The standard delivery time for personalised corporate clothing is between 2 and 4 weeks after you approve the design. Rush orders or simple techniques such as transfer printing can be quicker, while large runs or multi-colour embroidery may take a little longer.
The detailed answer
The total lead time consists of four phases: design proposal (2 to 5 working days), approval by you (depending on your internal sign-off), production and personalisation (5 to 15 working days) and shipping (1 to 2 working days). Standard styles that the supplier has in stock are quicker than styles that have to be brought in from a central European warehouse.
At Maximum Image, we work with our own in-house studios, which speeds up production because there are no middlemen. As soon as you approve the design, we can often deliver standard run sizes within 10 working days.
What does this mean for your business?
For key moments such as trade fairs, event launches or onboarding new staff, plan well ahead. Allow at least 4 weeks to be sure you have everything in time. Repeat orders through our clothing management system (KMS) are faster, because the designs and embroidery files are already ready to go.
For rush orders, we can speed things up in specific cases, but this depends on availability and technique. When you request a quote, always let us know the deadline we need to work towards.
Advice from Maximum Image
Don’t underestimate the approval phase. If three people need to sign off internally and there is feedback on the design, that phase can easily take an extra week. With our very first quote, we give you a realistic schedule so you can agree internally who needs to approve what, and when.
See also having corporate clothing made for the full process.
