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We have re-introduced printing as a garment personalisation method. 

We can now offer two print options, transfer print and screen print. 

These provide great print results with bright, vibrant colours and sharp detail to any printed logo.

Printing can provide an alternative personalisation method to embroidery, and it is a matter of personal choice which you choose. 

It can often be more cost-effective to select print to place a logo onto your chosen garments, as the price is not affected by the print size.

Popular garments for printing include t-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts and workwear garments such as Hi-Vis jackets. 

We have a vast range, so we are confident you will find the perfect clothing item for your needs. 

Quick turnaround and fast delivery mean you can get your printed clothing order when you need it, and our staff are on hand to help you choose your garments and discuss your printed logo.

Printing can also show more fine detail to your logo, with fine lines and shading possible. We can also match Pantone reference colours to a print you cannot do with embroidery thread.

The vast majority of the garments on our website can be printed. Exceptions are fleece garments such as jackets, although we now offer some fleece jackets that can also be printed.

Ordering printed garments from JKL Clothing is quick and straightforward. 

Order online by adding garments to your basket and then customising once in your basket. 

You can Email [email protected] with your requirements and then receive a quote, or pick up the phone and speak to one of our sales team, who will answer any questions and advise on the best printing option for you.

We have put together more information on printing and choosing the best print option. 

Our printed clothing project management article will tell you all you need to know about ordering your printed garments. 

And our printed clothing pros and cons article will give you more information about the printing process .

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Embroidered Sweatshirts

Its that time of year again when winter begins to bite, temperatures drop, and the days get shorter. Christmas may be around the corner and offer something to look forward to but for workers up and down the country the thought of a long winter ahead fills them with dread.

One of the most common complaints from a workforce is that they are cold at work. With many companies struggling with the cost of heating they are looking at alternative ways to keep their workforce warm. One of the most cost-effective ways to keep your employees warm is to provide them with cold weather clothing.

Of all the clothing items that will help to keep you warm one of the simplest and most cost-effective is a sweatshirt. An embroidered sweatshirt not only has your company logo emblazoned on it but keeps workers warm and happy. Simple, smart, durable, and comfortable to wear the humble sweatshirt ticks a lot of boxes when it comes to a practical item of clothing that can be worn by everyone.

An embroidered sweatshirt can be worn as an outer garment when inside or as a layer under a jacket when outside. It can also be removed should the boss decide to turn up the heating and put back on if there is a cold spell of weather. Sweatshirts are also cheap with prices starting at less than £10 it is a cost-effective way to provide uniform and keep staff warm at work. The sweatshirt material is incredibly durable and can last and look good for months and even years after you have first purchased them. Embroidery is also a durable way to personalise a sweatshirt and will last as long and look as good as the sweatshirt itself.

Why choose embroidery as a personalisation method when decorating a sweatshirt? Firstly, the slightly thicker material of a sweatshirt naturally lends itself to embroidery. The embroidery thread will not add excessive weight to the sweatshirt that may distort its shape, which can sometimes happen with lighter weight fabrics. A sweatshirt with an embroidered logo will stand out. As you are adding a material to a material it will bring a new dimension to the sweatshirt that other garment decoration methods such as printing do not. Durability is also a benefit of embroidery. Embroidery threads don’t fade over time, lose their shape or come away.

An embroidered sweatshirt then is a simple, cheap, and effective way to keep your employees warm and make them look smart at the same time. Sweatshirts, like any other item of clothing come in a variety of styles and designs. They also come in a variety of price brackets, starting at under £7.00 and going up to nearly £30.00 depending on the style and quality you are looking for. Our most popular sweatshirt is the Gildan Heavy blend crew neck sweatshirt which starts at a price of £7.15 excluding VAT. This is an ideal workwear or staff uniform sweatshirt and looks great with an embroidered company logo added. There are many other sweatshirt available from brands such as Fruit of the Loom, AWDis, Kustom Kit, Henbury and more.

Kustom Kit

Henbury

Ordering an embroidered sweatshirt from JKL Clothing is easy. Customise, order, and pay online. Complete an enquiry form and request a quote or contact one of our expert staff who will guide you through each step. Either way we are sure you will not regret ordering an embroidered sweatshirt this winter and neither will your warm and happy staff.

Henbury

Fruit of the Loom

Personalised Towels

A personalised towel adds a touch of luxury to any business. Many of our clients personalise one of our range of towels with their business name or logo to create a bespoke and unique towel for their customers to enjoy. JKL Clothing have over 50 towels to chose from which you can personalise with an embroidered logo or simple lettering. Our range includes hand, bath, beach, and gym towels to name but a few. We also have towels to suit almost any budget with the option to purchase a basic towel perhaps as a promotional give away or a luxury bath towel for hotel guests to enjoy. The range is almost endless, but one thing is for sure once you have personalised your chosen towel with an embroidered logo it will be unique to you or your business and set you apart from the competition.

Whilst the hospitality sector, supplying to businesses such as hotels and spas has always been a popular end user for our personalised towels, we have also supplied gyms, leisure centre, golf clubs and many other businesses. Whatever your business if you or your customers use a towel then why not personalise it. Embroidery can cost as little as £1.50 per towel and will enhance the look whilst advertising your business to all who see it.

Sustainability is a word that we are all conscious of, which is why we have put together a range of towels that are sustainably manufactured, produced from organic fabric or both. Check out our full range of sustainable/organic towels on our website

Personalising a towel with JKL Clothing could not be easier. There are many ways to purchase from us including buying online and customising your towel from the basket page of our website to emailing us with your logo and requirements so that we can provide a full quote. Either way we will work with you to produce a personalised towel that you can be proud of and that will show your business in its best light.

Looking for local embroidery near me

“Where are you located?”

After we have told the customer our address, we always then ask them if this is important. Some customers feel more comfortable and confident getting their embroidered clothing from a local supplier so that they can call in and speak in person. To others, it is not as important as they are happy to speak on the phone or communicate by email. Either way, if you have a delivery address within the UK, we can provide personalised embroidered clothing with excellent customer service at a very competitive price.

Personalised clothing that carries an embroidered logo, is just that, “personalised”. We, therefore, understand that in some circumstances our customers will want to discuss their embroidery requirements and speak to a “real” person face to face. This is especially important to some when it comes to their logo and how it will look on their chosen clothing. It is a fact however that over 90% of our customers are NOT local to us. JKL Clothing prides itself on our communication and we believe we can provide the level of personalised customer care and attention, whether you are on our premises, standing in front of us, on the phone or indeed communicating solely by email.

We have a simple and straightforward procedure for purchasing embroidered clothing from us and have many ways in which to select, obtain a quote and purchase your very own personalised embroidered clothing. We will always allocate a dedicated customer service and account manager to your order and this person will be your point of contact throughout the ordering process from selecting your garments, and originating your embroidered logo to receiving your order. We understand that it can sometimes seem a daunting and complicated process to purchase bespoke customised clothing so try to make it as easy as possible with a simple and straightforward pricing and ordering procedure.

It is never the case that you simply place your first order over the phone or online and then receive it a week later without any further communication from us. Each order is different from the next and we take great care to get your order exactly as you want it. This will mean that in the first instance we will digitize your embroidery logo and send you a sample for approval. We need to know that you are completely happy with how your logo looks, the colours and the size before we embroider it onto your garments. Once you are happy, we will then proceed.

Before we get to this stage though you need to select your personalised clothing items. With such a vast range to choose from this can sometimes seem a daunting prospect. That’s where a bespoke service with a dedicated account manager comes in. They will listen to your requirements and advise you on which garments to choose. You can then order plain items to assess suitability, colour and size before returning them to us.

As you can see it’s not imperative that you chose a personalised clothing company near to you. If we have some form of communication with our customers, we can provide the help and information required for you to select the perfect personalised embroidered clothing for your needs.

Build Your Brand

So, if the brand name is Build Your Brand, guess what its clothing aims to do? You’ve guessed it provide you with clothing to do exactly that, build your brand. Whether we are talking about your own brand of clothing or in terms of your company brand this range of garments gives you the opportunity to customise, personalise and individualise clothing items with your brand.

Based in Germany and only recently introduced into the UK personalised clothing market Build Your Brand has already taken off at an alarming rate. Especially alarming if you are one of the many other clothing brands competing within the customised clothing sector. But what makes Build Your Brand different and stand out from the crowd. Here at JKL Clothing we think it is the specific youth and young fashion area of the customised clothing market that this brand specifically targets and is attracted to. Their clothing is young, on-trend and has an edge to it that people under the age of 30 really identify with and in targeting this age market Build Your Brand have filled a gap that had been vacant for some time with many of the more established clothing brands producing the same almost run of the mill garment ranges year after year.

So, what is in the range? If I filter on the JKL Clothing website I can see immediately that there are 16 product types to choose from. Almost every type of clothing item can be found within the brand. T-shirts, sweatshirts, trousers, shorts, jackets, vests, the list goes on. Basically, if you want to create a customised clothing brand you will probably find the item you want within this brand.

In Addition to the Build Your Brand range of over 130 garments we also have the Build Your Brand Basic and Build Your Brandit.

Build Your Brand Basic is a range of staple personalised clothing items in standard range colours but with sizes ranging from XS through to 5XL. Ideal if you are looking ever popular garment types that can meet almost all taste and fit all sizes. The difference is made when you get your hands on them and customise with your own unique design changing it from basic to anything but.

The Build Your Brand is almost at the opposite end of the spectrum to Build Your Brand Basic and is individual wear with an edge and an up to date fashion design that sets it out from the crowd. From summer windbreaker jackets to pure vintage trousers and shorts this off shot brand is for those not only looking to add a unique design to their garments but looking for a unique garment to put it on.

So, who orders Build Your Brand from JKL Clothing? We have already mentioned that this is a predominantly young person’s clothing brand. As such we have seen increased demand from clothing company start-ups. It is very attractive to the entrepreneur who is setting up a clothing business and is initially looking for stock items that they can customise and sell as their own brand. What also makes Build Your Brand ideal for this type of customer is the fact that all the clothing only comes with a size label in the neck of the garment. There is no mention of Build Your Brand on the garment. The start up clothing company can even insert their own label if they wish. This makes it a cost-effective way to launch your own brand of clothing onto the market.

And this is where JKL Clothing come in. Using our expertise, we work closely with our clients to develop the customisation that we can then embroider onto the garment. Access to large stock quantities, good size ranges and colour options means that your embroidered clothing with your own brand can be ordered quickly and received within a matter of days. This means the young start-up company does not have to either purchase an initial large order or keep large stock quantities. We can do that for you, and you can simply order as you sell.

In short, the Build Your Brand range has changed the game when it comes to customising on trend clothing targeting a young market and by working with a company like JKL Clothing for your finished personalised embroidered garment you are sure to stay ahead of the game.

Henbury

Each month we intend to publish a blog that highlights one of our main brands. This month we are going to look at Henbury. Taken from Henbury’s own marketing information they describe themselves as a brand with “classic, easy to wear styles for the modern corporate market”. We would agree this certainly sums up the Henbury brand and where they sit within the personalised clothing market.

A brief history of the brand. Established in 1997 with the aim of providing corporate, promotional and workwear clothing with fully co-ordinated styles for men, women and children, the brand grew quickly and soon established itself as one the UK’s market leading brands for polo shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, woven trousers, and shirts. From an initial range of 5 polo shirts the brand has grown to be one of the key manufacturers within the UK corporate and workwear market. Their key marketing message throughout that time has been that “clothes for work need to do exactly that, work”.

Here at JKL Clothing we have stocked and promoted the Henbury brand for over 10 years. During that time, we have seen many of our clients switch to using it as their staple uniform brand choice. One of the main reasons for this is the co-ordination of styles for both men and women. Many companies we deal with have company colours that they want to maintain through their uniform choice. Having the ability to order a polo shirt for example, with a male and female fit in the same shade of colour is a big plus when they come to choose a brand from which to have their staff uniform personalised. Continuity is also key to brand choice. A company does not want to provide a personalised staff uniform to their workforce only to see it then be discontinued within a year and any new starters then provided with uniform different to the rest of the workforce.

We think that the following line best describes what Henbury are all about.

“a co-ordinated range of leisure clothing for the corporate, promotional and workwear markets”

This is Henbury in a nutshell. Not the cheapest out there and perhaps not the biggest range, although there is certainly enough choices of styles, colours, and sizes to meet the most demanding buyer. But certainly, one of our top performing brands that we go to time after time when recommending a clothing brand for almost any workplace.

Polo shirts – HB400

Available in 28 colours and sizes from XS to 5XL you will be hard pushed to find a more stylish, hard wearing and competitively priced polo than this.

Knitwear – HB725

Crew neck sweater for the colder months. Matching female version and a good size range make this another go to garment from Henbury

Shirts – HB510

A classic oxford shirt available in long and short sleeve and female versions. Suited to any office or work environment.

Personalised Winter Work Uniform

As Autumn gradually makes way for winter it is the time of year when many businesses are looking to update their winter work uniform in preparation for the coming colder months.

If you are looking to provide staff who work permanently outside with customised winter clothing or wanting to supply your employees with a winter jacket for the times when they need to venture out into the cold weather now is a good time to order your personalised winter gear.

The most obvious winter item of clothing to provide an employee is a winter coat, but personalised cold weather garments can be more than just a jacket. A full winter uniform can consist of thicker and warmer trousers, long sleeve under garments, such as long sleeve polo shirts and a warm mid layer such as a sweatshirt or knitted jumper. Whatever your winter uniform choice you will find a wide range from which to chose at JKL Clothing. All our garments can be embroidered with your company logo to ensure your staff look smart and advertise your business in the best possible way. A warm member of staff will undoubtably mean that they are comfortable when working outside or in a cold warehouse and therefore more productive.

Ordering a customised work uniform from JKL Clothing could not be easier. You can visit our website and view our wide range of work staff uniform items or send an enquiry and one of our staff will recommend the most suitable garments to choose. Once you have chosen your uniform send in your company logo and we will do the rest and provide you with an embroidered staff uniform you can be proud of. Our prices are very competitive so you can be sure you will be getting great value for money when you order staff uniform from us. Our friendly staff will discuss your requirements and take you through each stage of the ordering process. Contact us today for a free no obligation quote.

The cost of purchasing and, in some cases, maintaining staff uniforms can often be expensive for a business. 

There are, however, tax benefits to buying and providing branded staff clothing, so here are some of the points to bear in mind when deciding on a staff uniform for your business.

Embroidered branding makes it untaxable

Branding an item of staff clothing with an embroidered logo makes that item untaxable in the eyes of HMRC. 

Once an item of work clothing is branded with an embroidered company logo, it then becomes a garment that can only be worn in the workplace to which the company logo applies and is therefore untaxable. 

The embroidered company logo makes the item different from other clothing and therefore classed as an embroidered company clothing garment. Any clothing purchased as a work item and worn in the workplace which is not branded is then classed as a fringe benefit.

Removable branding still incurs tax

Using a removable branding option, such as an embroidered badge with the company logo that can be easily removed from the garment, will still incur tax. 

If you can wear the clothing item at work with the company logo showing but then remove it to wear in other places, then HMRC will look at this as an unbranded work uniform item and will tax accordingly.

All clothing worn in the workplace needs to be branded

You cannot choose which workwear items to embroider with your company logo. 

All clothing designated as a staff uniform item must be embroidered with the company logo to be classed as uniform and, therefore, untaxable.

Safety clothing and specific clothing items

Clothing worn for safety, such as hi-vis clothing, does not need to be branded to qualify for tax purposes. 

Similarly, items of clothing that are required for safety, such as welders’ aprons and gloves, are also not required to carry a company logo to qualify. This includes medical wear such as tunics and gowns.

Claiming tax on the upkeep of your embroidered uniform

An employee can claim back tax on the cost of keeping their uniform clean and presentable if they are the ones paying for this.

Most people can claim £60 per year for the upkeep of their uniform, but certain professions can claim more. Those in the medical profession can claim up to £125 per year.

JKL Clothing provides a full embroidered staff uniform branding service. 

From the conception of your company logo to receiving the finished embroidered garment, we can provide help and advice to ensure you and your staff get the embroidered workwear clothing items you require so you can take advantage of any tax breaks available.

The summer has arrived, and with the country experiencing its first heatwave of the year with record temperatures and more forecasted soon, now is the time to look at your workwear uniform and if it is fit for purpose in the summer temperature conditions.

Traditionally work staff uniform has looked very similar all year round. Depending on the working environment and the tasks required of the employee, it has consisted of an inner garment that can be worn on the inside, next to the skin, such as a polo shirt or traditional shirt. 

An outer item of clothing, usually a jacket, fleece or softshell been popular choices and a pair of trousers. Each of these items is easily branded with a company logo and provides a simple yet smart and effective staff uniform. 

This is great when we have normal British weather with average temperatures. But what happens when the temperatures rise as they have done recently, and staff are struggling to cope in the extreme heat wearing the staff uniform they have been provided. 

There are several options available that we will discuss below.

Garments made from thinner and lighter fabric. As an example, a standard polo shirt fabric weighs approximately 200 grams per square meter (GSM). Lighter fabrics are available, however, many weighing less than 150 GSM. 

It is also important to consider the type of fabric worn. The most popular fabric has been either a 100% cotton or polyester and cotton mixture. Both fabrics have their merits, and we recommend them in certain conditions, but not in hot weather. 

When the temperature rises, it is often more comfortable to wear a 100% polyester garment with a wicking ability that transports moisture away from the skin, ideal in hot weather.

Lighter-weight outer garments are also available, including lightweight jackets, sweatshirts, fleeces and even hoodies. Moving from trousers to shorts is an obvious change to your work uniform in the summer. 

Sometimes this is not safe or practical depending on the type of work you do but it certainly helps to keep you cooler. Again, a wide variety of shorts are available suited to almost all working conditions.

Whatever changes you make to your workwear uniform types the branding will not affect the wearer comfort in hot weather. Adding an embroidered logo to your summer uniform enhances the look, personalised the garment and qualifies the spend for business tax purposes. 

Just be mindful that embroidering your logo onto a lighter fabric may require changes to the set up of the embroidery and we will always recommend checking the logo on a sample garment if you change to a different fabric type or weight.

If you are looking at new embroidered staff uniform or workwear this summer, please visit our website, www.jklclothing.co.uk to view our ranges and some available options. 

If you cannot find exactly what you are looking for then simply email our sales department [email protected] and they will be happy to provide help and advice.

A personalised embroidered polo shirt is a great way to create a unique item of clothing. Polo shirt material, usually either pique or jersey knit, is a great base on which to embroider.

There are many reasons why people chose an embroidered polo shirt. The most common is as part of a staff or workwear uniform. 

Having staff in a smart, bespoke polo shirt not only gives a good first impression to your customers but it also advertises your business for free. Secondly as part of a team kit. 

Sports clubs regularly order bespoke polo shirts from us to provide team members with clothing that identifies them as belonging to their club. Lastly, individuals, these fall into many different categories from the individual wanting a bespoke item of clothing for themselves to the person organising a trip and wants each person to have their own embroidered polo shirt. 

Whatever the reason a polo shirt is a great garment to personalise with an embroidered logo.

Polo shirts cover all bases. What do we mean by this? A polo shirt can be worn in almost any setting. It is equally at home worn in a factory by someone performing a manual job to an office where a degree of smartness is expected. For this reason, it is our most popular embroidered garment.

So how do you get your own personalised embroidered polo shirt? Well, lets start by saying no matter how you dress it up (excuse the pun), an embroidered garment of any kind is not as straightforward as ordering a plain one. This is because any embroidered garment is unique to the customer. It’s a one off, personalised to your own specific design, size, and colour. 

For these reasons it’s a little more complicated than ordering a plain navy polo shirt in size large. Having said that we believe JKL Clothing have made it as simple as possible. 

To get exactly what you want we need some basic information from you. Starting with the logo or text that needs to be embroidered onto the polo shirt. Once we have this, we can work with you to produce the polo shirt you have in mind. We will need other information such as logo size, colour, position etc to produce a sample for you to approve before we embroider your garments. 

We have automated this as much as possible on our website but sometimes you simply can’t beat dealing with a real person which is why you will have an account manager responsible for your bespoke embroidered polo shirt from start to finish.

So, if you want to get started with your first order for a personalised embroidered polo shirt or wish to refresh your current staff uniform get in touch with JKL Clothing at [email protected] and see what bespoke options are possible using a simple polo shirt.

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Softshell Jackets

Whether you are taking your four-legged friend for their morning walk or hill walking in the countryside, Softshell Jackets are the number one must-have this season. Their lightweight, relaxed structure makes softshells wonderfully versatile, while offering that much-needed protection from the elements. 

Simply fold them away into a backpack when you don’t need them! 

Fleeces

If your heading out this Autumn, layering up is essential and what better way to keep the biting winds at bay than with a cosy fleece? Lightweight, but offering great warmth, fleeces are perfect on colder days, and exposed hill walks. For ultimate warmth and protection, why not team up your Fleece with a Softshell Jacket for complete protection. 

Headwear

With temperatures now on a gradual decline, retaining any added warmth is essential especially if you're planning to get in some hill walking this Autumn. At JKL we have a ride range of fashionable beanies for and hats that will help keep you warm on those cold walks.

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