One garment, several jobs
A coat worn over normal clothes does a lot of quiet work. It keeps the wearer's own clothing clean, gives a consistent professional look to visitors and auditors, carries a name and a role at a glance, and comes off quickly at a door or a wash-down point. What it needs to protect against, and whether a coat is the right choice at all, is a decision for your own risk assessment and any site or accreditation requirements you work to.
Keeps clothing clean
The everyday reason people wear a coat: it takes the dust, splashes and marks so the clothes underneath don't.
Consistent presentation
A room full of matching coats reads as organised and controlled, which matters when a customer or auditor walks the floor.
Identifies people
Embroidered names and roles, or colour-coded coats by department, so it's obvious who's who and who belongs where.
Lab coats for every setting
These are the coats and technician garments labs, workshops and production teams order most often.
- Poly-cotton lab coats: the everyday choice for labs, pharmacies, clinics and teaching spaces. Hard-wearing, easy to wash and quick to dry.
- 100% cotton lab coats: chosen where synthetic fibres are a concern near heat or naked flames, because cotton chars rather than melts.
- Stud-front and popper-fastened coats: fast to take off in a hurry, which is why they're popular in science labs and schools.
- Warehouse and stores coats: tougher coats in navy, grey and black for goods-in, stores, workshops and engineering.
- Food-industry coats: stud-front coats designed for hygiene environments, with no external pockets above the waist. See food production workwear.
- Colour-coded coats: different coat colours by department, shift or clearance level, so zones and roles are visible at a glance.
- Visitor coats: a stock of plain or lightly branded coats kept by the door for contractors and visitors.
Technician uniforms
Technicians often need more than a coat. We supply polos, tunics, softshells and work trousers in matching colours, so lab, workshop and site teams share one look.
- Technician jackets: waist-length work jackets for bench technicians, engineers and maintenance staff who need more movement than a long coat allows.
- Branded polos underneath: the layer worn under the coat, so staff still look part of the team with the coat off. See polos and T-shirts.
- Work trousers: durable trousers for workshop and production technicians working below bench height. See work trousers.
- Safety footwear: for workshop, plant and warehouse areas where your assessment calls for it. See safety boots.
Choosing a coat that lasts the laundering
Lab and technician coats get washed often, sometimes hot, sometimes industrially. Fabric choice decides whether a coat still looks presentable after a year of that or goes grey and misshapen.
Poly-cotton for wash life
A polyester-cotton blend holds its shape and colour through frequent washing better than pure cotton, which is why most workplace coats use it. See our fabric guide.
Match the wash to the setting
If coats go through an industrial laundry or need a specific wash temperature, tell us and we'll point you to fabrics that will stand up to it. See our care guide.
If your work involves flame, chemical or other specific hazards, the coat may need to meet a particular standard. That specification is for you to set from your risk assessment. Tell us the hazard and we'll quote coats tested to the right standard.
Names, departments and logos
A coat is a large, flat, visible canvas, which makes it one of the easiest garments to brand well.
Name and role embroidery
Your logo on the chest and the wearer's name, department or role on the other side. It helps in shared labs, hospitals and universities where coats get mixed up in the wash. Your details are stored after the first order, so new starters are quick to add. See our logo placement guide.
Embroidery or print
Embroidery suits the heavier coat fabrics and repeated washing. Print can be better for fine detail or large designs. Embroidery vs print compared.
Schools, universities and labs
We kit out school science departments, university labs, pharmacies, dental practices, food testing labs and manufacturers. Multi-site organisations can use our free Secure Buying Wardrobe, where each department orders its own approved kit online, with one invoice.
