Jani-king International, Inc. Honored For “workplace Awareness Program” In Second Annual International Business Awards

DALLAS, TEXAS (Tuesday, May 10, 2005) - Jani-King International, Inc. has earned a Certificate of Finalist Recognition in Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program in the 2005 International Business Awards for its Workplace Awareness Program. The program was developed in response to the 9/11 attacks as a way to aid in the safety of Jani-King franchises, employees, clients, and their customers. The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Thursday, May 19 in the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City. The ceremonies will be videocast live worldwide by Speedera Networks, and will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A by the Business Talk Radio Network.

Recipients of 76 International Stevie Award trophies were selected from more than 600 nominations received from companies and individuals in more than 30 countries. Twenty-one nations have at least one International Stevie winner each, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A.

Companies from all over the world are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can enter in any of more than 40 categories from Best Multinational Company and Best New Product to Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program and Best Executive.

“At Jani-King, we recognized that our industry in uniquely positioned to possibly deter future acts of terrorism and we are proud to put into action additional measures to heighten the level of awareness in our clients’ facilities,” says Jerry Crawford, president of Jani-King International. “We continue to strive to be leaders and congratulate the other industry leaders that have received Stevie Awards honors.”

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected International Stevie winners from among the Finalists, which were determined by volunteer judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging.

“This year we saw a greater international representation among the entries, and this is reflected in the number of countries that are represented in the winners’ circle,” says Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards, the organization that runs The International Business Awards. “We congratulate all of the Finalists and International Stevie Awards winners, and we look forward to honoring them for their achievements at our gala awards dinner in New York on May 19.”

“We are humbled by the honor of receiving this award,” says Crawford. “We are glad to see that other executives see the benefit of the Workplace Awareness Program and hope they will follow with similar initiatives in their industries.”

About Jani-King

Jani-King is the world's largest commercial cleaning franchise company with more than 11,000 franchise owners servicing more than 55,000 customers in 18 countries. Franchise owners have a vested interest in the job they perform and receive continuous support from local and regional support centers nationwide.

Jani-King has set the standard in commercial cleaning for 35 years. Jani-King’s expertise covers a vast array of facilities including single tenant offices and multi-tenant complexes, hotels, resorts, casinos, hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools and universities, stadiums, concert and sporting venues, airports, government facilities, and theatres. Organizations such as PepsiCo, Nabisco, Xerox, OfficeMax, Coca-Cola, Verizon Wireless, Marriott Hotels, Buffalo Bills Stadium, American Airlines Center, Texas Motor Speedway, Xavier University, and the 2002 Winter Olympics are all satisfied Jani-King clients.

About The Stevie Awards

Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (September 22, 2002), Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.

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