Advance Printwear

If you need workwear or hospitality clothing branded, Advance Printwear prints and embroiders in-house in Birmingham, offers a free digital mock-up before production and handles runs of 10 to 10,000 items.

Advance Printwear is a garment printer and embroiderer at Hampton Works in Stirchley, Birmingham, serving businesses across the UK. The company says it has over 30 years of experience supplying the corporate and hospitality sectors, and that all printing and embroidery is done in-house in Birmingham. It is listed with our clothing and workwear suppliers and with workwear and uniforms specialists.

Products and sectors

Its website organises clothing by use, covering hospitality, polo shirts, workwear, sportswear and teamwear, hoodies, leisurewear and T-shirts. It also lists sectors it serves, including corporate, trades and warehouses, clubs and teams, schools and events. Projects described on its workwear page span hospitality, healthcare, construction and corporate businesses, and the site mentions hi-vis among its work. Garments it says can be decorated include the following.

• Aprons and chefswear
• Denim, joggers and knitwear
• Headwear
• Hoodies and sweatshirts
• Jackets and coats
• Polos, shirts and blouses

Decoration methods

The company offers embroidery, screen printing and DTF printing, and its screen printing page also mentions vinyl printing. It describes embroidery as suited to logos, workwear and a premium finish, DTF as suited to detailed, full-colour designs on almost any fabric, and screen printing as suited to large bulk runs. Its embroidery artwork guidance asks for images of at least 300dpi, designs with no more than 8 colours and text of at least 20pt, supplied as JPG or vector files. It says it can match thread to Pantone brand colours. For help weighing the methods, see our guide to choosing a decoration method.

Trade accounts and ordering

The site says it handles orders from 10 to 10,000 items, with volume pricing and repeat or scheduled runs. Some service pages quote 25 items as the lower figure, so confirm the minimum when you ask for a quote. Standard turnaround is given as one working week, or up to seven days on its service pages, and an express 24-hour embroidery service is offered subject to availability. Multi-site businesses can have a branded online ordering portal for each location. Before production it offers free artwork checks, logo digitising for embroidery and a free digital mock-up for sign-off. It also lists a price match and a money-back guarantee. Delivery is UK-wide, and the company names work around Coventry, Loughborough, Tamworth and Wolverhampton. Our guide on briefing a merchandise supplier covers what to prepare before requesting a quote.

Source: advanceprintwear.co.uk, advanceprintwear.co.uk/contact, advanceprintwear.co.uk/blog/embroidery-branding