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Cincinnati,
OH – November 2020 / Newsmaker Alert / Cintas
Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS), is proud to name the TikTok-famous restroom
at Bancroft Park in Colorado Springs, CO the winner of the 2020 America’s
Best Restroom® contest. As this year’s winner, the City of Colorado
Springs will get to properly crown their golden thrones with prizes from
Cintas. This includes a Cintas UltraClean® restroom cleaning service
and $2,500 in Cintas products and services for restroom cleaning or facility
management to keep their restrooms Ready for the Workday®, along with
a coveted spot in the America’s Best Restroom Hall of Fame.
The
self-cleaning restroom in Bancroft Park is a welcome amenity for residents
and visitors who are seeking a clean park facility. It holds three restrooms,
including an ADA-compliant option, and each comes with green, red and yellow
lights to show availability. Soap, water, toilet paper and a dryer are
all activated with the wave of a hand. The restrooms are set up to self-clean
after every 30 uses, and a park maintenance supervisor is alerted via an
app when toilet paper or other supplies are running low. The exterior is
wrapped with historic photos and facts about the historic Old Colorado
City neighborhood where it’s located.
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“We’re
very proud to win this award since opening these new restrooms just a few
short months ago,” said Karen Palus, Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation
and Cultural Services director. “The amount of recognition we’ve received
is a testament to the value people place in hygienic and memorable public
restrooms. We’re grateful for everyone who voted for our facility.”
In
its 19th year, the America’s Best Restroom contest, hosted by Cintas, celebrates
innovative and hygienic public restrooms across the country. Bancroft Park
was one of 10 finalists that were selected based on cleanliness, visual
appeal, innovation, functionality and unique design elements. The public
had the opportunity to vote for the following 10 finalists (in alphabetical
order) between September 24th and October 19th at www.bestrestroom.com/us/:
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AirTrain
JFK’S Jamaica Station – New York, NY
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Bancroft
Park – Colorado Springs, Colorado
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DFW Airport
– DFW Airport, Texas
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Gaslight
Bar & Grill – Cincinnati, Ohio
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Greeley
Square Park – New York, New York
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Kimpton
Muse Hotel – New York, New York
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Portland
Japanese Garden – Portland, Oregon
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Scottsdale
Center for the Performing Arts – Scottsdale, Arizona
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Swift’s
Attic – Austin, Texas
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The Guild
Hotel – San Diego, California
“With
the COVID-19 pandemic, occupant expectations are higher than they’ve ever
been,” said Sean Mulcahey, Marketing Manager, Cintas. “We’re proud to honor
the City of Colorado Springs with this award as they’ve implemented technology
to make cleaning a priority at their unique restrooms.”
Last
year, the America’s Best Restroom award went to the Nashville Zoo for featuring
two innovative exhibits. The men’s Entry Village restroom is home to a
Boelen’s python, and the women’s restroom in Expedition Peru is the home
to the Zoo’s family of six cotton-top tamarins, a critically endangered
primate species from South America.
You
can nominate a restroom for the 20th annual America’s Best Restroom contest
here.
About
Cintas Corporation
Cintas
Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and
sizes get ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing
a wide range of products and services that enhance our customers’ image
and help keep their facilities and employees clean, safe and looking their
best. With products and services including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom
supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing,
and training and compliance courses, Cintas helps customers get Ready for
the Workday®. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held
Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the
symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
and Nasdaq-100 Index.
Media
Contact:
Michelle
Goret
Vice
President
Corporate
Affairs
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