Hershell's son, Richard 'Dick' Farmer, joined the family business in 1957 after graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
By then, the company's name had changed to Acme Wiper and Industrial Laundry. In the early 1940s, Doc's son Hershell, took over and replaced the old rags with shop towels, becoming a service company. They collected old, used rags from factories, laundered them, and sold them back to businesses. History Early company years Ĭintas Corporation began in 1929 as the Acme Industrial Laundry Company by Richard (Doc) Farmer and Amelia Farmer. In 2020, the company reported $7.09 billion in total revenue. The company is one of the largest in the industry with 44,500 employees in 2023.
Cintas is a publicly held company traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Cintas delivery truck in Ann Arbor, Michigan Cintas delivery truck in Markham, ONĬintas Corporation ( / ˈ s ɪ n t ɑː z/) is an American corporation headquartered in Mason, Ohio which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety courses.