G&K Services' Manufacturing Facility Receives WRAP Gold Certificate of Compliance
February 14 2013 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GK) announced
today that its manufacturing facility in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic was awarded a Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
(WRAP) Gold Certificate of Compliance. The certification reflects
the facility’s compliance with the WRAP Principles, which are based
on local law and workplace regulations, generally accepted
international workplace standards, and a commitment to workplace
safety and the environment. G&K’s facility in the Dominican
Republic manufactures work apparel products, which the company uses
to supply its uniform rental and uniform direct sale businesses.
The facility produces more than three million garments
annually.
“Our entire team made a concentrated effort to earn the WRAP
certification,” said Dick Stutz, Senior Vice President of
Operations and Sourcing. “Achieving this recognition demonstrates
G&K’s commitment to ethical behavior, workplace safety and
environmental stewardship. This is an important facility for
G&K and the high quality uniforms that our team in the
Dominican Republic produces are a key part of our ability to meet
our customers’ needs.”
WRAP is an independent, objective, non-profit team of global
social compliance experts dedicated to promoting safe, lawful,
humane, and ethical manufacturing around the world through
certification and education. To earn WRAP certification, facilities
must undergo a rigorous self-assessment and then be audited by an
independent third-party monitoring company. For more information on
WRAP certification, visit www.wrapcompliance.org.
About G&K Services, Inc.G&K Services, Inc. is a
service-focused market leader of branded uniform and facility
services programs in the United States, and is the largest such
provider in Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
G&K Services has nearly 7,800 employees serving approximately
165,000 customers from 160 facilities in North America. G&K
Services is a publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol GK and is a component of the
Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index. For more information on
G&K Services, visit the company’s web site at
www.gkservices.com.
About WRAPWorldwide Responsible Accredited Production
(WRAP) is an independent, objective, non-profit team of global
social compliance experts dedicated to promoting safe, lawful,
humane, and ethical manufacturing around the world through
certification and education. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia,
WRAP has offices in Hong Kong and Bangladesh with staff in India.
For more information on WRAP, visit www.wrapcompliance.org.
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