Construction company shirts & work uniforms

Construction apparel gets treated worse than almost anything else we print. It's abraded, sun-bleached, sweated through, and washed hard. So the garment choice matters as much as the decoration — a cheap blank with a perfect logo on it is still a cheap blank three months later.

For crews working outdoors in Arizona, we steer toward moisture-wicking poly blends rather than cotton, and reinforced construction at the seams. Long sleeves get requested more than people expect, because sun exposure over a full season is a bigger problem than the extra warmth.

If your crews work near traffic or on commercial sites, high-visibility apparel generally isn't optional — the general contractor or the site sets the requirement, and it's worth asking before you get turned away on a Monday morning.

Hi-vis is graded by ANSI/ISEA 107 class. Class 2 covers most work near traffic; Class 3 adds sleeves for higher-speed roadways. We can embroider or print your logo on hi-vis garments the same as anything else — with one rule: the decoration has to stay off the reflective striping, since covering the tape defeats its purpose and can void the rating.

A practical setup a lot of contractors land on: hi-vis shirts for the crews who need it daily, plus a stock of vests that go over normal uniforms for occasional site visits.

Print the tees, embroider everything else. Screen printing is right for crew tees — soft, durable, and the cheapest per shirt once you're past 48 pieces. A large company name across the back of a tee is free advertising every time your crew stops for lunch.

Embroidery is for polos, jackets, caps, and anything a supervisor or estimator wears in front of a client. It reads as more established, and it survives years of washing without cracking.

For smaller runs or full-color artwork, DTF has no per-color setup and starts at 12 pieces — useful when you're outfitting a single crew or adding a new subcontractor.

Construction hiring comes in waves, and the usual bulk-order rhythm doesn't match it. You staff up for a project and suddenly need fifteen more shirts in a week.

An online company store keeps your approved garments, logo, and colors on file so anyone can order their size on demand with no minimum. New crew get outfitted the day they start, and the shirts match what everyone else is already wearing — which matters more than it sounds when you're trying to look like one company on a job site.

Digitizing your logo for embroidery is a one-time cost. Every reorder after that runs straight off the saved file.

Printed crew tees run $12–$17 each at 48–71 pieces and $11–$15 at 72–143, dropping toward $9–$12 once you’re past 1,000. Those are our real numbers, printed and shipped, and there’s no separate screen or setup fee — it’s already in the per-shirt price.

Embroidered gear works differently. It’s priced by the stitch count of your logo rather than by quantity, so the per-piece number stays fairly flat whether you order 24 or 240. A left-chest logo on a mid-range polo typically lands in the low-$20s per piece all in. Hi-vis and heavier work shirts sit above a basic tee — the blank moves the total more than most people expect.

One thing worth asking any shop you quote: what does digitizing cost? That’s the one-time step where your logo gets turned into a stitch file. Plenty of shops bill it separately. Ours is included when you order through a company store or place a bulk order that meets our minimums — so when you’re comparing two quotes, add their setup line back in before you decide which one is actually cheaper.

Most construction shirts with a logo use the same proven layout: company name and mark on the left chest, and the big version across the back. The back is the one that does the marketing — it’s what a homeowner reads from the driveway and what a GC sees from across the site, so keep it simple and legible from thirty feet rather than cramming in a license number and four service lines. For design ideas beyond the standard layout, see our construction company shirt ideas guide.

A left-chest hit runs about 3 to 4 inches wide; a full back print is usually 11 to 12 inches. If you want a name or role on the shirt, the right sleeve or above the chest logo both work, and on a store we can add names per person without re-running the whole order.

Add your license number if your trade requires it, but put it small and low on the back rather than in the main lockup. And on hi-vis, the decoration has to stay off the reflective striping — covering the tape can void the garment’s rating.

We stitch and print everything in house, and we outfit contractors, roofers, concrete crews, and trade companies across Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson. If you'd rather see a sample before committing a whole crew, just ask — that's a normal request and we're happy to do it.

Send your logo and a headcount and we'll come back with garment options, a free mockup, and a straight quote with nothing hidden in it. Get in touch whenever you're ready!