Unifirst Corporation - UNF- Profile

Unifirst Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to design, manufacture, rent, deliver and sell personalized occupational garments and career apparel. It operates in six segments: US Rental and Cleaning, Canadian Rental and Cleaning operates as combined one segment and other are Manufacturing, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning (Specialty Garments), First Aid and Corporate. These segments manufactures, purchases, rents, cleans, delivers and sells uniforms and protective clothing, non garment items and specialty garments for nuclear and clean room applications. It also sells first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies. The products include shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, jump suits, lab coats, smocks and aprons. The customers of the Group are automobile centers and dealers, delivery services, food and general merchandise retailers, restaurants, service companies and transportation companies. The Group operates in the United States, Canada and Europe. US & Canadian Rentl acctd for 83% of fis 2006 gross revs; Mfg, 7%; Splty Garts, 7%; First Aid, 3% & Corprt, nom