CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nominations for the annual Cintas & Carhartt Cold Crew contest have closed, and it’s time for the public to select the most worthy cold-weather worker out of our 10 finalists at the contest website. Voting takes place beginning March 1st, and the grand prize winner will be announced in early April.
Cintas Corporation and Carhartt launched the Cintas & Carhartt Cold Crew contest last December in conjunction with the release of the new Carhartt Rental Active Jacket. The contest targets workers in the U.S. and Canada whose jobs require them to withstand tough conditions in cold temperatures. These individuals were encouraged to share their stories and photos and explain why Carhartt workwear is essential to their jobs.
“This contest is a great reflection of the character of our companies,” says Chuck Helmes, Director of Garment Strategy at Cintas Corporation. “Both Carhartt and Cintas are known for providing tough, durable products and quality, dependable service, and we want to recognize the workers who reflect those same characteristics.”
The Cintas & Carhartt Cold Crew grand prize winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip for two to the 2012 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS series in June, and the top three finalists will receive free Carhartt merchandise.
The ten Cintas & Carhartt Cold Crew finalists are:
- Morgan Archibald, a line clearance tree trimmer foreman from Salt Lake City, UT
- Brooke Boyer, a wastewater treatment plant operator from Mt. Shasta, CA
- Stephen Deschenes, an operations manager and boat captain from Boston, MA
- Gavin Garrett, an owner-operator truck driver from Etna, OH
- Travis Goodrich, a hay processing plant supervisor from Saint Helens, OR
- Ryan Kopicky, a landscape supervisor from Williams, AZ
- Jesse Madrigal, a driller from Elko, NV
- Aaron Manning, a mining welder from Acheson, Alberta, Canada
- Thomas Miller, a well site geologist from Houston, TX
- Jeffrey Musselman, a merchant mariner from Kings Point, NY
More information about these finalists, including their entry essays and high-resolution, downloadable photos, can be found at http://www.cintas.com/carharttcoldcrew/vote.
“This is a great way for two well-respected workwear brands to showcase the men and women who withstand some of the harshest working conditions out there," said Rick Fecowicz, director of Carhartt Licensing.
The Carhartt Rental Active Jacket is available through Cintas in Carhartt brown and features a quilted flannel lining for warmth, an attached hood, two large lower outside front pockets and secure inside pockets, triple-stitched seams for added durability and a heavy-duty zipper. It is available in sizes small through 5XL. For more information about this product and the Carhartt Rental Workwear line, visit www.cintas.com/carhartt.
About Cintas
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types primarily throughout North America. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid, safety, fire protection products and services and document management services for approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
About Carhartt, Inc
Established in 1889, Carhartt is a global premium work wear brand with a rich heritage of developing rugged apparel for workers on and off the job. Headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., with more than 4,400 employees worldwide, Carhartt is privately owned and managed by the descendants of the company‘s founder, Hamilton Carhartt. For more information, visit www.carhartt.com.