UniFirst Awarded Contracted Supplier Status by Premier, Inc. for Uniforms and Facility Service Products
March 18 2015 - 9:07AM
UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) has been named an official
contracted supplier for Premier, Inc., a leading healthcare
improvement company with one of the largest national group
purchasing organizations in the United States. UniFirst is one of
only two companies authorized to supply Premier members with rental
programs for uniforms, facility service products, and microfiber
cleaning supplies. As a supplier partner, UniFirst is now part of
Premier's collaborative alliance helping its members reduce costs
and improve quality of care.
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The UniFirst program available to Premier members offers a wide
selection of healthcare uniforms, lab coats, and other clothing
items for rental programs or for direct purchase. UniFirst rental
programs outfit members' employees in the work clothing of choice,
provide scheduled pickups and deliveries, and handle hygienic
cleanings, garment repairs and replacements. Similar rental
programs are also in place for facility service products and
microfiber cleaning supplies.
Premier unites an alliance of approximately 3,400 hospitals and
110,000 non-acute, educational, and alternative market members.
Premier members collaborate to obtain the highest quality products
and services at the best value possible.
By selecting UniFirst as a contracted supplier, Premier members
will benefit from the company's coast-to-coast servicing
capabilities, its understanding of the need for healthcare
facilities to reduce costs while maintaining quality, and its
ongoing commitment to total customer satisfaction. More than 80
percent of UniFirst's laundry servicing facilities throughout the
U.S. and Canada are ISO 9001:2008 certified, with the remaining
operations currently scheduled for ISO audits.
UniFirst president and CEO Ronald Croatti said, "UniFirst is
committed to meeting the business needs of the growing healthcare
industry and partnering with Premier is a testament to this.
Premier and all its partners help large and small businesses within
the medical community lower supply spends and gain access to
industry best practices through the spirit of collaborative
purchasing power."
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 over 225 service locations, 275,000 customer locations, and
12,000 employee Team Partners, the company outfits more than 1.5
million workers each business day. For more information, contact
UniFirst at 800.455.7654 or visit www.unifirst.com.
About Premier, Inc.: Premier, Inc. is a leading
healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of
approximately 3,400 U.S. hospitals and 110,000 other providers to
transform healthcare. With integrated data and analytics,
collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other
services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost.
Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, plays
a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry,
collaborating with members to co-develop long-term innovations that
reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients
nationwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is passionate
about transforming American healthcare. Please visit Premier's news
and investor sites on www.premierinc.com; as well as Twitter,
Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Foursquare and Premier's
blog for more information about the company.
CONTACT: Meghan Marcus
PR/Communications Specialist
UniFirst Corporation
978.527.3974
Meghan_Marcus@unifirst.com
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