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Find out which summer work uniforms are best for your company

With the arrival of summer, work clothes need to be adapted. Summer work uniforms must be prepared to withstand higher temperatures without ever forgetting comfort.

Summer work uniforms should be designed for those who carry out their usual work tasks, but taking into account all the inconveniences that humidity and heat cause the wearer. It is therefore essential to develop clothing that is able to offer:

  • Good breathability: pay attention to the fabrics chosen for summer work uniforms. Fabrics with a cotton composition are a good option, as they offer good breathability and high moisture absorption, as well as being soft and lightweight.
  • Mobility: Opting for summer work uniforms that facilitate mobility is a very important point. Mobility is directly linked to comfort, and having work clothes that are too tight affects your comfort, so it will directly affect your productivity and well-being.
  • Safety: Regardless of the business area, Professional Uniforms must always meet the technical specifications of each job. Therefore, at Unifardas we help you choose the right summer work uniform solutions for your company and your employees.
  • Durability: This point is also linked to the choice of fabrics and other raw materials that promote the resistance that the garment offers the wearer during the course of their work duties. In this way, we prevent work uniforms from wearing out more quickly and suffering from a shorter life cycle.

When a company or organization chooses to use Work Uniforms, the first idea is to convey confidence to its clients and to the market in general. In addition, uniform clothing creates a cleaner and more organized working environment. However, it is essential to emphasize that every professional’s primary concern is to carry out their work activities efficiently and with quality. In this sense, in order to provide a healthy environment for your work team, your concern should include everything from infrastructure to work uniforms.

Two health professionals dressed in sustainable clothing made by Unifardas

How to choose work uniforms for the summer?

Nowadays, many companies choose different work uniforms depending on the season (winter or summer).

In order to provide you with some more specific solutions that meet what you really need, we’re going to look at the different types of professional clothing according to the different business areas.

Let’s start with Summer Work Uniforms that can be used in different work contexts, such as polo shirts and work shirts for both men and women.

In summer, it is essential to wear shirts or polos made of cotton, a highly breathable fabric. These professional garments must be comfortable and facilitate freedom of movement. As far as shirts are concerned, their sleeves should be adjustable and should not constrict the arms.

With the arrival of summer and higher temperatures, short-sleeved polos are an excellent alternative for summer work uniforms. Wearing this garment offers you several advantages, including:

  • Versatility: This is one of the main advantages that Polos offer you. They can be worn as summer work uniforms in an office, or even under a jacket at a customer service desk. This gives Work Polos great versatility.
  • A variety of options: With a V-neck, with two or three buttons, striped or plain, in cotton or another type of fabric, the range of possibilities is very wide.
  • Comfort: Work polos are very comfortable and functional garments. They are easy to wear, lightweight and, in terms of aesthetics, always very modern.
  • Unisex garments: Polos have traditionally been seen as a predominantly male garment, but in recent years, more and more women are opting to wear this garment due to its versatility and comfort.

Men and women dressed in jeans and polo shirts for summer work uniforms

Short Sleeve Shirts as Work Uniforms for Summer

The short-sleeved shirt is also a professional garment used in various sectors such as hotels, restaurants and services. They can be part of a very elegant summer work uniform when paired with more classic pants, jeans or a skirt for women.

Lady wearing beige professional pants and a blue Professional Uniform shirt

This is an ideal women’s shirt to wear in the service sector, such as customer service or in an office. It conveys a very professional and elegant image and goes very well with camel twill pants. You can wear this same shirt with a scarf in your company’s colors to reinforce your brand’s corporate image. The chest box gives the wearer of this work shirt a better fit and greater mobility. Very comfortable, resistant and functional professional garment . Shirt with belt loop.

Which pants are best for summer work uniforms?

The rules that guarantee the safety and well-being of workers must include the correct use of work uniforms. These same work clothes, as well as creating a corporate identity, must be able to facilitate work activity, providing greater safety, hygiene and protection for the worker.

The right work pants should be durable, comfortable and resistant to washing. Cotton pants are a good solution for use in warmer environments or seasons, as they facilitate skin breathability and air circulation.

Summer work uniforms, and in this case pants, can be made from different materials and have different compositions. As already mentioned, the hottest days call for work pants made from lighter, more breathable fabrics, as this is the only way to guarantee much-needed comfort. For this reason, even cotton is often mentioned as a good option.

Characteristics of work pants for summer work uniforms by area of activity

  • Hotels and Restaurants: In this sector of activity, the image you have in front of the customer is extremely important. Whether in restaurants or hotels, the presence of the different professionals in front of customers must be of excellence. Cooks or waiters should dress according to the job they are doing. Cook’s pants must be comfortable as well as stylish. The most predominant trouser colors in this sector are white for cooks, although black and white plaid pants are often worn, as well as black for waiters.
  • Health: All medical centers, clinics or hospitals must have professionals who convey confidence to their patients. A good way of achieving this is through the proper use of medical uniforms. Several studies have shown that medical clothing conveys professionalism and peace of mind to both patients and their families. In this sector of activity, pants should be very comfortable and it is advisable that they have a suitable anatomical shape and that they help the wearer’s mobility.
  • Offices: The term“business causal” refers to a more relaxed but at the same time professional style promoted by many companies. Twill pants or more classic pants can be an excellent option to build a more casual but equally elegant image. Pants in darker shades reflect a slightly more conservative and formal style. On the other hand, pants in very strong colors, such as yellow, orange or red, are not recommended. White pants are also not recommended for summer work uniforms in this area. The safest options are gray, brown, beige or navy blue.

Man dressed in beige work uniform pants to be worn in industrial areas

  • Cleaning Services: This area of activity includes many different services, including domestic cleaning, hospital cleaning, industrial cleaning, hotel cleaning and many other cleaning-related sectors. As such, this type of work uniform has to be designed to make the user’s working day easier, offering above all comfort, mobility and protection against products that could damage their work clothes.

You can find out more about the fabrics that can protect your Cleaning Uniform in a previous article.

One of the most important characteristics that cleaning workwear must have is good resistance. A fabric that provides comfort and adequate wearability. This type of clothing, which includes work pants, must encourage mobility, as this type of work is characterized as being very demanding.

Lady wearing a red short-sleeved work coat with yellow contrasts

Set consisting of a women’s smock and twill pants. This jacket is made from twill, offering good resistance to everyday wear and tear. The fabric is made from 65% Polyester 35% Cotton, giving you the comfort you need but also the freshness and resistance you need.

This women’s work trouser offers an elegant and distinctive look, and is also characterized as a trouser that offers comfort, mobility and also resistance taking into account the work carried out.

As these workwear items are made from lightweight fabrics and have a suitable design, they can be used in your summer work uniforms.

Which fabrics are best for summer work uniforms?

With the arrival of higher temperatures, it’s important to adapt your work clothes to the season. The work uniform is already an essential requirement in many companies, so it’s important to adapt it in the best way for each season.

Some fabrics and colors are more appropriate when temperatures rise, as they are cooler and more pleasant to the touch. One piece of advice we’d like to give you when it comes to buying summer work uniforms is to make sure you provide the right clothing so that your company’s workers don’t feel “suffocated” by the heat. For this reason, it’s very important to choose summer work uniforms made from breathable, lightweight fabrics.

Fabrics composed of cotton, linen or Tencel (from a more sustainable perspective) are excellent options for providing your summer work uniforms with adequate freshness and breathability.

Advantages of using cotton in your summer work uniforms

Cotton offers you many advantages, such as the ability to control humidity, provide comfort, is hypoallergenic and promotes great durability to the fabric.

Advantages that cotton offers your professional clothing:

  • Regulates humidity: cotton is naturally absorbent, helping you to stay dry
  • Makes your garment more comfortable: cotton is soft, absorbent and breathable. These are the aspects that make your work clothes more comfortable
  • Promotes thermal insulation: cotton work uniforms protect you from the heat in summer and the cold in winter, providing effective thermal insulation because cotton traps air between the fibers of the fabric.
  • Hypoallergenic: cotton fabric rarely causes allergic reactions and is recommended for people susceptible to skin allergies.

Linen as a fresh and sustainable fabric for summer work uniforms

Although linen is not often used in the development of professional clothing, this fiber is widely used in clothing for the warmer seasons, due to the coolness it offers but also because it is a very breathable and moisture-absorbent fabric.

Advantages that linen offers your garments:

  • Resistant and durable: Linen is considered the strongest of all natural fibers. This means that linen garments will be more durable than other fabrics.
  • Breathable and highly absorbent: Linen fibers allow more airflow over the body than other materials. These fabrics are highly absorbent. This makes linen perfect for warmer seasons.
  • Natural fibre: Flax is made from the stems of the flax plant, which is a hardy species that can grow in poor soils and requires very little or no fertilizer. What is left of the fiber is used for other purposes: linseed, oil, straw and low-quality fibers are used in the production of a wide range of products.

The sustainability of Lyocell Tencel applied to Summer Work Uniforms

Lyocell is a fiber obtained from natural raw materials. It gives the fabric a very soft and relatively firm feel. Thanks to its silky feel, it is very soft on the skin and can be used in any garment for summer work uniforms.

Advantages that Lyocell offers to your summer work uniform garments:

  • Durability: The fibers are smooth, elastic and very resistant to wrinkles.
  • Antibacterial: Lyocell is considered antibacterial due to its moisture control properties
  • Fabric texture: Thefabric produced with this material has a very smooth and soft surface. In terms of feel, it is very soft, breathable, light and comfortable.
  • Absorbs Moisture: This fabricabsorbs more moisture than cotton. This makes Lyocell fabric an excellent choice for people with perspiration problems or those with sensitive skin aggravated by humidity.
  • Flexible: Lyocell fabric is very flexible, as it can be finished in a variety of ways, from a softer, silkier finish to a harder, more resistant finish.

Workers dressed in uniforms to be worn in the industry and manufactured by Unifardas

Summer work uniforms for your area of activity

Summer work uniforms for the hotel industry

There are many roles within the hospitality industry and all of them require appropriate uniforms. From housekeepers to receptionists and other hotel staff, everyone should be dressed according to their job. So here are some suggestions for the most suitable summer workwear for the hospitality industry.

Lady wearing a navy blue women's blazer to be used as a Hospitality Work Uniform manufactured by Unifardas.

Ideal women’s outfit for hospitality, consisting of a skirt, white blouse and blazer. As well as providing an elegant and extremely professional image, this outfit is made up of fabrics that promote freshness and comfort for the wearer. Never forget the importance of combining a good image with the benefits that summer workwear has to offer your workers. This professional uniform can be worn by hotel receptionists.

Worker wearing a men's work blazer made by Unifardas

Men’s uniform consisting of pants, a white shirt, a blazer and a tie that can be matched to your organization’s colors. This Professional Uniform can also be worn by reception staff to demonstrate the quality and elegance of your space.

Summer Work Uniforms for Restaurants

Your customers often create an image of your restaurant based on the way your employees are dressed. The right professional uniform not only creates a unique identity, but also positions your restaurant’s image. With this in mind, here are some suggestions for professional uniforms for the summer for the restaurant industry.

A cook dressed in a white lab coat and black kitchen pants for a professional uniform.

Chef’s jacket with Chinese collar and fastening on both sides. Sleeves with chef’s cuffs. Wearing this piece of professional clothing conveys an image of quality and distinction. It protects the wearer from excessive heat and possible burns resulting from their professional activity.

Lady wearing black uniform pants made by Unifardas

This uniform consists of a vest, white shirt, shirt tie and classic black pants, ideal for waiters. This Professional Uniform gives you a very elegant and extremely professional image. The lightness of the fabrics makes it an excellent choice for summer work uniforms.

Summer Work Uniforms for Industry

Professional clothing for the industrial sector can encompass several specific features. In addition to all the Comfort, Mobility, Resistance and Corporate Image it has to convey, it often has to ensure an added safety function, depending on the type of industry involved. This added security can be conferred on Work Uniforms through finishes or features such as high visibility, flame retardant, anti-static clothing and many others. In this article on Work Uniforms for Summer, we will recommend more corporate uniforms without this extra protection factor, but which can be added in some cases.

Worker dressed in men's overalls for Unifardas work uniform

Work overalls can be an excellent option when looking for summer work uniforms. With this piece of clothing you can wear a T-shirt under the overalls, which will keep you looking modern and always fresh. As well as being a modern and up-to-date garment, the Work Overalls protect your casual clothes and offer you much-needed comfort and mobility.

Worker dressed in a navy blue and red contrasting men's vest and multi-pocket pants to be worn as a work uniform

The Work Vest is a garment that offers you an always elegant image as well as being extremely functional. The presence of several pockets is an excellent aid for storing your work objects. A piece of workwear that goes very well with multi-pocket pants and a T-shirt.

Lady dressed in women's t-shirt for professional uniform

Using a T-shirt to complement a professional uniform is always a good option. Whether it’s to wear inside a jacket, vest or coat, or as an outer garment, it’s always a good choice as long as it matches the Professional Clothing determined by the company. T-shirts are a garment that is easy to wear, very comfortable, fresh and totally adaptable to the various types of work uniform.

Summer Work Uniforms for Health

There is a wide variety of options when it comes to clothing for the healthcare sector. The most common garments are gowns, tunics , pants or surgical pyjamas.

The most important factor when buying healthcare uniforms is to guarantee quality, because due to the frequent washing that this type of clothing “suffers” it is important to guarantee its durability while maintaining its good looks and functionality.

Lady wearing a white nurse's tunic with a lilac contrast on the collar

This tunic, together with the pants with an elastic waistband, makes for a very comfortable, functional and fresh healthcare uniform. The short-sleeved tunic, with its many pockets and Chinese collar, is suitable for any healthcare area. The presence of contrasts in the Women’s Tunic reinforces your organization’s image.

Man dressed in a gray nursing tunic to be used as a health uniform

Work uniform for professionals in various areas of healthcare. The elastic at the bottom of the leg gives these pants a more modern image and a sportswear concept. The fabric used in this uniform gives a feeling of total comfort, as well as the softness and fluidity of the fabric due to its environmentally friendly properties.

These are some of the many solutions we recommend for Professional Uniforms for the summer, taking into account the various areas of activity. As a manufacturer of professional clothing, Unifardas is able to develop and manufacture the most suitable uniforms for your company and your business. Taking into account our diversity of solutions, we are able to give you the most suitable solution for the characteristics of your business when it comes to Work Uniforms.

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