UniFirst Corporation

UniFirst Corporation is a leading provider of workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. Established in 1936, the company operates through four main segments: U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning, and First Aid. It designs, manufactures, personalizes, rents, cleans, delivers, and sells a range of uniforms and protective clothing, including shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, lab coats, smocks, and aprons; and specialized protective wear, such as flame resistant and high visibility garments. The company also offers industrial wiping products, floor mats, facility service products, and dry and wet mops; restroom and cleaning supplies comprising air fresheners, paper products, gloves, masks, sanitizers, and hand soaps; and other textile products.

UniFirst Corporation’s First Aid segment provides first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies, and decontaminates and cleans work clothes, and other items that is exposed to radioactive materials. It also services special cleanroom protective wear and facilities. The company offers a range of garment service options, including full-service rental programs in which garments are cleaned and serviced; lease programs in which garments are cleaned and maintained by individual employees; and purchase programs to buy garments and related items directly.

UniFirst Corporation serves a wide range of industries, including automobile service centers and dealers, delivery services, food and general merchandise retailers, food processors and service operations, light manufacturers, maintenance facilities, restaurants, service companies, soft and durable goods wholesalers, transportation companies, healthcare providers, government agencies, research and development laboratories, high technology companies, and utilities operating nuclear reactors.

The company has grown significantly since its founding in 1936, and today has more than 250 service locations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Mexico. UniFirst Corporation is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UNF) and is a member of the S&P 600 SmallCap Index. It also has achieved the highest possible ratings from the world’s leading credit agencies, including Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch.