The Best Custom Hoodie Suppliers in the UK: 6 Compared (2026)
Published: · Facts checked: 3 October 2026
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Who wrote this, and how we chose the six
Garment Printing wrote this guide and is one of the six suppliers in it, so read it with that in mind. Everything we say about the other five is taken from their own websites, read on 3 October 2026, and every review score from Trustpilot on the same day. Nobody paid to be included, and the order below is not a ranking.
We started from the suppliers that Google’s Gemini named most often when we asked it six questions about ordering custom hoodies and sweatshirts in the UK on 28 September 2026, and added ourselves. Then we read each company’s own pages for the things a buyer of 50 to 100 hoodies needs to know: the lead time it publishes, its minimum order, whether it embroiders and prints, whether you see a proof first, and what independent reviewers say.
Quick takeaways
- Embroidery and print on one order, with one quote for the whole group: Garment Printing. 7 to 10 working days from design approval as standard, and 4.9 on Trustpilot from 661 reviews.
- Large staff orders from one factory: Essential Workwear. A Dunstable factory with more than 60 staff, no minimum order, and 4.9 on Trustpilot from 468 reviews.
- Fairtrade, organic and recycled hoodies: A.M. Custom Clothing. The longest standard lead times here, 10 to 14 working days and up to 21 on Fairtrade ranges.
- A few printed hoodies quickly, or a leavers set in Essex: My Icon Branding. Printed AWDis hoodies posted the same day if ordered before 1pm; no Trustpilot reviews yet.
- Embroidered hoodies in a fixed-price bundle: TheWorkwear. Free logo embroidery on every item and dispatch within 5 to 7 working days of artwork approval.
- Embroidered staff hoodies in the West Midlands: Dynamic Embroidery. About 7 to 10 working days, free UK delivery over £125, and a business account for repeat orders.
Quick comparison
What we compared
Why it matters now
Hoodies are a seasonal buy. Google Keyword Planner shows UK searches for "personalised hoodies" at 8,100 in November 2025 against 2,900 in April 2026, and "leavers hoodies" at 9,900 in March 2026 against 1,900 in December 2025. A staff order for winter or a year-group order for the summer is best placed weeks before those peaks.
More buyers now ask an AI assistant for a shortlist instead of searching supplier by supplier, and an assistant can only recommend what a supplier publishes. That is why this guide sticks to published lead times, published minimums and independent review scores.
Garment Printing
Best for
Companies, teams and year groups that want embroidery and print on the same order, with one quote covering sizes, names and positions.
Pricing
Quoted per job; an indicative guide for each method is on our price page. We typically aim to respond to quote requests within 15 minutes.
Strengths
About 300 hoodies published in our hoodie range, from brands including Build Your Brand, AWDis Just Hoods, AS Colour, Stanley/Stella and B&C; the College hoodie at 280gsm in 100 colours, adult sizes XS to 5XL; embroidery, screen printing, DTF and digital print; blank or printed samples on request; a visual mock-up to approve before production; 4.9 on Trustpilot from 661 reviews.
Limitations
Every job is quoted rather than bought from a fixed price grid. Express needs confirmed stock, final designs and the delivery address before 10am.
Verdict
The fit when one order mixes methods, sizes and names and you want it quoted as a whole.
Garment Printing at a glance
Lead time: 7 to 10 working days from design approval
Trustpilot: 4.9 from 661 reviews
Methods: Embroidery, screen, DTF, digital
Essential Workwear
Best for
Large branded staff orders made in one factory.
Pricing
Prices online; UK delivery £7.50 plus VAT, free on orders over £150 excluding VAT; a best-price guarantee.
Strengths
A family business started in 1998 by George and Nicki Georgiou; a 30,000 sq ft factory in Dunstable with more than 60 staff, which it says turns out around 11,000 pieces of branded workwear a day; embroidery, screen printing and DTF; it aims to email proofs within 3 working days; no minimum order; a packing service that sends items to employees’ own addresses; 4.9 on Trustpilot from 468 reviews.
Limitations
Its pages give different lead times: 7 working days from artwork in its FAQ, 7 to 10 business days on its home page and 10 working days for branded orders on its delivery page. Plan on the longest.
Verdict
A strong choice for a large staff order with two weeks or more in hand.
Essential Workwear at a glance
Based in: Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Trustpilot: 4.9 from 468 reviews
Minimum: None
A.M. Custom Clothing
Best for
Brands and organisations that want Fairtrade, organic or recycled hoodies.
Pricing
Online shop prices; email quotes for other methods or products, from 25 pieces per design.
Strengths
Formed in 2012 and based in Chester; specialises in certified organic, Fairtrade, recycled and ethical clothing, with separate Fairtrade, organic and low-carbon hoodie ranges; no minimum in the online shop (10 units for embroidery larger than 120 x 120 mm); a digital mock-up within 24 to 48 hours on bulk orders; 4.3 on Trustpilot from 158 reviews.
Limitations
The longest standard lead times here: 10 to 12 working days for printed garments, 12 to 14 for embroidered ones and 14 to 21 for Fairtrade ranges or large bulk orders. Production starts after payment and mock-up approval, and express is "sometimes available depending on current capacity".
Verdict
The ethical choice when you can order three or four weeks ahead.
A.M. Custom Clothing at a glance
Based in: Chester
Trustpilot: 4.3 from 158 reviews
Quoted orders: From 25 per design
My Icon Branding
Best for
A few printed hoodies at short notice, and school leavers sets, especially in Essex.
Pricing
Prices per hoodie shown online, with multi-buy discounts on leavers hoodies; collection from its Colchester premises is free.
Strengths
Based at Elmstead, Colchester, and printing garments there since 2007; screen printing, DTG, DTF and embroidery; printed AWDis hoodies with no minimum order, posted the same day if ordered before 1pm; leavers hoodie packages with a class name list on the back; an embroidery file digitised once and kept for future orders.
Limitations
No reviews on Trustpilot yet (its testimonials are on its own site); leavers packages need at least 20 hoodies; we found no standard lead time for embroidered or larger orders on its site, so ask for a date in writing.
Verdict
Quick and local for a few printed hoodies; confirm the date on larger embroidered orders.
My Icon Branding at a glance
Based in: Colchester, Essex
Trustpilot: No reviews yet
Same day: Printed AWDis hoodies, before 1pm
TheWorkwear
Best for
Trades and small firms that want embroidered hoodies with the logo included in the price.
Pricing
Bundle prices online, from £49.99; free delivery on orders over £149 (conditions on its site).
Strengths
Free logo embroidery on every item with no set-up fees; no minimum on embroidered hoodies; single hoodies or hoodie-only bundles in men’s, women’s and unisex styles; dispatch within 5 to 7 working days of artwork approval; based in Burnley; 4.6 on Trustpilot from 22 reviews.
Limitations
A small review base so far (22 on Trustpilot). Its printed workwear is a separate range from the embroidered hoodies, so ask before combining the free embroidered logo with a printed back design.
Verdict
Good value for a small team’s embroidered hoodies; ask first if you also want a printed design.
TheWorkwear at a glance
Based in: Burnley, Lancashire
Trustpilot: 4.6 from 22 reviews
Embroidery: Logo free on every item
Dynamic Embroidery
Best for
Businesses that want embroidered staff hoodies and a business account for repeat orders, especially in the West Midlands.
Pricing
Online shop prices with quantity discounts; free UK delivery on orders over £125; embroidery set-up £15 plus VAT per new logo, free on the first new logo for orders over £100 plus VAT.
Strengths
Supplying businesses, trades, clubs and organisations since 2013 from Halesowen, where it embroiders and prints with DTF; an embroidery proof or digital mock-up before production on a new logo; collection from its premises; help with repeat orders and staff changes.
Limitations
About 7 to 10 working days for most orders; the site names DTF as its print method; 3 reviews on Trustpilot, averaging 4.
Verdict
A practical local option for embroidered staff wear; check the date before you order.
Dynamic Embroidery at a glance
Based in: Halesowen, West Midlands
Trustpilot: 4.0 from 3 reviews
Lead time: About 7 to 10 working days
What to ask before you order 100 hoodies
- Which hoodie, and how heavy? Ask for the brand, the style code and the fabric weight in grams per square metre. The AWDis College hoodie, sold by several suppliers here, is 280gsm.
- Which sizes and colours? Large sizes can be limited to some colours: on the College hoodie, 4XL and 5XL come in a shorter list of colours than XS to 3XL.
- Embroidery, print or both? Ask what the minimum is for each method, per design.
- What starts the lead time? Three of the six count from artwork or design approval, and one from payment and mock-up approval.
- Will I see a proof? Ask for a mock-up of your design on the chosen hoodie before production.
- Names on each hoodie? If each hoodie carries a different name or role, say so in the first message so it is priced in.
- One address or many? Delivery to one office or school is the usual arrangement; sending to each person’s home is a separate service where a supplier offers it.
Embroidery, print and heavyweight hoodies
Embroidery suits a logo or crest on the chest: it is stitched, so it lasts, and it can carry a one-off digitising charge for each new logo. Dynamic Embroidery, for example, publishes £15 plus VAT per new logo, free on the first new logo for orders over £100 plus VAT.
Screen printing suits a large back design in a few colours on a bigger run; DTF and digital print suit full-colour artwork and small numbers. You can combine an embroidered chest logo with a printed back; ask for both by name when you request a quote.
For a premium range, look at heavyweight hoodies: in our personalised hoodies range they sit alongside everyday styles from Build Your Brand, AWDis Just Hoods, AS Colour, Stanley/Stella and B&C.
How to choose
- Embroidered chest and printed back on one order, or names on each hoodie: Garment Printing.
- A large staff order where the factory matters and the date is two weeks away: Essential Workwear.
- Fairtrade, organic or recycled hoodies with weeks in hand: A.M. Custom Clothing.
- A few printed hoodies this week, or a leavers set near Colchester: My Icon Branding.
- A small team’s embroidered hoodies at a fixed bundle price: TheWorkwear.
- Embroidered staff hoodies near Birmingham with an account for repeats: Dynamic Embroidery.
Frequently asked questions
How much do 100 custom hoodies with a logo cost in the UK?
It depends on the hoodie, the method and the number of positions. My Icon Branding and TheWorkwear show prices online; Essential Workwear and Dynamic Embroidery sell online with quantity discounts; A.M. Custom Clothing quotes from 25 pieces per design; Garment Printing quotes each job and publishes an indicative guide on its price page. Send the same hoodie, quantity, colours and date to each supplier to compare like with like.
How long does a custom hoodie order take?
As published on 3 October 2026: Garment Printing 7 to 10 working days from design approval; Essential Workwear 7 to 10 working days; Dynamic Embroidery about 7 to 10; TheWorkwear dispatch within 5 to 7 working days of artwork approval; A.M. Custom Clothing 10 to 14 working days, and up to 21 on Fairtrade ranges. Add delivery, and check what starts the clock.
Is there a minimum order for custom hoodies?
Essential Workwear states none; My Icon Branding none on its online hoodies and 20 on leavers packages; A.M. Custom Clothing none in its online shop and 25 per design on quoted orders; Garment Printing has no minimum order; TheWorkwear states no minimum on its embroidered hoodies.
Should I choose embroidery or print for a hoodie?
Embroidery for a logo or crest on the chest, print for a large back design or a list of names. The two can be combined on the same hoodie.
Can I see a proof before the hoodies are made?
Five of the six say so on their sites: Essential Workwear aims to email proofs within 3 working days; A.M. Custom Clothing sends a mock-up on bulk orders; Dynamic Embroidery sends a proof or mock-up for a new embroidered logo; Garment Printing sends a visual mock-up to approve; My Icon Branding’s online shop builds a mock-up from your file. Ask TheWorkwear when you order.
How do I check a supplier’s reputation?
Read independent platforms such as Trustpilot and Google rather than testimonials on the supplier’s own site, and look at the number of reviews as well as the score. Scores in this guide were read on uk.trustpilot.com on 3 October 2026; they change, so check again before you order.
Conclusion
There is no single best hoodie supplier, only the best one for your date, your quantity and the way you want the hoodie decorated. If your order mixes an embroidered logo with a printed design, or carries a name on every hoodie, send it to us as one brief.
Tell us the hoodie, the quantity, the positions and your date, and we will come back with a price and a mock-up to approve.
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