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Cintas Corporation

Franklin, USA

Cintas is the largest uniform supplier in North America, with more than 500,000 clients. More than five million people wear Cintas clothing each day. We operate 365 facilities in the U.S. and Canada, including 14 manufacturing plants and seven distribution centers that employ more than 27,000 people.

Cintas Corporation is the leader in the corporate identity uniform industry, providing uniforms to a wide variety of businesses nationwide. We also provide a range of outsourcing services including entrance mats, sanitation supplies, cleanroom services and first aid and safety products and services.

Cintas has grown for 34 consecutive years, with sales increasing at a compound rate of 23 percent and profit increasing at a rate of 30 percent. In 1983, we made our initial public offering of stock. Cintas’ fiscal year 2003, which ended May 31, included the following highlights:

$2.7 billion in sales
$249 million in profits
Increased dividends by 8%
Mergent call Cintas a "Dividend Achiever", a distinction given to the top 2.5% of all dividend-paying companies
Expanded uniform rental presence into 13 new cities
Opened 6 new state-of-the-art uniform rental plants
Expanded product offering to include Promotional Products
Expanded First Aid and Safety expertise to include portable defibrillators
Ranked as a top outsourcing business in Fortune magazine's 2003 survey on "America's Most Admired Companies" for the third consecutive year
Cintas ranked among the best in Long-Term Investment Value and Use of Corporate Assets
Named one of the "Best Big Companies in the World" by Forbes
Cintas included in the "A-List" of 57 companies who have received the Forbes recognition every year
Named in Business Week's Global 1000 as one of the world's most valuable companies
Included in the Cleveland Plain Dealer's "Top Ohio Companies"
Awarded two of the "Top Ten Image of the Year" designs, the highest honor bestowed for uniform designs in the uniform industry
Millennium Biltmore Hotel has unique uniform designs with an old world appeal
Athlete's Foot uses uniforms to complement their active sportswear
Named Preferred Uniform Supplier and Preferred First Aid Supplier for NASCAR®
Cintas is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the company was founded by Richard T. Farmer, Chairman of the Board. Scott Farmer was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer in 2003; Bob Kohlhepp serves as Vice Chairman.