Planning custom apparel for a club, corporate event, charity ride, or race team should be an exciting milestone. You're creating an identity, building team culture, and getting people excited to perform at their best.
Yet, for most organisers, the reality looks a little different:
Chasing 50 different people for their jersey sizes in endless email chains.
Juggling spreadsheets to track who has paid and who still owes money.
Panicking three weeks out from race day because no one locked in a hard manufacturing submission date.
Here is our step-by-step guide to taking the friction out of custom apparel procurement so you can focus on what actually matters, your event.
The biggest mistake teams make is starting with the design instead of the calendar. Manufacturing high-performance technical apparel takes precision, quality control, and strict production windows.
The Fix: Work backward from your event date.
Event Day: Day 0
Guaranteed Delivery Target: 1-2 weeks before the event (to allow time for distribution and pre-event fitting)
Order Submission Cut-Off: Typically 4 weeks prior to your target delivery date
When you lock in your submission cut-off date first, you create a clear, hard deadline for your group—eliminating the “just one more day for late orders” trap that delays the whole team.
You don’t need to be a graphic designer to get a world-class kit. Trying to build vector files yourself or relying on amateur design tools usually leads to production delays, color mismatches, and endless back-and-forth edits.
The Fix: Hand over your brand guidelines, high-res logos, and color codes to our in-house design team. We will take your rough concepts or brand assets and build a cohesive, print-ready layout—completely free of charge and without artwork setup fees.
Nothing ruins the excitement of a new team kit faster than poor fabric quality or uncomfortable cuts. When selecting your garment range, ensure your supplier offers:
Gender-Specific Cuts: Men’s and Women’s specific tailoring rather than unisex compromises
Technical Fabrics: High-compression, moisture-wicking materials built for high-performance comfort
Size Assurance: Clear sizing grids and sample kits so participants order with complete confidence
If you are manually collecting sizes, cash, or bank transfers, you are spending hours on administration that can easily be automated.
The Fix: Set up a dedicated, private Team Store. Instead of collecting orders yourself, we provide a custom online link for your organisation. Participants log in, choose their garments, select their own sizes, and pay directly.
Zero order collation required on your end
Zero financial risk from covering unpaid orders out of your own pocket
100% accuracy on individual sizing requests
Whether you are coordinating a corporate fun run, outfitting a national triathlon club, or launching a custom cycling kit, you don’t have to carry the administrative burden alone. With more than 18 years of custom apparel experience, we make the entire process seamless from initial sketch to final delivery.
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