No matter what profession you are in, it is always important that employees maintain a smart appearance and are giving a positive impression of the company they work for. A staff uniform can be important in managing this appearance as there is no risk of employees being inappropriately dressed and simply not looking sufficiently smart for the environment.
Staff uniforms can also bring a real benefit to your customers, removing any doubt they may have in their minds about whether or not a person works there. This benefit can be most keenly felt in sectors such as retail and hospitality where a customer may have a question for a passing staff member. Having staff member be easily identifiable makes them more approachable and offers a better experience for the customer, making them more likely to enjoy, recommend and repeat their visit.
When staff uniforms are worn outside of the work environment, for example when travelling to and from work, the uniform itself acts as a form of advertising at no extra cost to the employer. Depending on the personalisation on the staff uniform, people can be encouraged to take a look at the business, for example, by visiting the website after seeing the URL printed on the uniform. Even if this advertising doesn’t directly lead to any business, the increased brand awareness is a definite positive effect of having a staff uniform in place.
Another element to the importance of staff uniforms, which can often be forgotten about, is that of health and safety. Where someone’s job involves risk to their person, for example a waitress carrying hot food or drinks, the uniform can play its part in helping avoid injury. incorporating a heatproof apron into the uniform of someone who works in a kitchen would be one way in which staff uniforms are important for well-being, as well as all the other advantages previously described.
If you think that staff uniforms could be important to your business, please just give us a call on 0161 223 2226, or email sales@corprotex.co.uk, we can help you decide what would best suit your needs.
