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Cincinnati,
OH – October 2023 / NewsmakerAlert: Ready™
to fly. Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:
CTAS), is proud to name the Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Thurgood
Marshall Airport the winner of the 2023
America’s Best Restroom® contest. As this year’s winner, the BWI
Thurgood Marshall Airport will get to properly crown their restrooms
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
newly constructed restrooms at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport maximize occupant
capacity while enhancing the overall passenger experience. The entrance
welcomes travelers with an aesthetic mural and seating area while they
wait for their companions. The new restrooms feature bright, spacious,
fully enclosed stalls for privacy, touchless fixtures and individual lactation,
adult changing and family assist rooms. Each restroom features a state-of-the-art
smart restroom system that integrates with color-changing, LED stall occupancy
lights and digital signage at the restroom entrances showing current availability.
The smart restroom system also provides real-time inventory tracking and
usage counts for custodial services.
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“We’re
honored to be recognized by Cintas and contest voters for our commitment
to providing a positive passenger experience and outstanding facilities,”
said Ricky Smith, Executive Director/CEO of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
“Passengers rank restrooms as an airport’s number one amenity. That’s why
we work so hard to provide creative, clean and inviting restrooms to make
travel more enjoyable.”
In
its 22nd year, the America’s Best Restroom contest, hosted by Cintas, celebrates
innovative and hygienic public restrooms across the country. The BWI Thurgood
Marshall Airport 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 July 11th and August 11th at www.BestRestroom.com:
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Baltimore/Washington
(BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Clear
Lake and Des Moines River Safety Rest Areas (Jackson, Minnesota)
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Drusie
& Darr (Nashville, Tennessee)
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El Rio
(San Francisco, California)
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Frying
Pan (New York, New York)
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Hell ‘n
Blazes Brewing Company (Melbourne, Florida)
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Juban’s
Creole Restaurant (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
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Little
America (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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Rabbit
Hole (Greenville, South Carolina)
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Snowbasin
Resort (Huntsville, Utah)
“The state
of their public restroom can have large impact on the public’s perception
of a business,” said Julia Walsh, Marketing Manager, Cintas. “The BWI Thurgood
Marshall Airport restrooms are bright and airy and the embodiment of clean,
with natural light and room for luggage. We’re proud to crown them as America’s
Best Restroom.”
Last
year, the Tampa International Airport took home the top prize for its high-design,
spacious restrooms, coupled with quality craftsmanship and an inviting,
yet durable, material palette.
You
can nominate a restroom for 2024 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 safety and compliance training, 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
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