For staff and events
Custom polo shirts
A custom polo is a collared shirt with your logo stitched or printed on it, usually on the chest. It looks more like a uniform than a t-shirt, which is why offices, clubs, and event teams order them. Unitix makes polos in the tees and shirts range.
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Key takeaways
- Custom polo shirts are collared shirts with your logo. Most people want a small stitched logo on the left chest.
- A stitched logo (embroidery) lasts through weekly washing. Print is better for a photo or a design that stitching cannot copy.
- Office, event, and golf polos are this shirt. Bright safety polos for a worksite are custom workwear.
- Unitix makes a premium short sleeve polo in the tees and shirts range. If you want a big casual print, a custom t-shirt is usually a better fit.
What to send us
We can quote once we know who will wear the polo, what the logo is, where it sits, and how many of each size.
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Tell us the setting
Reception, a golf day, a conference team, or mixed staff. That helps us pick a quiet navy or a brighter club colour, and whether you need more than one colour so roles are easy to tell apart.
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Choose stitching or print
Choose a stitched logo if you already use the same logo on a hat. Choose print if the design is a picture. Covering the whole shirt in a pattern (sometimes called sublimation) is a different request. Say so if that is what you want. A normal logo polo is a small design on the chest.
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Say where the logo goes
Left chest is the usual spot. Right chest, sleeve, or the upper back are extras. Keep wording large enough to read up close.
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List sizes and approve a proof
Tell us how many of each size. If you only measure one person, the rest may not fit. We will show the logo on the real shirt colour, then you can browse tees and shirts.
Office, event, or worksite
They all have a collar, but they are not the same order. Pick the polo that matches the job.
| Use | What you usually want | Where to order |
|---|---|---|
| Staff and office | A small chest logo on navy, black, or white | Premium short sleeve polo on this page |
| Events and clubs | A colour people can spot in a crowd, still a polo | The same tees and shirts range |
| Golf day | A polo they can play in, with your logo on the chest | Still a polo. Tell us if you need a sportier fabric. |
| Site and road | Bright colours and reflective tape so people are visible | Hi-vis polo under custom workwear |
Where the logo sits
A polo has less space for a design than a t-shirt. The buttons and collar sit in the middle of the chest, so a large centred print looks awkward. That is why a small stitched logo, to the left of the buttons, is the usual choice.
Some people ask for a sublimated polo, which means a pattern dyed through the whole shirt. That is not the same as a logo on the chest. If you want the whole shirt covered in a design, say that. If you want your logo on the chest, send a logo file and we will place it there.
- A custom t-shirt can take a big back print. A polo usually should not.
- An embroidered oxford is a full button-up shirt. It is a different cut, listed in the same range.
- If the polo and the cap share a logo, stitch both. Mixing print and stitch can look inconsistent.
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Order custom polo shirts
Stitched or printed polos for staff and events, in the tees and shirts range.