Workwear guides
Workwear buying guides
Straight answers on choosing workwear: standards explained simply, sizing, washing and getting your logo ready for embroidery or print.
- Branded clothing for events and promotions At an event, your clothing does two jobs. It helps visitors find staff, stewards and volunteers in a crowd, and it puts your name in front of people… Read the guide
- Building a new starter uniform kit A new starter's first morning says a lot about a business. Turning up to find a uniform that fits, with the right logo, tells them they are expected… Read the guide
- Choosing chef jackets and kitchen uniforms A kitchen is hot, wet and fast, and the uniform has to keep up. Chef jackets are designed around real hazards: splashes, steam, spills and long… Read the guide
- Choosing healthcare tunics and scrubs Healthcare uniforms work hard. They are washed hot and often, worn through long shifts of bending, lifting and reaching, and they need to look clean… Read the guide
- Choosing work trousers: holster, cargo and kneepad Trousers take more punishment than any other part of a uniform. They kneel on screed, brush past brick, carry tools and get washed after every dirty… Read the guide
- Eco and recycled workwear options More businesses are asked about the environmental side of their uniforms, by clients, tenders or their own staff. The good news is that lower-impact… Read the guide
- Getting workwear sizes right for a team Sizing is where team uniform orders most often go wrong. One person guesses, another gives their high street size, and a third is not asked at all… Read the guide
- Hi-vis classes explained (EN ISO 20471) EN ISO 20471 is the standard most UK sites, depots and contracts point to when they ask for high-visibility clothing. It sorts certified garments… Read the guide
- How to budget for staff uniforms Uniforms are a regular cost, not a one-off. Staff join, garments wear out, seasons change. A clear budget stops the spend creeping up through rushed… Read the guide
- How to prepare your logo for embroidery and print The quality of a branded uniform starts with the logo file. A sharp, well-prepared file gives crisp stitching and clean print edges. A blurry… Read the guide
- Layering workwear for cold weather One thick coat is rarely the answer for outdoor work. People warm up while they work and cool down quickly when they stop. Layers let them adjust… Read the guide
- Logo uniforms for schools and nurseries A school badge on a sweatshirt is one of the most familiar sights in any town. Uniform helps children feel part of a community and makes them easy… Read the guide
- Ordering kit for sports clubs Club kit is about more than match shirts. Training tops, coaches' jackets, hoodies for the touchline and bags for away games all help a club look… Read the guide
- Plus-size workwear: getting the right fit Everyone in a team should wear the same uniform, in a size that fits. Too often, larger staff are handed a different style because the chosen polo… Read the guide
- PPE at work: what employers need to provide Personal protective equipment covers anything worn to protect against a risk at work: hi-vis, safety boots, gloves, helmets, eye protection, FR… Read the guide
- Safety footwear ratings explained (S1, S1P, S3, S7) Every safety boot or trainer sold to EN ISO 20345 carries a code on the label, such as S1P or S3. The code tells you what the footwear protects… Read the guide
- Washing and caring for branded workwear A uniform that looks tired after a few months is usually a washing problem, not a garment problem. The way staff wash, dry and store their workwear… Read the guide
- Waterproof and breathable ratings explained 'Waterproof' on a label can mean a lot of different things. Some jackets keep out a short shower. Others will see a ground worker through a full day… Read the guide
- When do you need flame resistant clothing? Flame resistant (FR) clothing is designed to resist igniting and to stop burning once a flame is removed. Ordinary polycotton workwear can melt or… Read the guide
- Where to put your logo on workwear Where a logo sits changes how a uniform works. A small chest logo says who you are face to face. A big back print says it to the street, the car… Read the guide
- Workwear that fits women properly For years, women on sites, in warehouses and in trades were handed a small men's size and told to get on with it. Sleeves too long, shoulders too… Read the guide
- Writing a simple staff uniform policy A uniform policy does not need to be long. One or two pages that answer the obvious questions save repeated conversations about what to wear, who… Read the guide
- Yellow vs orange hi-vis: which do you need? Most people picture yellow when they think of hi-vis, but orange is just as common in some industries and compulsory in a few. Picking the wrong… Read the guide
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