Tips to Keep Your Work Uniforms Clean

Thank you for entrusting your uniform cleaning to Cameo by Copeland Cleaners. Over time, we’ve built a trusted relationship, but recently you’ve reached out to learn if there are ways that we can recommend keeping your staff’s uniforms looking fresh and spotless during their busy workdays. To begin, we appreciate that you put a lot of consideration into locating the right uniform cleaners. Near metro New York, there are many firms that provide this service. You know your employees will always present a professional appearance in the uniforms you’ve provided for them, thanks to the professional uniform cleaning services performed by Cameo by Copeland Cleaners. Additionally, we’d like to offer these tips to ensure that this important workwear maintains that “fresh from the cleaners” look between uniform cleanings. Here’s what we recommend:

• Upon receipt of the clean garments, they will be covered in plastic for protection. Hang the uniform as quickly as possible to prevent wrinkles and exposure to, grime, dust, or dirt and the possibility of staining.
• If your staffers keep their uniforms on your premises, establish rules for their care. For example, if they are kept in a locker, they must be hung by the loop located at the back of the inside collar so that no unsightly lumps from stretched fabric occur.
• For staffers who bring their uniforms home, insist that if they drive that the uniform is hung vertically, still sheathed in plastic, from the rear passenger side hook. This will not limit driver visibility, and the uniform will not be wrinkled should there be a sudden stop.
• If your staffers take the bus or subway to their residences, ensure that these are carried, carefully folded, in a box or bag to prevent wrinkles or damage. Once home, the uniform should be hung in a closet immediately.
• If stored on-site when not in use, keep a kit that your employees can access to maintain their work uniforms. For example, an emergency stain removal kit is a life-saver. It is so important to try to remove stains as quickly as possible before they set into the fibers and make their removal difficult. This way, your staffers will always maintain a fresh appearance before your customers. A sewing kit for securing loose buttons, as well as a steamer to remove wrinkles and extend the fresh appearance of the uniform between uniform cleanings. You can provide or urge your staffers who keep their uniforms at their homes to follow your example and keep a similar kit where they live.
• Another tip for those who take their uniforms home is to spray the clean uniform with a stain blocker- there is a well-known aerosol product that is available from the hardware, grocery, or big box stores. Just hang the uniform from a bathroom shower or towel rod, and spray liberally. Be sure the fan is running as there will be fumes. Close the door and allow it to dry. This will prevent stains such as oil, grease, or wine from soaking into the fabric. However, it must be reapplied after every laundering.
• For those who work in food service, especially wait staff and bartenders, consider the addition of an apron. Not only does it protect their work uniform, but it offers an additional opportunity to market your brand by embroidering your name or logo across the top. This way, if the apron is stained, a quick change into a spare can be made.
• Consider providing a spare uniform for each staffer. This way they can keep their garments in rotation between scheduled uniform cleanings and always maintain the sharp appearance that will further your brand.

About Cameo by Copeland Cleaner’s Services: Uniform Cleaning Near Me

Uniforms represent a considerable investment. And again, Cameo by Copeland Cleaners appreciates your business. In addition to keeping your staffers’ workwear spotless, remember that we are also renowned in the five boroughs and beyond for our superior dry cleaning, tailoring, alterations, clothing repairs, and fur restoration and storage. We additionally offer residential housekeeping and maintenance services that include carpet and drapery cleaning and much more. Just as with our uniform cleaning services, we can arrange for pickup and free delivery. We invite you to learn more by consulting with our cleaning professionals today.