Workwear / uniform supplier · Workwear & uniforms
Developing a durable workwear fabric to a technical spec
How a workwear supplier moved from GSM/width/performance targets to an approved fabric — sampling, finishing checks and bulk coordination over ~10,000 metres.
- Quantity
- ≈ 10,000 m
- Sampling to bulk
- 8 weeks
- Fabric
- Twill / drill / canvas
Client identity anonymised; details are real.
| Buyer type | Workwear supplier / uniform buyer |
| Fabric | Cotton and poly-cotton twill, drill and canvas |
| Quantity band | Approx. 10,000 metres |
| Timeline | Sampling and bulk coordination in 8 weeks |
| Coordination | Option shortlisting, sampling, finishing checks, bulk sourcing |
The challenge
Workwear is unforgiving: the buyer had specific GSM, width and durability expectations, and the fabric had to perform in use — not just look right on a swatch card. Committing to bulk on the wrong quality would mean field failures and returns.
What Burhan did
- Identified suitable fabric options against the GSM, width and performance targets
- Coordinated sampling so hand-feel and behaviour could be tested before commitment
- Checked practical finishing possibilities through partner mills
- Supported the buyer from development decisions through to bulk sourcing
The result
The buyer landed on a fabric aligned with durability, cost and application — with clear direction and tested samples before committing to bulk, instead of discovering problems after.
Proof point: custom sourcing and development support for technical, application-specific fabric requirements.
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