Custom Company Jackets With Logo: How to Order for Your Staff

Ordering company jackets with logo for your staff before winter is a small project with a lot of moving parts: picking a style, getting the logo right, collecting sizes from busy people and placing the order in time for the first cold week. This guide walks an office manager, HR lead or business owner through each decision in the order it needs to be made.

Which jacket style works best for your team?

Start with where people will wear the jacket and what they do in it. A sales rep meeting clients needs something different from a crew loading a van at 6 a.m. Most companies choose one primary style for everyone.

A coach jacket is a straight, hip-length nylon shell with a turn-down collar and snap front, roomy enough to wear over a hoodie. If you are also planning year-end gifts, our guide to custom hoodies as employee holiday gifts covers that side of the order.

Embroidery or print: which decoration suits a jacket?

The decoration method changes the look, the feel and how the logo holds up through washing. Here is how the main options compare on outerwear:

• Flat embroidery: the standard for a left-chest logo. It looks polished, wears well and suits sturdy jacket fabrics. It works best with clean, well-defined logos rather than tiny text.
• Chain-stitch embroidery: a looped, textured stitch with a vintage feel, a natural fit for script lettering and names.
• Chenille: raised, looped yarn with a plush surface, the classic varsity letter. It needs bold shapes and large lettering; fine detail gets lost in the loops.
• 3D puff embroidery: stitching built over a foam base so the logo stands up from the fabric. It suits bold lettering and simple marks, not logos with small text or thin lines.
• Screen printing: strong for larger back designs in a few solid colors. A well-cured screen print is very durable.
• DTF printing: a printed transfer that handles full-color artwork and gradients and works on a wide range of fabrics, including nylon and polyester shells.

DTG, sublimation and vinyl printing are also available, so the method can follow the fabric and artwork. Many teams combine methods: embroidery on the chest, a print on the back for scale. Thread and ink look different on every fabric, so judge the result on the sample.

Where should the logo go on a company jacket?

• Left chest: the main brand mark and the placement people expect on business wear.
• Back: the large canvas for a full logo or tagline, useful for crews and event staff who need to be recognized from across a site or venue.
• Sleeve: a small secondary mark, such as a website, founding year or department name.
• Right chest: the usual spot for an employee's name or title.

Supplying your artwork

Send the logo as vector artwork: AI, EPS, PDF or SVG. Vector files scale without losing quality, and embroidery needs the logo converted into a stitch file, a step called digitizing. A small image saved from your website usually has to be redrawn first. Use only artwork your company owns or is authorized to use.

Can company jackets match our brand colors?

Yes. Our textile program runs 40 core colors plus Pantone matching, so you can start from a stock shade or match the body, trim and thread to your brand guidelines. Send color references from those guidelines rather than a screenshot, since screens shift color, and judge the match on the physical sample in daylight.

Keep the palette tight. One body color, a contrast trim and a one- or two-color logo usually looks sharper than a busy design, and fewer colorways keep the order simpler to plan.

How do you collect jacket sizes from staff?

Sizes are where most staff orders go wrong, so give this step one owner and a firm deadline.

1. Use one form. A sign-up sheet works for a small office; an online form suits larger or spread-out teams. Ask for name, department, style, size and the exact name spelling if jackets will be personalized.
2. Offer try-on samples. Someone who is a medium in a polo can be a large in a jacket, especially with a hoodie underneath. A size set passed around the office removes most guessing, so ask about one in your quote request.
3. Share a size chart. Link our size guide in the form so remote staff can measure a jacket they already own and compare.
4. Send reminders and set a cutoff. Remind people a week out and the day before, then lock the list.
5. Order a few extras. Add a small buffer in your most common sizes for new hires, replacements and anyone who missed the form.
6. Check before you send. Make sure the totals per size add up to the quantity per style and that every name is spelled correctly.

Names on the right chest or a sleeve make jackets feel personal and help clients know who they are talking to. Names and numbers are part of our private label options, alongside woven neck labels, patches and custom linings.

How many pieces to order for a first run

The minimum order is 50 pieces per style, one style or many. A few ways to plan a first run that is easy to manage:

• Pick one hero style. One jacket for everyone is simpler to size, approve and reorder than three different styles.
• Combine groups. Field crews, event staff and client gifts can often share one style. Ask in the quote how colors, sizes and decoration can be split within that style.
• Add a second style only when it stands on its own. Zip hoodies as a layer make sense when a group will actually wear them.
• Keep leadership pieces separate. For a handful of genuine leather jackets for owners or senior staff, our custom leather jackets page is also an option.

How to order company jackets with logo, step by step

Work back from the date you want jackets on shoulders. Textile production takes 2–4 weeks after written approval, and the steps before it take time too.

1. Set the hand-out date and count back, leaving room for the sample round and delivery.
2. Send a brief: style, rough quantity, colors, vector logo, placements and a photo, sketch or sample garment of the jacket you like. Samples can be dropped off in person in metro Atlanta.
3. Agree the quote in writing. Quantity, sample fee, price, lead time, payment and freight are set out before work starts.
4. Review the sample. Check fit, color, logo size and placement, and stitching. Ask a couple of staff members to wear it for a shift.
5. Approve in writing. Production starts only after your written approval, so have final sizes and names ready by then.
6. Production and delivery. Allow 2–4 weeks, then shipping. US addresses ship duties paid (DDP); worldwide orders have freight, duties and taxes agreed up front.

If the jackets are for a winter kickoff or holiday event, start collecting sizes as soon as the style is chosen rather than after the sample arrives. That way the list is ready the day you approve.

FAQ

How long does a staff jacket order take?

Textile turnaround is 2–4 weeks after you approve the sample in writing. Add time for the brief, the sample round and shipping.

Is embroidery or printing better for a jacket logo?

Embroidery is the usual choice for a left-chest logo because it looks polished and wears well. Screen printing or DTF suits large back designs, and DTF handles full-color artwork.

Can each jacket carry an employee's name?

Yes. Names can be embroidered or printed, typically on the right chest or a sleeve. Collect exact spellings with the sizes and check the list before you approve.

What logo file should we send?

Vector artwork in AI, EPS, PDF or SVG format works best. Your company must own the logo or be authorized to use it.

Company jackets with logo work best when the style fits the job, the artwork is clean and the size list is settled before approval. To see jacket styles, decoration options and colors in one place, start with our team apparel and varsity jacket program, then send your brief for a quote.