Cintas Corporation Wins Uptime Award for Best Competency-Based Learning Program

This marks the fourth time the prestigious Uptime Award has recognized Cintas at its International Maintenance Conference

Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) was awarded the Uptime Award for Best Competency-Based Learning (CBL) Program at the International Maintenance Conference in Marco Island, Florida.

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Todd Schneider, President and CEO of Cintas, stands with other Cintas executives to celebrate this achievement. (Photo: Business Wire)

The award recognizes Cintas and its efforts to train technicians, front-line operators, operations leaders and senior executives through its Reliability Program. The Reliability Program centers on a four-part equation that supports equipment safety, product quality, process efficiencies, and environmental compliance. Together, they help extend the usable life of some of Cintas’ most capital-intensive equipment.

“Our Reliability Program guides and helps to enhance the safety, productivity and overall quality of the operations at our facilities,” said Mark Bolen, Vice President of Engineering and Sustainability. “It’s an honor to receive the Uptime Award, recognizing our Competency-Based Learning Program supporting our operations.”

“This award reflects Cintas' strong focus on the value and contributions of our Reliability Strategy,” said Eric Ayanegui, Senior Director of Operations Engineering at Cintas. “We ensure the success of our Reliability Training and Development Program through robust mentorship, access to industry-leading tools, and financial investment.”

This marks the fourth time that Cintas has received an Uptime Award, including:

• Best Safety in Maintenance (2017)
• Best Leadership for Reliability (2019)
• Best Reliability Program (2021)
• Best Competency-Based Learning (2024)

About Cintas Corporation

Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe, and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, towels, restroom supplies, workplace water services, first aid and safety products, eye-wash stations, safety training, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems and alarm service, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.

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