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Workwear for construction and groundworks

Hi-vis that holds its certification through the wash, trousers with working knee pads, and a logo that survives a winter on site.

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On a construction site the clothing has two jobs that pull against each other. It has to keep someone visible and protected to a standard a site manager can evidence, and it has to carry your name legibly enough that the client who walks past knows whose team is working. Buy only for the first and you have an anonymous crew; buy only for the second and you fail an inspection.

The part that catches most firms out is that high-visibility clothing is certified as a garment, and that certification has a wash life. A jacket that has been through sixty industrial washes and gone chalky is no longer the class it was sold as, whatever the label still says. Treat hi-vis as a consumable with a replacement cycle, not as a one-off purchase, and budget for it that way.

The second thing worth settling early is layers. A single heavy coat is the wrong answer for a trade that works through four seasons in a day. A softshell over a long-sleeved polo, with a padded gilet for the cold end, keeps people working without anyone carrying a second set of clothes in the van.

What this trade needs

  • Hi-vis vests or polos

    The baseline most sites specify. Polos survive better than vests and look like uniform rather than an afterthought.

  • Hi-vis softshell or bomber jacket

    Wind and shower protection that still meets the visibility class, so nobody takes the hi-vis off to stay dry.

  • Work trousers with knee-pad pockets

    Groundwork and kerbing is done kneeling. Trousers without pad pockets get replaced at the knee first.

  • Safety boots

    Toe and midsole protection. Specify the standard, because 'safety boots' covers everything from a trainer to a rigger.

  • Padded gilet

    Core warmth without losing arm movement, which is why crews reach for one over a coat.

  • Beanie or hard-hat-compatible headwear

    Cold-weather kit that does not fight the helmet.

The standards that apply

These are garment standards, not site rules. A standard belongs to the individual item and its certificate — so when a garment is specified for you, the certificate is what proves it, not a line on a web page.

EN ISO 20471
High-visibility clothing. Defines classes 1 to 3 by how much fluorescent and retroreflective material the garment carries — a vest and a full jacket are not interchangeable.
EN ISO 20345
Safety footwear. The code after it (S1, S3, and so on) tells you what you are actually getting: penetration resistance, water resistance, heel energy absorption.

Settle this before you order

  • The visibility class your sites specify — class 2 and class 3 are different garments.
  • Whether boots need midsole penetration resistance, which rules a lot of lighter styles out.
  • Head count by size, and whether you want spares held back for new starters.
  • Where the logo goes: left chest and a back print are the usual pair, because the back is what the client sees.

Send us those answers and we will price it

You do not need all of them. Trade, head count and where the logo goes is enough to get a useful quote back.

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