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Published October 16, 2025
Acme United: First Aid Market & Cintas Competition
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Former VP at Acme United
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I apologize, as I haven't studied the history that far back. Was their first aid business mostly in retail, like with Westcott and their scissors, or did they also have an industrial side? I'm trying to piece together the timeline.
At the time, Honeywell held the number one market share for industrial first aid kits. Johnson & Johnson had the commercial market, and Honeywell dominated the industrial side, which Acme now owns. From my perspective, Acme owns that market.
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Acme claims in their presentations that they are significantly cheaper than Cintas, sometimes 30% to 50% cheaper for refills, depending on the situation. Is that accurate?
Extremely accurate.
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