How to Measure Employees for Uniforms
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How to Measure Employees for Uniforms

Sizing is where uniform budgets are quietly wasted. A simple process to get every employee into a garment that fits.

13 December 2024 5 min readBy The Elite Branding Team

Poor sizing is the most common and expensive mistake in uniform programs. Garments that do not fit end up unworn, and rush reorders blow the budget. A structured measuring process fixes this. Here is how to size your whole team accurately before you commit to bulk quantities.

Use a physical sizing set

A sizing set of sample garments circulated across your team lets everyone try before ordering. It surfaces fit issues no size chart will and is by far the most reliable way to get sizes right, especially across varied body shapes.

Record sizes per employee

Capture each person’s size against their name so reorders and new starter kits are accurate. This record becomes one of the most valuable assets of a well run program.

Offer genuine fit options

Provide tailored and relaxed fits and an extended size range. Real fit choice dramatically improves adoption and reduces complaints, wastage and rush replacements.

Key takeaways

  • Circulate a physical sizing set before ordering.
  • Record each employee’s size for accurate reorders.
  • Offer real tailored and relaxed fit options.

Planning a uniform or branding program?

Talk to our team for clear pricing, garment recommendations and a rollout plan tailored to your business.

Frequently asked questions

Rarely. Charts vary between brands and body shapes, so a physical sizing trial is the only reliable way to avoid costly fit mistakes across a whole team.
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The Elite Branding Team

Uniform & Branding Specialists

The Elite Branding Team

The Elite Branding team designs, decorates and manages uniform and branded apparel programs for Australian organisations of every size. With more than 15 years supplying corporate uniforms, industrial workwear and promotional branding across the country, we share practical, no nonsense guidance for the people who actually buy and manage these programs.

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