UniFirst Acquires a Pair of Industrial Independents

Posted March 18, 2022 at 11:48 am



UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, recently completed the acquisitions of two industrial operators. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

The acquisitions include Budget Uniform Rental, Gardena, CA, as well as Rentwear Inc., North Canton, OH. The Budget acquisition was previously reported in Textile Services Weekly. Click here for details of the transaction.

The Rentwear acquisition will enhance UniFirst’s ability to service customers by adding capacity to its existing operations to meet the needs of its expanding customer base in the Central and Northwest Ohio service areas, UniFirst said in a statement.

UniFirst will offer employment to existing employees of both Budget and Rentwear. “At UniFirst, our culture is family-like with a customer focus, and we are excited to welcome the employees from both Budget and Rentwear to the UniFirst family. The expanded capacity will help fulfill our promise to always deliver service excellence to local businesses,” the company said in its statement.

At the moment, UniFirst intends to continue operating out of both companies’ current facilities for the foreseeable future. Both Budget Uniform Rental and Rentwear will begin transitioning to the UniFirst brand over the coming months.

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