Lawn care uniforms are a visual representation of your company. Additionally, the best lawn care uniforms for your crew helps to establish:
Remember, it’s important to use a recognizable brand color and logo in your uniforms! This is the best way to spread local awareness of your brand to establish solid brand recognition.
While you might decide to make your crew pay for their uniforms, it’s ideal for the business to pay for them. In turn, you’ll attract more great talent in the area.
In this quick and easy guide, you’ll discover how to select the best lawn care uniforms for your business.
If you tell your team that they have to start wearing lawn care uniforms AND they need to pay for them, you could end up losing great workers.
However, if you're very strapped for cash, or if it just doesn't make sense to have all the money come from the company's profits, maybe you could offer to chip in for part of the cost.
Alternatively, you could offer to pay for a certain number of shirts every year.
If they need replacements before the year is up, then they have to cover the cost. I recommend you purchase 7 shirts for your team each year.
Also, this option will encourage employees to keep their lawn care uniforms in good condition. After all, they don’t want it to come out of their paycheck.
Just like marketing or equipment repairs, buying lawn care uniforms for your team is a business expense.
There are tons of affordable ways to get uniforms, some for as low as $7 a pop. You can print them, iron them on yourself, or buy them in bulk.
Keep in mind, if you do it yourself, you’ll have to buy the logo decals separately.
However, if you’re looking for the most affordable option, you might try purchasing shirt packets and logo hats.
Just be sure to save your receipts, so you can use them as a tax write-off.
Take a look at a few of the top uniforms on the market for your crew:
Depending on your local climate and the services you offer, you might consider purchasing outerwear uniforms.
Consider joining one of these uniform rental programs if you have the budget:
A great uniform rental program will clean and maintain your crew’s uniforms and keep them on rotation.
While renting uniforms is a premium investment, it ensures your team always has clean, neat, professional uniforms at all times. Which means, no more worn-out uniforms!
As always, it’s crucial to ensure you’re providing your crews with the proper PPE (i.e. personal protection equipment).
Especially if you’re offering fertilization, pest control, or weed management services, you’ll need to provide PPE that’s:
Remember, all employers are legally required to provide and pay for PPE!
Only you know how to pick out the best uniform for your lawn care company but hopefully, these pros and cons will help you make the right choice.
Lawn care uniforms can include more than just a shirt.
Company hats are a very low-cost and easy way to get your crews into uniforms. After all, most of them will be wearing hats anyways.
While you don’t have to get pants with your logo, making sure everyone wears the same thing (e.g. jeans, khakis, shorts, etc.) will help everyone look like unified professionals.
If you decide to go with these additions, be sure to explain to your employees that uniforms will eventually land more jobs—and even increase their paychecks.
Leave a nice button-up or polo shirt with your company's logo in the truck for when you need to do an onsite estimate.
When clients see you in a clean, nice shirt, many of them will show you more respect, and think more highly of your business’ authority.
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No matter where you’re at in your lawn business, you should consider implementing lawn care uniforms from the very start… the sooner, the better.
The best lawn care uniforms show your leads and clients that your business is professional and deserves to be taken seriously.
Which means, you can charge higher prices, because your clients know your services are worth it.
At the end of the day, your budget and branding will determine what’s right for your business.
Use these expert insights to choose the best lawn care uniforms for your business now!
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Originally published Feb. 19, 2016 6:18 PM, updated Mar. 14, 2023 2:17 PM
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