How to Order Personalised Workwear for Your Team: A Step-by-Step Guide

Personalised workwear is one of the simplest ways to give your team a professional, consistent look while putting your company name in front of customers every day.

Whether you need branded T-shirts for a small team, embroidered polos for customer-facing staff or personalised work jackets for employees working outdoors, getting your workwear customised doesn't need to be complicated.

At MI Supplies, we offer professional printing and embroidery across a wide range of workwear, making it easy to kit out teams of all sizes.

Here’s our step-by-step guide to ordering branded workwear for your business.

Step 1: Choose the Right Workwear for Your Team

Start by thinking about where and how your team will be wearing their workwear.

For example, you might need:

• T-shirts and polo shirts for everyday use
• Sweatshirts, hoodies or fleeces for colder environments
• Personalised work jackets for outdoor teams
• High-visibility clothing for employees working on site
• Work trousers and other durable clothing for physically demanding jobs

Think about comfort, durability and the working conditions your employees face throughout the day.

It is also worth considering how different garments can work together. A combination of branded T-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets, for example, gives your team a consistent appearance throughout the year.

Step 2: Choose Your Sizes and Quantities

Now it's time to work out exactly what your team needs.

Create a simple list containing each employee's:

• Garment
• Size
• Colour
• Quantity

If you're ordering several different products, it can be helpful to keep the same core colours and branding across the range.

For larger teams, ordering in bulk can also make the process more efficient. MI Supplies offers quantity discounts on selected personalised garments, so it's worth considering whether you can combine requirements across departments or locations into one larger order.

Don't forget to allow for new starters and replacements too. Ordering a few additional commonly used sizes can save you from having to place another small order shortly afterwards.

Step 3: Decide Where You Want Your Logo

Next, decide where your company logo, name or design should appear.

A small logo on the left breast is one of the most popular choices for professional workwear, particularly for polo shirts, fleeces, sweatshirts and jackets.

Depending on the garment, you may also want to consider:

• Right or left breast
• Left or right sleeve
• Nape of the neck
• Large front or back logo
  

For tradespeople and teams working on customer premises, adding a larger company logo or contact details to the back of a garment can also make your branding much more visible.

The important thing is to keep the placement consistent across your team's clothing. This helps create a much more professional, recognisable uniform.

Step 4: Choose Between Embroidery and Print

Once you've chosen your garments and logo position, you'll need to decide how your design should be applied.

Embroidery

Embroidery uses coloured thread to stitch your design directly into the garment.

It creates a smart, professional finish and is particularly well suited to uniforms, polo shirts, sweatshirts, fleeces and jackets. It's a great option for company logos that need to look sharp and withstand regular wear.

If you're searching for embroidered workwear in the UK, this is often the best option for creating a traditional, premium-looking uniform.

Printing

Printing is another excellent choice, particularly for larger, more colourful or detailed designs.

It works especially well for T-shirts and garments where you want a large logo across the front or back. Depending on the design and garment, methods such as direct-to-film printing can produce a vivid and flexible finish.

If you're not sure which method to go for, our team can recommend the most suitable application method based on your garment, artwork and how the clothing will be used.

Step 5: Prepare Your Logo or Artwork

Good-quality artwork makes a big difference to the finished result.

Where possible, supplying your original logo file is always preferable to sending a screenshot, copying an image from a website or a photograph.

Vector artwork formats such as AI or EPS are particularly useful because the design can be scaled without losing quality. For print artwork supplied as an image, aim for a high-resolution file at the required print size. MI Supplies accepts common artwork formats including:

• JPG
• PNG
• PDF
• EPS
• AI

Don't worry if you're unsure whether your artwork is suitable. You can upload your existing logo and our team will check it as part of the personalisation process.

Step 6: Check Your Personalisation Details

Before your personalised workwear goes into production, carefully check the details of your order and any artwork proof supplied.

Pay particular attention to:

• Logo
• Spelling
• Colours
• Logo position
• Logo dimensions
• Garment colour
• Garment sizes
• Quantities

This is especially important with personalised products, as production will normally begin once the design has been approved.

If anything doesn't look right, raise it before approving the artwork.

Step 7: Approve Your Design and Let Us Do the Rest

Once you're happy with your garments, logo placement and artwork, your order can move into production.

Our personalisation team will apply your branding to your chosen workwear, giving you a professional uniform that's ready for your team to wear.

From a handful of embroidered polos to a larger order of branded workwear covering an entire workforce, the same principle applies: start with the right garments, provide the best artwork available and make sure the final design accurately represents your business.

Why Choose Personalised Workwear?

Your team's clothing is part of how customers see your business.

Adding your logo can help:

• Give employees a professional and consistent appearance
• Make members of your team easy to identify
• Increase visibility for your company and brand
• Create a stronger sense of identity across your workforce
• Make everyday workwear feel like part of a complete uniform

For tradespeople, contractors, warehouses, construction teams and other customer-facing businesses, personalised clothing can turn something your employees already need to wear into valuable everyday branding.

Get Your Personalised Workwear from MI Supplies

Whether you're looking for embroidered polo shirts, printed T-shirts, branded sweatshirts or personalised work jackets, MI Supplies can help you create workwear that looks professional and is ready for the demands of the working day.

With a huge selection of workwear available and professional embroidery and printing services, we can help businesses of all sizes find the right solution for their team.

Ready to kit out your team? Get a personalisation quote from MI Supplies today.