William Sugden & Sons Ltd

Since William Sugden founded the company in West Yorkshire in 1869, the emphasis has always been on quality and customer service and satisfaction.  Starting off as a tailor’s shop, the family-run business grew rapidly over the years, increasing its range so that today we offer a large selection of shoes, hats, shirts, skirts, tailored jackets and suits, work wear, footwear and protective clothing.  We are the leading supplier of uniform shirts to the UK police and fire services.  We maintain our attention to quality and customer service, and can offer a complete clothing management system, from the design of personalised work wear and uniforms through to stock management and delivery.  Our on-line brochure has a large variety of products for you to choose from.  Whether you are after a bespoke corporate design or catalogue-based stock, you can be sure of superior clothing products, designed and manufactured for comfort, practicality and durability and available at attractive prices.

Bespoke Design

At William Sugden we are very aware of the benefits of corporate work wear, which promotes a professional image for staff and lends corporate pride.  We can design and make corporate work wear that is unique to your business.  Our team of in-house designers will help you to create the corporate look you are after, offering garment design and fabric sourcing.  We offer a complete project management service which includes purchasing and quality control, storage and despatch, measuring, consolidated billing and management reporting.

Managed Systems

We offer a complete managed system that allows you to get on with the business of your company whilst we take care of providing the appropriate work wear for your staff.  From our staff measuring services to garment design, fabric sourcing, quality control and production planning to warehousing and distribution, we take care of all your work wear needs.  We offer consolidated billing and regular management reports.  Additionally, we can produce bespoke brochures and order forms and offer website ordering and stock systems.  So you can leave the work wear to us whilst you get on with your work.

Embroidery and Badges

A branded uniform presents a professional image and helps staff to really feel part of a team.  We can personalise your work wear and uniforms, using both your company logo and, if desired, the employee’s name.  You don’t have to do anything apart from sending us a copy of the artwork you want used in the size required and an indication of the colours you would like used and we will do the rest.  Alternatively we can apply one of our standard typefaces.  Any logo can be reproduced, using either embroidery or transfers.  Have a look at some samples on our website.

Wearer Packing

We know that company's staffing levels are always subject to change and we have looked for ways to reduce handling and storage issues for our customers.  We offer a wearer package which is specific to an individual and can be issued as appropriate.  We also provide wearer packing for larger units, such as departments or even regions or countries.  If desired, we can come to your site to administer the issue of wearer packs.  Have a look on our website for more information

Field Sales Support

.At William Sugden we strongly believe in the traditional method of account management, which involves direct personal communication with our customers.  Our team of Field Sales Executives works across a broad range of customers and business sectors, which include UK police forces, fire and rescue and ambulance services and distributors.  We understand the importance of forming long-term working relationships with all our customers and the key to achieving that is direct personal communication.

Business and Careerwear

You and your staff have a business to get on with and don’t want to spend time and resources on keeping your business wear looking fresh and cared for.  Our range of clothing uses low maintenance fabrics which, when coupled with classic tailoring and design, do the job for you.  Our shirts deserve the reputation they have earned of practically taking care of themselves.  We offer a good range of classic suits suitable for anything to day to day management to lavish corporate entertaining.  Have a look at the brochure on our website to see what is available.

Casual Workwear

It is important that your staff are able to carry out their tasks in comfort, in work wear that looks professional whilst being able to stand up to tough tasks.  Our casual work wear includes features such as double-stitched seams for durability and, on some products, wicking properties to ensure the wearer stays cool in tough environments.  Have a look at the brochure on our website to see the wide range that is available, from organic fabrics to lighter weight materials, water resistant clothing and sturdy footwear.  And don’t forget our bespoke design service, offering corporate personalisation to promote that truly professional image. 

Emergency Services and Uniforms

Most fire and police services throughout the UK are supplied by William Sugden and Sons Ltd, which speaks to the quality of our products.  For use in the emergency services, clothing and accessories have to be as hard working as the officers and workers who wear them, whilst providing a high level of comfort and practicality.  We are always on the lookout for the latest developments in fabric to make enable us to make tough and lasting high quality products that are affordable.  We recently added a range of safety footwear, so we can supply everything that is needed.  Have a look through our online brochure to see what is in the range.