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G&K Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:GKSRA), a market leader in
branded identity apparel programs and facility services, today
announced that it was named one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada for
the second consecutive year. The award is sponsored by The Globe and
Mail, Canada's national newspaper, and Hewitt and Associates, a global
consulting firm whose Vancouver, British Columbia office conducted and
analyzed the surveys for the award.
"We are honored to receive this award for the second consecutive
year," said Robert Wood, president of G&K Services Canada. "The award
is based on responses from our most valuable asset, our people, which
serves as a strong testament to the fulfilling work environment at our
company. We look forward to continuing to provide people with a great
place to work while serving our customers' image and safety needs."
G&K Services has been providing branded identity apparel and
facility service programs to customers in Canada since 1990. Today,
G&K is the largest provider of these programs in Canada, employing
more than 1,900 people.
"Our strong company culture and outstanding people create a
positive, opportunity-rich environment across North America," said
Richard Marcantonio, chairman and chief executive officer of G&K
Services, Inc. "We are very proud of our Canadian partners whose hard
work and dedication earned G&K Canada this recognition for the second
straight year. In addition to establishing a great work environment,
they have also continued to build our market leading position in
Canada."
As in previous years, global HR outsourcing and consulting firm
Hewitt and Associates designed and conducted this study. The survey is
sent to more than 1,500 Canadian companies with greater than 400
employees. Broken down into three components - the Leadership Team
Survey, the Human Resources Survey, and the Employee Opinion Survey -
the results were meant to capture a broad employee perspective within
the company.
The Leadership Team survey focused on the vision, culture,
strengths and opportunities of the organization while the Human
Resources survey focused on the HR strategy and philosophy of the
company. The Employee survey was distributed to a random sample of
employees, representing union and non-union groups proportionally,
including employees from G&K's recent acquisitions in Canada. Based on
the employee size of G&K Canada, 500 employee surveys were required
for consideration.
The results and an article on the winners were published in The
Globe and Mail's Report on Business and La Presse on December 23,
2005. In addition, the study results can be accessed at
www.hewitt.com/bestcompaniescanada.
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financial results is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended July 2, 2005.
About G&K Services, Inc.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services, Inc. is a
market leader in branded identity apparel programs and facility
services in the United States, and is the largest such provider in
Canada. G&K operates over 140 processing facilities and branch
offices, serving more than 160,000 customers.