Within the existing economic environment, clever organisations are tightening their belts on every kind of cost, and that consists of expenditure on corporate clothing.

A good staff uniform if well looked after, will last and last. Choosing the right corporate clothing suppliers can mean you receiving another 6 or even 12 months out of your staff uniforms. Here are our best guidelines for how staff can do their bit towards making their uniform last.

Shirts – Don’t boil-wash your shirts! Seems humorous but this is a common occurrence causing shrinking, loss of buttons and all kinds of other problems. New cleaning powders let for clean results at 40 degrees or less, so there’s no reason for shrinking your shirt to the size of a teddy bear’s!

Jumpers and Knitwear – roll within out before washing to prolong the life of the piece of clothing and the key is to let it to dried out flat purely. Tumble drying can cause shrinkage and wringing out can stretch out the piece of clothing out of identity if done too vigorously. We have observed some beautiful comical designed jumpers in our time!

Suits – the majority of suits worn as staff uniform these days are washable rather than dry clean only. To get the finest results use a wash bag. Lay jackets, trousers plus skirts in the bag, seal and fold in partially.

Make sure you clean at the hotness acknowledged on the garment label. To dry, put on hook, shake gently and reshape by straightening the seams and folding in the creases. Do not tumble dry, just leave to dry naturally and end by a cool iron over a damp fabric.

Hi Visibility jackets – we advise to wash your jackets a utmost of ten times so that both the waterproof element of the jacket and reflective tape does not degrade. Let to dry naturally and wipe clean between washes as necessary to maintain fluorescent qualities.

Embroidered/Printed uniforms – when ironing logos, too much heat can create them fade and pull. To prevent this occurrence, for all time iron the garments inside-out.

Alternate regularly - It’s not all about washing and aftercare to make sure your staff uniforms last, it’s as well to do with the amount of time you wear the garments, and the quantity of time you rest them for.

Where many shirts, trousers, jumpers etc are issued, alternate them on different days to provide the fabric time to recover.