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G&K Services

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American workwear company

G&K Services, Inc. was an American company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, which provided branded identity uniforms and facility products and services for rent and purchase.³ From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

1902Founded¹

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TickerGK on NASDAQ¹
Industrytertiary sector of the economy¹
HeadquartersMinnetonka¹
Websitewww.gkservices.com
Incorporated inMN⁶
Business address5995 Opus Parkway, Suite 500, Minnetonka, Mn 55343⁶
Filer categoryLarge Accelerated⁶
Legal formINCORPORATED⁴
LEI549300GGN7VND8VL5V29⁴
StatusActive⁴
LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)⁴
Registered address5995 Opus Parkway, 55343 Minnetonka, United States⁴

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G&K Services, Inc. was an American company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, which provided branded identity uniforms and facility products and services for rent and purchase. G&K Services' branded clothing and facility services programs provided rental-lease or purchase options through its direct sale programs (GKDirect). On March 21, 2017, the company was acquired by Cintas for approximately $2.2 billion.³

The story

G&K began as a family-owned dye house. In 1902, the company, founded as Twin City Steam Dye Works, was renamed to Gross & Kronick Dyers in Minneapolis. They introduced "door-to-door" laundry service in 1910. In 1948, G&K introduced "diaper service" due to the Baby Boom. The company responded to the automobile wave in 1960 by opening "drive-in cleaners". G&K went public in 1969, and they began expanding into the Central and Midwest regions in 1970. G&K became a multinational company when they expanded into Canada in 1990. In 1996, they formed their direct-purchase division. In 2002 G&K celebrated their 100th year of business.

In 2016, G&K Services agreed to be purchased by Cintas Corporation of Mason, Ohio. The acquisition was completed on March 21, 2017.

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Leadership

Who has led G&K Services, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

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Chief executive officerDouglas A. Milroy May 11, 2009 to Mar 22, 2017⁸
Chief executive officerRichard L. Marcantonio Sep 5, 2006 to Sep 2, 2008⁹
ChairDouglas A. Milroy Aug 25, 2014 to Mar 22, 2017¹⁰
ChairRobert G. Wood Aug 25, 2014 to Jan 22, 2015¹¹
ChairRichard L. Marcantonio Sep 5, 2006 to Sep 2, 2008⁹
PresidentKevin A. Fancey Jan 6, 2014 to Mar 22, 2017¹²
PresidentRobert G. Wood Mar 3, 2006 to Sep 3, 2013¹³
Chief financial officerTracy C. Jokinen Jun 30, 2014 to Mar 22, 2017¹⁴
Chief financial officerJeffrey L. Wright Sep 5, 2006 to Aug 21, 2014¹⁵

Board members and other officers (20)

Executive VPJeffrey L. Wright Aug 25, 2014 to Sep 2, 2014¹⁶
VP, Gen. Counsel & SecretaryJeffrey Louis Cotter Aug 24, 2009 to Aug 24, 2009¹⁷
Senior V.P., U.S. FieldTimothy N. Curran Oct 1, 2008 to May 6, 2015¹⁸
Vice President and ControllerMichael F. Woodard Feb 17, 2006 to Sep 5, 2006¹⁹
Vice President and ControllerThomas Joseph Dietz Jul 13, 2006 to Mar 22, 2017²⁰
Pres., US Rental OperationsDavid Michael Miller Sep 5, 2006 to Oct 27, 2008²¹
Pres., Dir. Purch. & Bus. Dev.Douglas A. Milroy Nov 20, 2006 to Aug 25, 2008²²
Board memberThomas Greco Jul 17, 2014 to Mar 22, 2017²³
Board memberLee J. Schram Nov 10, 2014 to Mar 22, 2017²⁴
Board memberDouglas A. Milroy May 11, 2009 to Aug 21, 2014⁸
Board memberJeffrey L. Wright May 11, 2009 to Aug 21, 2014²⁵
Board memberLynn Crump Caine May 22, 2008 to Mar 22, 2017²⁶
Board memberAlice M. Richter Jan 5, 2006 to Mar 22, 2017²⁷
Board memberErnest J. Mrozek Jan 5, 2006 to Mar 22, 2017²⁸
Board memberJ. Patrick Doyle Jan 5, 2006 to Feb 10, 2014²⁹
Board memberJohn S. Bronson Jan 5, 2006 to Mar 22, 2017³⁰
Board memberM. Lenny Pippin Jan 5, 2006 to Mar 22, 2017³¹
Board memberPaul Baszucki Jan 5, 2006 to Jan 6, 2010³²
Board memberWayne M. Fortun Jan 5, 2006 to Mar 22, 2017³³
General counselJeffrey Louis Cotter Jun 17, 2008 to Mar 22, 2017³⁴

Products and brands

G&K services provided a variety of clothing and uniform products. In addition, G&K Services provided flame resistant garments and personal protective equipment by developing and providing the ProTect flame resistant safety solutions.

From Wikipedia’s article on G&K Services, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁷

Acquisitions

In 1991, G&K acquired WorkWear of Canada. In 1994, the company acquired BCP Garment Manufacturing. In 1997, the company acquired National Linen Service. In 1999, G&K acquired Northeast Dust Products out of Massachusetts.

In 2002, G&K acquired Rental Uniform Company. In 2004, G&K acquired Keefer Laundry Limited in Western Canada. In the same year, G&K acquired Nettoyeur Shefford out of Quebec, Marathon Linen, and Lion Uniform Group.

In 2005, G&K acquired Custom Linen Systems, Coyne Textile Services, and Glis and Glis Laundries in Canada.

In 2007, G&K acquired Leef Services out of Minnesota, Alltext Uniform Rental Service, and Nonclean Limited out of Ireland. In 2008, G&K acquired Best Uniform Rental Service.

From Wikipedia’s article on G&K Services, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁷

Former names

G&K SERVICES INCSep 28, 1995 to Mar 31, 2017⁶

Timeline

Mar 21, 2017Dissolved Dissolved¹
May 11, 2009New chief executive Douglas A. Milroy becomes CEO⁸
Sep 5, 2006New chief executive Richard L. Marcantonio becomes CEO⁹
1902Founded Founded¹

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The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management	966,802	$28.8M	0.8%	+18,496
Osaic Holdings, Inc.	905	$26.9K	0.0%	New
Morgan Stanley	804	$23.9K	0.0%	−196
Robinswood Financial LLC	9	$268	0.0%	New

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Sources

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WikidataG&K Services on Wikidata
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SEC EDGARG&K Services filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaG&K Services on Wikipedia
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GLEIFG&K Services LEI record (549300GGN7VND8VL5V29)
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Wikimedia CommonsG&K Services logo by G&K Services, CC BY-SA 4.0
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SEC EDGARG&K Services filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaG&K Services on Wikipedia (revision used)
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SEC EDGARDouglas A. Milroy, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARRichard L. Marcantonio, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARDouglas A. Milroy, Chair
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SEC EDGARRobert G. Wood, Chair
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SEC EDGARKevin A. Fancey, President
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SEC EDGARRobert G. Wood, President
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SEC EDGARTracy C. Jokinen, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARJeffrey L. Wright, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARJeffrey L. Wright, Executive VP
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SEC EDGARJeffrey Louis Cotter, VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary
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SEC EDGARTimothy N. Curran, Senior V.P., U.S. Field
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SEC EDGARMichael F. Woodard, Vice President and Controller
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SEC EDGARThomas Joseph Dietz, Vice President and Controller
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SEC EDGARDavid Michael Miller, Pres., US Rental Operations
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SEC EDGARDouglas A. Milroy, Pres., Dir. Purch. & Bus. Dev.
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SEC EDGARThomas Greco, Board member
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SEC EDGARLee J. Schram, Board member
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SEC EDGARJeffrey L. Wright, Board member
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SEC EDGARLynn Crump Caine, Board member
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SEC EDGARAlice M. Richter, Board member
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SEC EDGARErnest J. Mrozek, Board member
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SEC EDGARJ. Patrick Doyle, Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn S. Bronson, Board member
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SEC EDGARM. Lenny Pippin, Board member
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SEC EDGARPaul Baszucki, Board member
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SEC EDGARWayne M. Fortun, Board member
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SEC EDGARJeffrey Louis Cotter, General counsel

Overview

The story

Leadership

Chief executive

Chair

President

Chief financial officer

Products and brands

Acquisitions

Former names

Timeline

Held by these funds

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