A Treasure Valley HVAC company needed apparel that survived jobsite conditions. Here's what we built.
Advanced Heating & Cooling
HVAC / Construction
Embroidered workwear + hi-vis
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HVAC technicians have their jackets on and off 15 times a day — crawling into attics, laying on the floor under a furnace, sliding out a truck. Lightweight embroidery cracks and peels. Hi-vis gear has to stay ANSI-compliant. Cheap jackets don't last a season. The owner had cycled through two other shops that delivered gear that didn't hold up.
We standardized on Carhartt CT104670 rain-defender hoodies and Dickies LS535 work shirts as the core field kit, plus CornerStone ANSI Class 2 hi-vis for roadwork. All embroidery ran at dense stitch settings (roughly 2x density of 'standard') and we reinforced the back of the embroidery with heavy backing fabric. The result: gear that survives industrial washing, jobsite abrasion, and 200+ wear cycles. New hires get a 5-piece kit on day one.
98 pieces delivered and still in active rotation. Not a single piece returned for embroidery failure. The owner now refers other HVAC and trade shops to us specifically.
“This is the first shop where we haven't had gear fail in the first six months.”
— Owner, Advanced Heating & Cooling
Services used: Embroidery · Screen Printing
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