ST. LOUIS () – Green Guard First Aid & Safety, a division of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF), is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. CDT, to celebrate the grand opening of its new 55,000-square-foot corporate headquarters.
The new St. Louis office, which will have a warehouse more than twice the size of its previous operation, is located at 3499 Rider Trail South in the Earth City Industrial Park—the second-largest industrial park in the U.S.
Green Guard’s new headquarters was developed to accommodate the growing demand for first aid and safety products, as well as customized services, from businesses nationwide. The new facility will serve as a hub for warehousing and inventory, assembly and stocking of customized first aid cabinets, order fulfillment and customer service, accounting and purchasing functions, and technical support for field staff. The company also added 11 new jobs to support the growing operations at the facility.
“This new operation allows us to dramatically increase our warehousing and production capabilities to more efficiently supply and service our thousands of business customers throughout the country,” says Todd Lewis, vice president, UniFirst First Aid Group. “This new state-of-the-art operation, along with the additional square footage our new warehouse provides, also helps support our initiative to accelerate market expansion and service integration within our parent company’s growing customer base. Together with UniFirst’s 250-plus service locations and its core uniform and facility service supply business, Green Guard First Aid & Safety will help provide more customers with complete solutions for their uniform, facility service, and, now, first aid and safety needs.”
UniFirst, a North American leader in providing customized work uniform programs, corporate attire, and facility service products, acquired Green Guard First Aid & Safety in 1999. Founded in 1984, Green Guard serves more than 20,000 business customers and is one of the largest first aid and safety service providers in the U.S. For more information, visit GreenGuard.com and UniFirst.com.
About UniFirst
Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) is a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniform and workwear programs, as well as the delivery of facility service programs. Together with its subsidiaries, the company also provides first aid and safety products, and manages specialized garment programs for the cleanroom and nuclear industries. UniFirst manufactures its own branded workwear, protective clothing, and floorcare products; and with more than 250 service locations, over 300,000 customer locations, and 14,000-plus employee Team Partners, the company outfits nearly 2 million workers each business day. For more information, contact UniFirst at 888.831.1787 or visit UniFirst.com.
Contact:
Donna Kish
PR/Communications Specialist
UniFirst Corporation
68 Jonspin Rd.
Wilmington, MA 01887
978.527.3871
Donna_Kish@unifirst.com
