Managed crew programs

Branded workwear and uniform programs Canada

Hi-vis and everyday crew kit for companies running people across several sites. We size it, decorate it, hold the stock and ship it to where the crew actually is.

Sourced, branded and shipped
One partner for sourcing, decoration, stock and delivery
One partner, one invoice
Every site on a single account, not a supplier list
Managed start to finish
You send the roster. We do the rest
$500M+ buying group
Group buying power behind every quote
Four workers in fluorescent orange hi-vis vests and white hard hats reading a drawing together in front of a concrete building frame
Most of the work in a workwear program has nothing to do with the garment

Choosing the vest takes an afternoon. What takes the year is sizing a crew that keeps turning over, getting the right box to the right yard, and making sure the jacket bought in March still matches the one bought last October.

That is the part we run. The garment is the easy half.

From our catalogue

One hi-vis range, tee to parka

A crew needs the same brand on a July shift and a January one. Below is a working range off our own catalogue, priced at list before decoration and volume, so you can see where the bands sit.

A fluorescent orange tear-away safety vest with yellow and silver reflective striping over the shoulders, waist and two chest pockets
Tear-away safety vest
Around $25 at list. Five points let go if it catches, which is the whole reason a tear-away exists.
A fluorescent yellow short sleeve work t-shirt with orange and silver reflective striping over the shoulders and a chest pocket
Fluorescent yellow work tee
Around $25 at list. Summer shifts, where a vest over a cotton shirt gets thrown in the truck by ten in the morning.
A fluorescent orange long sleeve work shirt with yellow and silver reflective striping across the chest and both sleeves
Long sleeve, fluorescent orange
Around $32 at list. The shoulder season piece, and the one crews ask for by name once they have had it.
A fluorescent orange full zip hooded sweatshirt with silver and yellow reflective striping and a detachable hood
Hooded sweatshirt, detachable hood
Around $82 at list. The hood comes off, which is why it clears sites that will not allow a fixed one.
A black soft shell work jacket with yellow and silver reflective striping across the chest and sleeves, hood attached
Soft shell work jacket
Around $107 at list. A black body takes the wear of a real week without showing it the way a bright one does.
A black insulated winter parka with yellow and silver reflective striping, cargo pockets and a trimmed detachable hood
Insulated winter parka
Around $205 at list. The one line where buying cheap costs you twice, because the crew stops wearing it.
One look

The crews who never put a vest on still wear your brand

Dispatch, service, the shop and the counter are on the same payroll as the yard, and they should read as the same company.

So the everyday side of the program is built off the same spec sheet as the hi-vis, down to the thread colour and where the logo sits. A polo, a work shirt, a hoodie and a cap, ordered on the same account.

Your specs get locked once: garment, colour, logo size, logo position and thread or ink colour. Every run after that is measured against that record, which is what stops the slow drift where the west yard ends up a shade off the east one.

Price an everyday workwear range
A navy polo hooped on an embroidery machine beside a laser engraver holding a branded tumbler, a branded navy cap and gold thread cones
What we carry for you

The four jobs that make a workwear program work

None of these is about the garment. All four decide whether the program runs itself or lands back on a site manager.

Sizing, once
A size collection run before anything is decorated, and a size kit on the shelf so a new starter gets measured on day one.
Standing stock
We hold your agreed quantities under your account, so a crew that grows in April is not waiting on a fresh production run.
Shipping by site
Boxes built per location, or per person, with the right sizes in each. Nobody has to redistribute a pallet by hand.
One desk to call
The same people every time. A rush for a new starter, a yard short of vests on a Friday, a size that needs swapping.
Four people at a warehouse bench folding dark apparel into kraft boxes beside black insulated bottles, with stocked shelving behind them
Held for you

Stock that is already bought and already branded, sitting on our shelf

The gap that hurts is the one between hiring somebody and being able to put them on a site properly dressed. A fresh production run does not close it.

So we buy the agreed quantities up front, decorate them, and hold them in our Ontario warehouses under your account. Pulling from held stock takes a pick ticket and a courier label.

You see what is on the shelf, what is moving and what needs topping up while there is still time to top it up.

Set up held stock for your crews
How it runs

Four steps, then it repeats without you

1
Tell us the crews
Headcount by site, what the sites require, what the crews wear now and what about it annoys them.
2
Range and pricing
A short range costed at your volumes, with real samples to handle before anything is committed.
3
Size and decorate
Sizes collected, specs locked, everything decorated to that spec and checked before it is packed.
4
Stock and reorder
We hold it, ship it by site, and a reorder is one email that comes back matching the last run.
Fulfilment

Boxes built for the site, or for the person, before they leave us

A pallet dropped at head office becomes somebody's afternoon. Sorting it, splitting it, couriering it on and fielding the calls about the sizes that went to the wrong branch.

We pack against your roster instead. Each location gets its own carton with the right sizes in it, and where you want it down to the individual, each person gets their own labelled box.

New starters run the same way. Send us a name, a site and a size, and the kit goes out from stock we are already holding for you.

Ship crew kit to every site
Who runs it this way

Built for companies with crews in more than one place

The pattern is the same whatever the trade. People spread across sites, turnover that never stops, and a brand that has to look identical in both places.

Reorders

The second order has to match the first, or the program is finished

Crews notice immediately when it does not. A slightly different orange, a logo an inch lower, a jacket cut differently, and it stops reading as a uniform.

Your specs, art files, thread colours and garment codes stay on file with us, so every reorder is placed against that record and comes back identical.

If a line is discontinued, that is our problem to solve before it becomes yours. We come back with the closest match and a sample to compare, ahead of the order.

See kitting and fulfilment
A navy structured cap and a washed grey unstructured cap side by side on a wood table, both carrying the same gold interlocking diamond embroidery

Frequently asked questions

What is a managed workwear program?

One agreed range, one locked decoration spec, and stock we buy, brand, hold and ship on your behalf. You approve the range and the budget. Sizing, storage, per-site shipping and reorders sit with us.

Can the hi-vis meet the standard our sites require?

Yes. Tell us the class and the standard your sites work to and we source against it and confirm it on the quote. We never guess at a rating, and we will say so plainly if a piece you like does not carry one.

How do you handle sizing for a crew that turns over?

A size collection before the first run, then a size kit held on your account so a new starter gets measured on day one. Sizes are recorded per person where you want that, so replacements go out without asking again.

Can you ship to every one of our locations?

Yes. We build cartons per site, or per person, with the correct sizes in each, and courier them from our Ontario warehouses. Nobody has to break down a pallet and redistribute it by hand.

How do you keep the look identical across sites?

Garment, colour, logo size, logo position and thread or ink colour are locked once, and every run is checked against that record before it ships. The spec on file is what holds the look together.

What happens when a garment we use is discontinued?

We flag it before you run out and come back with the closest match plus a physical sample to compare. Nothing gets substituted into your program without you seeing it first.

Do you cover everyday workwear as well as hi-vis?

Yes. Polos, work shirts, hoodies, jackets and caps for dispatch, service, shop and counter teams run on the same account and the same spec sheet as the hi-vis, so the whole company matches.

What does branded workwear cost per person in Canada?

It depends on the range. Off our own catalogue at list, a mesh vest is around $21, a hi-vis work tee around $25, a soft shell around $107 and an insulated parka around $205, before decoration and before volume pricing.

How much stock should we hold?

Enough to cover hiring and wear between runs, which usually lands as a few months of normal replacement plus a size kit. We set it from your actual turnover, then adjust once real usage shows up.

Can you take over a program we already run?

Yes, and it is a common way to start. Send us what you buy today, the art you use and the sizes on record. We rebuild the spec, match the existing gear and take the ordering off your desk.

Tell us what your crews are wearing now

Headcount, sites, what your sites require and what is annoying you about the current setup. We will come back with a range, pricing and a plan for who does what.

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