The Best Hospitality Uniform Suppliers in the UK: 6 Compared (2026)
Published: · Facts checked: 20 October 2026
Reading time: 9 minutes
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 comes from their own websites, read on 20 October 2026, and every review score from Trustpilot on the same day. Nobody paid to be included, and the order is not a ranking.
We took thirteen searches a hospitality buyer might make, such as "hospitality uniforms", "embroidered aprons" and "hotel staff uniforms with logo UK supplier", and kept the five UK suppliers that came up most often, each in at least four. Then we added ourselves and read each company’s own pages for what a restaurant, hotel or café kitting out 15 to 80 staff needs: the published lead time, the minimum order, how the logo goes on, whether you see a proof, how reorders work and what independent reviewers say.
Quick takeaways
- Kitchen and front of house on one order: Garment Printing. 7 to 10 working days from design approval, no minimum order, 4.9 on Trustpilot from 661 reviews.
- Branded aprons for a café or bar: Banksford. A mock-up on every personalised order and 7 to 10 working days to delivery.
- A very large hospitality range: Simon Jersey. 1,039 hospitality products and an online logo tool.
- A rollout across several sites: The Staff Uniform Company. Business accounts and ordering portals; no published lead time.
- A small team, quickly: The Work Uniform Company. Dispatch 3 to 5 working days after artwork approval, from 4 items per logo.
- Scotland, or aprons made in Britain: Kylemark. In-house embroidery in Ayr and no minimum on embroidery.
Quick comparison
What we compared
Why it matters now
More buyers now ask an AI assistant for a shortlist, and an assistant can only recommend what suppliers publish. When we asked Google’s Gemini three questions about restaurant, kitchen and café uniforms on 28 September 2026, it cited 32 websites, and only one had a .co.uk address.
That is why this guide sticks to published lead times, published minimums and independent review scores.
Garment Printing
Best for
Restaurants, hotels and cafés ordering kitchen and front-of-house uniforms together, with one quote.
Pricing
Product pages build a price from the garment, quantity and print positions; mixed orders are quoted, with a guide on our price page.
Strengths
23 items in our chef clothing range, 54 aprons and 16 tunics, plus more than 300 products in our restaurant uniform range; embroidery, screen printing, DTF, digital print and vinyl; free visual mock-ups; replies normally within 15 minutes during standard office hours; 4.9 on Trustpilot from 661 reviews.
Limitations
Our chef clothing range is all Premier, so ask if your kitchen wants another brand. Express needs confirmed stock, final designs and the delivery address before 10am.
Verdict
The fit when the kitchen and the floor are ordered together.
Garment Printing at a glance
Lead time: 7 to 10 working days from design approval
Trustpilot: 4.9 from 661 reviews
Range: 23 chef clothing items, 54 aprons, 16 tunics
Banksford
Best for
Cafés, bars and restaurants that want branded aprons and shirts, especially in the North East.
Pricing
Prices online excluding VAT; free delivery over £150 excluding VAT, according to its delivery page.
Strengths
Family-owned, with a showroom in Whitley Bay open by appointment; 60 personalised bib aprons, 32 waist aprons and 19 chef jackets online; embroidery and print; a mock-up for approval on every personalised order; quotes normally within 2 to 3 hours.
Limitations
No Trustpilot reviews yet; its site links to Google reviews instead. The site header gives £175 as the free-delivery threshold.
Verdict
A simple choice for a café or bar ordering aprons with a logo.
Banksford at a glance
Based in: Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear
Trustpilot: No reviews yet
Lead time: 7 to 10 working days to delivery
Simon Jersey
Best for
Hotels and restaurants that want a very large range and to add a logo online.
Pricing
Prices online with bulk discounts; the logo charge per garment falls at 10, 20 and 100 units, and the £17.50 excluding VAT set-up fee for a new logo was waived for a limited time when we read it.
Strengths
Head office in Stockport; 1,039 hospitality products, from chef whites to housekeeping uniforms; embroidery and heat transfer through an online tool; your logo saved in a gallery for repeat orders; 4.1 on Trustpilot from 13,544 reviews.
Limitations
Up to 10 working days for its own personalised stock and 14 for partner brands, and its delivery page warned of longer times during a warehouse move.
Verdict
A very large range; order one sample first, as it advises.
Simon Jersey at a glance
Head office: Stockport
Trustpilot: 4.1 from 13,544 reviews
Hospitality range: 1,039 products
The Staff Uniform Company
Best for
Hotel and restaurant groups that want a managed uniform programme across several sites.
Pricing
Stock garments priced online, bespoke uniforms by enquiry; free business credit accounts on 30 days from dispatch, after a credit check.
Strengths
Family-run since 2013, part of the Behrens Group and based in Stockport; embroidery, screen printing and tax tabs; ordering portals and a dedicated account manager.
Limitations
We found no lead time and no minimum for embroidered uniforms on its pages, so ask for both in writing. No Trustpilot reviews yet.
Verdict
Strong on multi-site rollouts; confirm the date before you approve.
The Staff Uniform Company at a glance
Based in: Stockport
Trustpilot: No reviews yet
Accounts: Credit, 30 days from dispatch
The Work Uniform Company
Best for
Small hotels, pubs and restaurants that want embroidered stock uniforms quickly.
Pricing
A chest logo embroidered for £6.00 and a large back logo for £12.00 per garment, both including VAT; free logo digitising; free delivery over £75 including VAT.
Strengths
Based in Speke, Liverpool, since 1952; in-house embroidery and DTF print; an approval form within 1 to 2 working days; portals and staff packs per wearer for business accounts; 4.2 on Trustpilot from 10 reviews.
Limitations
Embroidery starts at 4 items per logo, and a notice on its embroidery page says a brand-new logo can add up to 10 working days to approval while its embroidery specialist is on leave.
Verdict
Quick and clearly priced; check the approval date for a new logo.
The Work Uniform Company at a glance
Based in: Speke, Liverpool
Trustpilot: 4.2 from 10 reviews
Dispatch: 3 to 5 working days after approval
Kylemark
Best for
Venues in Scotland, and anyone who wants British-made canvas aprons.
Pricing
Prices online excluding VAT; free delivery on £150 or more excluding VAT, according to its delivery page; quotes usually within one working day.
Strengths
Supplying uniforms since 1997 from Ayr; embroidery, print and heat seal in-house; County canvas aprons made in its own UK factory; no minimum order on embroidery; your logo digitised once for repeat orders.
Limitations
3.4 on Trustpilot from 11 reviews. Its main site gives £100 as the free-delivery threshold, and we found no proof step on the pages we read.
Verdict
A good fit north of the border, and for aprons made in Britain.
Kylemark at a glance
Based in: Ayr, Scotland
Trustpilot: 3.4 from 11 reviews
Lead time: Usually 7 to 10 working days
What to ask before you kit out the team
- Which garments, and how are they washed? Ask for the brand and style code, and check the care label: our Premier long sleeve chef’s jacket is labelled for industrial laundering at 85°C.
- What does the logo price cover? The stitch count or print size included, and any set-up charge for a new logo.
- Will I see a proof? Ask for a mock-up of each garment with the logo in place.
- Is there a minimum per logo? Kitchen and floor logos may count separately.
- How do reorders work? Ask whether your logo stays on file and how new starters are ordered.
Embroidery or print on chef jackets, aprons and shirts
Chef jackets go through hot washes. On our own site, custom chef clothing gets embroidery by default because stitching outlasts steam, grease and the eighty-degree wash.
Aprons take either method: embroidery for a premium finish, print for colourful artwork that is clean and bold. Banksford’s online logo price covers embroidery up to 8,000 stitches or 14cm wide; Simon Jersey’s covers up to 10,000 stitches.
For front-of-house shirts and polos washed after every shift, note that Simon Jersey’s own page says heat-transferred designs can fade with high-volume laundering. For suits where a visible logo is not wanted, The Staff Uniform Company and Kylemark offer tax tabbing, a small woven label sewn into a seam.
How to choose
- Chef whites and front-of-house shirts on one order: Garment Printing.
- Aprons with a logo for a café or bar: Banksford.
- A very large choice of hospitality styles, with a logo you add online: Simon Jersey.
- A hotel or restaurant group rolling out across several sites: The Staff Uniform Company.
- A small team’s embroidered uniforms, fast: The Work Uniform Company.
- A venue in Scotland, or British-made canvas aprons: Kylemark.
Frequently asked questions
How much do branded chef jackets and aprons cost?
It depends on the garment, the method and the number of logos. The Work Uniform Company publishes its embroidery charges, Banksford and Kylemark show prices excluding VAT, and Garment Printing publishes a guide on its price page. Send each supplier the same brief.
How long does a hospitality uniform order take?
As published on 20 October 2026: Garment Printing, Banksford and Kylemark 7 to 10 working days from design or artwork approval; The Work Uniform Company dispatches in 3 to 5; Simon Jersey up to 10, or 14 for partner brands. Check whether each time runs to dispatch or to delivery.
Is there a minimum order for embroidered uniforms?
Garment Printing has no minimum order and Kylemark none on embroidery; The Work Uniform Company starts at 4 items per logo; Simon Jersey prices a logo from one garment. Banksford and The Staff Uniform Company state none on the pages we read.
Can I return personalised uniforms?
Usually not: Banksford, Simon Jersey and The Work Uniform Company say so on their sites. Order one sample first; Garment Printing offers blank or printed samples and Kylemark has a sample service.
How do reorders work when new staff join?
Ask whether your logo stays on file. Simon Jersey and Kylemark keep it; The Staff Uniform Company, The Work Uniform Company and Kylemark offer ordering portals; Banksford reorders from your account; at Garment Printing an approved apron or tunic spec reorders as staff join.
Conclusion
There is no single best hospitality uniform supplier, only the best one for your date, your team and how the logo goes on. If your order covers the kitchen and the floor, or carries names on some garments, send it to us as one brief.
Tell us the garments, the quantities, the logo positions and your date, and we will come back with a price and a mock-up to approve.
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