Why Local Trade Businesses Across the UK Choose BAS 1 Group for Workwear, PPE and Branded Uniforms

The Problem Small Trade Businesses Have With Workwear

Most workwear and PPE suppliers are built around big contracts. Minimum order quantities of 50, 100 or more, embroidery set-up fees that only make sense at scale, and account managers who only pick up the phone for national accounts. If you are a small trade business, a local shop, a takeaway or an independent restaurant, that leaves you buying kit from wherever is cheapest and quickest, usually with no branding, no consistency, and no one checking whether the PPE you are wearing actually meets the standard your site or client expects.

BAS 1 Group was built the other way round. We supply national accounts including Rolls-Royce, Thames Water, HS2, Network Rail and Taylor Wimpey, but the same in-house production, the same certified PPE range and the same account support is available to a one person plumbing business or a five person landscaping team, with no minimum order value.

Built for 1 to 50 Person Businesses, Not Just National Accounts

This is the single biggest reason small trade businesses come to BAS 1 Group. You are not forced to buy in bulk to get proper branded workwear or compliant PPE.

• No minimum order. Order one hi-vis jacket for a new starter or fifty for a full team, at the same standard of service.
• No large set-up fees. Your logo is held on file once it is digitised, so repeat and small top-up orders stay simple.
• Free UK delivery over £99, so even small orders are cost effective to deliver to your yard, shop or site.
• Price Match Guarantee, so a small business is never quoted more than a larger one for the same product.
• Trade accounts available from day one, not just once you hit a certain spend threshold.

Who We Supply: Builders, Plumbers, Landscapers, Plasterers, Scaffolders and More

BAS 1 Group is a trusted workwear and PPE supplier for the construction trade, covering everyone from general builders to specialist subcontractors. If your team is on site, you need workwear and PPE that is durable, correctly certified and easy to reorder as your crew grows.

Every one of these trades can order as a sole trader or as a growing team, with the same certified kit and the same in-house embroidery used across our largest national contracts. See the full range on our construction sector page.

Shops, Takeaways, Cafes and Restaurants

It is not just trades on site that come to BAS 1 Group. Independent shops, takeaways, cafes and restaurants across the UK use us to look consistent, professional and on-brand, without committing to large uniform runs.

Full detail on garments, sizing and reordering for hospitality teams is covered on our hospitality sector page, and for other independent retail and corporate teams on our retail and corporate sector page.

Real Branding We Have Produced for Local Businesses

Hi-Vis and PPE That Meets Site and Safety Standards

Small trade businesses cannot afford uncertainty around PPE compliance. Whether it is a client insisting on certified hi-vis before letting your team on site, or a principal contractor checking documentation, your PPE needs to be right first time.

Browse our full hi-vis range or the complete PPE range, both available with no minimum order and in-house embroidery.

In-House Branding, So Even One Polo Shirt Looks Professional

Liftworks branded t-shirts in production on our in-house embroidery floor, Rainham, Essex.

A single embroidered polo shirt sends a different message to a customer than an unbranded one. For a sole trader or a small trade team, looking established and professional matters just as much as it does for a national contractor, if not more, because every job is a chance to be recommended.

BAS 1 Group operates 78 in-house embroidery heads at our Rainham, Essex facility. Branding is applied under our own roof, not outsourced to a third party, which means:

• Consistent quality whether you order 1 item or 100
• Your artwork held on file for fast, simple reorders
• No large minimum quantities to unlock embroidery pricing
• Faster turnaround than suppliers who outsource decoration

Read more about our production process on the why choose embroidery page.

Discounted Bundles: Kitting Out a Small Team Without a Big Budget

Buying workwear and PPE item by item adds up quickly, especially for a small business working to a tight margin. Our Bundles range groups the garments and PPE that trades and small teams actually need, at a discounted combined price.

See current offers on the bundles page, or speak to our team about building a custom bundle for your specific trade.

Growing From Sole Trader to Corporate Account

A lot of the small businesses we work with today were a single van and a mobile number a few years ago. As your team grows, from 1 person to 10, then from 10 to 50, BAS 1 Group grows with you, without you needing to switch supplier.

• Start small. Order individual items as a sole trader, no account or minimum spend required.
• Add a trade account. As your team grows, move to consolidated invoicing and a dedicated point of contact.
• Move toward a managed programme. Once you are issuing workwear regularly across multiple staff, read our guide on how a managed workwear programme saves time and money.
• Scale into corporate and tender-ready supply. When you are ready to bid for larger contracts or supply multi-site retail and corporate teams, our retail and corporate sector page and Corporate & Tenders service are ready for you.

You never outgrow BAS 1 Group. The same certified PPE, the same in-house embroidery and the same account team that support a five person trade business also support national accounts, so the relationship only gets stronger as your business does.

Why Small Businesses Stick With BAS 1 Group

From builders and scaffolders on site to restaurants and takeaways and independent shops and corporate teams, BAS 1 Group supplies workwear, PPE and branded uniforms to businesses of every size, with the same standard of service whether you are ordering one item or one thousand.

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