Printed workwear by sector: from building sites to table service

In table service, guests mainly see the front of your clothing. On a building site, it may be the back of a jacket that is visible. In a garage, the print needs to suit clothing that regularly gets dirty and is washed. The same company name therefore does not call for the same placement or version everywhere.

A practical overview by working environment

Construction and installation: recognisable with a jacket on too

For an installer working at customers’ premises, a chest logo may provide sufficient recognition during a conversation. On a larger site, a company name on the back may be more useful. These are different purposes, not a reason to automatically print both positions on every garment.

With printed work jackets we consider the available space. A hood can, for example, cover a back logo placed high up. With protective clothing, protection takes priority: logo placement and size cannot simply be copied from an ordinary jacket.

Hospitality: the area your guests see

A waiter wearing an apron presents the logo differently from a chef in a chef’s jacket. A compact chest logo can look understated, while an apron offers its own space for the company name. A printed name can also show guests who is helping them.

The choice between printing and embroidery does not depend solely on the desired look. Fabric and washing methods also matter. Our collection of printed hospitality clothing offers clothing for this purpose.

Garages and workshops: recognisable at the workbench

An overall has room for a company logo, a name or a combination of both. Print placement also depends on pockets, seams and the desired visibility. For someone working at a workbench, a chest logo can serve a different purpose from a large company name on the back.

A logo on an overall stays visible when an employee takes off their jacket. A chest name can help with recognition during customer contact, while a company name has more space on the back. For this clothing, we offer our collection of printed overalls.

Industry: recognition and industrial laundering

In a production company, one employee may wear a polo and another a work jacket or overall. The same company logo brings these different garments together. Chest and back prints each provide a different kind of visibility: close up during discussions or from a distance on the shop floor.

For clothing sent to an industrial laundry, we match the logo to that washing process. Our industrially washable transfers are ordered in batches of 50 logos. That means 50 logos, not 50 garments that must be purchased at once. We store the remaining logos free of charge; unapplied stock has a shelf life of two years. Our sales team arranges this version, which is not available to order directly online.

Industrial washability here describes the logo version. The garment’s washability and protective properties still depend on the garment itself. With protective clothing, we adapt personalisation to the characteristics and construction of the selected clothing.

Logistics and transport: from warehouse to outdoors

An employee may wear a polo with a company logo indoors and put on a jacket outside. When recognition matters in both situations, the same logo can suit both layers. Not everyone needs the same garment: what matters is clothing suited to the work and a recognisable company name.

For every sector, the choice starts with the working day: where do you need to be recognisable, which layer is visible there and how is that clothing washed? We adapt the print accordingly. The examples above are practical starting points, not fixed clothing rules for an entire sector.

Further reading about printed workwear