Sassy Scrubs has joined alongside many other environmentally conscious US based manufacturers, taking their “green” environmental initiative seriously. Their ecological responsibility to their environment goes beyond a business policy, and has become a natural commitment.

Sassy Scrubs’ ground-breaking Lab Coat Specialist Program, combined with their top-notch customer service, makes Sassy Scrubs the Go-To Company for hard-to-fit medical, veterinary, and dental workers.

Crown Uniform and Linen Service / Crown Healthcare Apparel Service is proud to announce the accreditation of their second Massachusetts facility by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC). Crown Healthcare Apparel Service now meets HLAC standards in both the Boston and Fall River, MA processing centers. Crown is the only healthcare laundry in New England to have earned this prestigious designation at two locations. Healthcare Laundry Accreditation is the industry’s highest rating for quality and safety and ensures that the inspected facility meets or exceeds the highest standards for processing healthcare textiles as required by the commercial healthcare laundry industry and regulations established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The continuing growth in schools adopting school uniform codes, combined with a modest improvement in consumer sentiment, will lead to a 5-7 percent improvement in kids school uniform sales over the crucial back-to-school season, according to French Toast School Uniforms.

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) this week announced results for its third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2011, which ended on May 28, 2011.

Dickies^®, the leading global workwear brand, has announced a new strategy for its workwear uniform business. “Dickies Workwear Delivered” is the new service model focused on product availability, improved distribution and customer service for Dickies’ Occupational Wear division.

Many times we come across customer logos that cannot be embroidered...the detail is too difficult. In the case we will be talking about, the pvc label, made in San Diego, worked out perfectly.

Chicago-based business, IguanaMed, once again made the prestigious Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing companies, but this time landing the #1 spot for fastest-growing clothing company in the United States. This medical apparel company boasted an 1182% revenue growth in the last three years, which led to the deserved recognition from Inc. magazine and an appearance in its “Top 500” September issue.

“Chicago offers an amazingly talented pool of superstar associates that has helped IguanaMed rocket in the industry and our offices are centrally located among the largest medical communities in the city.”

Perfection Uniforms, LLC, the leading innovator in Police, Fire, EMS and DNR uniforms, has been acquired from Ancienne Chemise Inc./Claude Goulet by SteveCo, LLC, a holding company controlled by Steven D. Olesky and Steven M. Gilkeson, current officers in the company. Investment capital supporting the transaction was provided by a European financial investor as well as strategic industry investor.

“We will continue to pioneer new concepts such as our groundbreaking Eco Responsible MtxEcoSeries uniforms and with this new investment, we will further strengthen our marketing presence to agencies across the US and Canada.”

Carhartt, a global manufacturer of premium work wear, launches an exciting new twill product line that includes: The Carhartt Long-Sleeve Twill Work Shirt (S224), the Short-Sleeve Twill Work Shirt (S223), and the Twill Work Pant (B290). The twill program offers superior standards in comfort, durability, and Carhartt quality construction.

"Our premium twill fabric and fit, plus our high-performance features make the Carhartt Twill work wear program built to outperform any current twill market leader," said Anne Rourke, Designer III for Carhartt.

Revolution Capital Group, a Los Angeles based private investment firm, founded by Robert Loring Jr. and Cyrus Nikou, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Dove Professional Apparel, a San Diego based manufacturer of medical uniforms servicing the healthcare and educational sectors.

“Dove has been extremely successful in this difficult economy and has sustained a strong growth rate while maintaining a superior level of service to its existing customer base,” said Ivan Ivankovich, Revolution’s Chief Financial Officer.

The Power Rangers costumes are in town to save the Halloween season from dull and boring costumes. Power Up in your cool and funky power ranger costume this Halloween. The Power Ranger costumes are based on the characters from the television series the Power Rangers.

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled in favor of approximately 2,000 Cintas employee-partners who filed a class-action lawsuit against UNITE HERE for unlawfully violating their rights under the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act.

Angelica Corporation (NYSE: AGL), announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement on May 22, 2008 with a company formed by Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners IV L.P. to acquire Angelica for $22.00 per share in cash, representing a premium of 34.0% over the weighted-average closing share price for the past 30 calendar days ended May 22, 2008 and 33.7% over yesterday’s closing share price of $16.45. The transaction, which is subject to approval by Angelica shareholders, the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in late summer. 

Wendy’s International honored Crest Uniform, a division of ARAMARK Uniform & Career Apparel, with a 2008 Golden Link Award for Supplier Excellence. According to Wendy’s, Crest was selected for its uniform program because it delivered increased savings while maintaining excellent customer service.

You know what they say, women love men in uniform. Sticking to this cliche statement, I can go one step further and say that I adore the uniform in general. Of course not all uniforms are to brag about but for most of them, there is a certain je-ne-sais-quoi. Whether this admiration stemmed from never wearing one, or because it gives a sense of common identity, this article will look into this compulsory clothing statement and try to briefly understand what it is about them that has me by the heart-strings.