spend $70 billion annually in worker compensation and medical claims as a result of customer and employee slips, trips, and falls. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/slip-and-fall-accidents.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST Floor Mats and Floorcare 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/GreenBusinessInitiatives.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:00:00 EST Sustainability and the Environment 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/armorexEnhancedVis.html Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST Flame Resistant Clothing 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/apparelTop50.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:30:00 EST UniFirst Careers UniFirst has announced that it is a recipient of the sixth annual Performance Award, presented by the Premier Healthcare Alliance. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/premierHealthcareAward.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST Healthcare Uniforms UniFirst, a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniforms, workwear, and protective clothing, has been named a "best performing" company for 2010 by two nationally recognized publications, The Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal (BBJ). http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/bestPerformingCompany.html Tue, 10 May 2011 09:00:00 EST UniFirst Careers 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/ISOCertifications.html Mon, 16 May 2011 10:00:00 EST UniFirst Operations 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/airQuality.html Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST Sustainability and the Environment 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/effective-marketing-tools-uniforms.html Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST Uniforms 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/undercoverBoss.html Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:00:00 EST UniFirst in the Media 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/bestofTheBest.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:00:00 EST UniFirst Careers 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. Among the perks remaining intact today are casual Fridays, free coffee/tea, low cafeteria pricing, work uniforms, and employee discounts for such things as cell phones and restaurants. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/iso9001Barriers.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST UniFirst Operations 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 which, according to the Centers for Disease Control, conservatively reflects 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths annually. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/cleanUniforms.html Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST Healthcare Uniforms 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/floodRavaged.html Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST UniFirst Corporate Giving 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. UniFirst is one of the largest uniform manufacturers and uniform rental service companies in North America. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/distributionCenter1Million.html Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST UniFirst Operations 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/nonUniform.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST Healthcare Uniforms UniFirst Corporation has been named an official contracted supplier for the Premier Healthcare Alliance, one of the largest national Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) in the United States, with membership of more than 2,200 hospitals and 63,000-plus other healthcare organizations. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/premierHealthcare.html Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST Healthcare Uniforms 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/cleanHands.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST Hand Hygiene 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/frOffering.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST Flame Resistant Clothing 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/employeeBenefits.html Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EST Uniforms 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/comfortSecrets.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST Uniforms 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/highVisClothing.html Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST High Visibility Clothing 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/bacteriaBarrier.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST Floor Mats and Floorcare 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/green.html Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST Sustainability and the Environment 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. http://www.unifirst.com/about/pressReleases/forbes.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST UniFirst Careers