Who We Are

Your partner for workwear and business essentials

Giving you greater confidence and peace of mind, every workday.

As a leading provider of workwear and business essentials, Cintas is a Fortune 500 company serving more than one million customers across North America with the products and services they need to help keep their facilities clean, safe and looking their best.

Since our founding in 1929, we have built a strong history of service, performance and growth while staying focused on what matters most: helping our customers and employee-partners succeed.

Cintas by the Numbers

  • More Than
    1 MILLION
    customers in the U.S. and Canada
  • more than
    $11.2B
    in revenue
  • 12
    distribution centers
  • Commitment to Water Stewardship
    91%
    of withdrawn water back to municipalities
  • 12,000+
    routes distributing products and services
  • Approximately
    50,000
    employee-partners
  • nearly
    $2B
    in net income

 

What We Stand For

Our founding during the Great Depression sparked a drive that’s built on resourcefulness, innovation, and collaboration. We’re firmly grounded in our values and propelled by our mission. We hold fast to a deep-seated understanding that our commitment to our communities means mutual success for all.  

 

How We Started

2016

Ready for the Workday® becomes the new corporate tagline in conjunction with the launch of our first national radio and TV advertising campaign. Cintas acquires ZEE Medical and establishes a partnership with Chef Works®.

2001
Cintas surpasses $2 billion in annual revenue and is added to the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index. The Safety Director® product line is introduced in First Aid & Safety.
1984
Cintas becomes publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
1970
Satellite Corporation is so successful that Acme Uniform & Linen, Inc. is merged into the Satellite Corporation and the first annual shareholders meeting is held.

1929
After the Great Depression closed the circus where they performed, Doc and Amelia Farmer see an opportunity to collect old, used rags that factories have thrown away, launder them and sell them back to businesses. The foundation of what would become Cintas is formed.

 

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Code of Conduct and Business Ethics

The Code of Conduct and Business Ethics is one of Cintas’ core corporate policies and details how we expect our partners to work and operate while representing us.
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