Premier Uniform Supplier in Bradford
BR Apparel supplies and embroiders the Premier range for hospitality, catering and front-of-house teams across Bradford and Yorkshire, from aprons and chef wear to poplin shirts and tabards.
About Premier workwear from BR Apparel
Premier is a hospitality and front-of-house range rather than a workwear one. Where most of the brands we supply are built around polos, fleeces and site kit, Premier is built around aprons, chef wear, poplin shirts and tabards, which is what a kitchen, a bar or a treatment room actually needs.
BR Apparel is a Bradford-based supplier of Premier. We hold the range, brand it in-house with embroidery and DTF, and supply it to restaurants, cafes, hotels, care providers and salons across West Yorkshire.
The apron range on its own runs to dozens of styles, from a plain bib apron through to cross-back barista, denim, heavy canvas and waterproof versions, plus Fairtrade organic cotton and recycled polyester options. That breadth matters more than it sounds: an apron is the most visible garment in a hospitality uniform, and it is usually the one people settle for rather than choose.
Why Choose Premier
Premier is the range we point hospitality and front-of-house teams at, for reasons that have very little to do with what makes a good workwear brand.
Built for front of house, not adapted for it
Aprons, chef trousers, poplin shirts and blouses, tabards and salon gowns are the core of the range rather than an afterthought bolted onto a workwear catalogue. The cuts and the fabrics are specified for service, not for a site.
An apron range wide enough to actually choose from
Bib, waist, cross-back, mid length, bar, tunic and pocket styles, in cotton, denim, canvas, chino and waterproof fabrics. Two venues with different rooms can carry the same logo and still look like themselves.
Made for commercial laundering
Hospitality garments get washed hot, often, and usually not by the person wearing them. Premier front-of-house garments are specified with that in mind, which is why we normally recommend embroidery rather than a transfer on this range.
Sustainable options that are actually in the range
Fairtrade organic cotton aprons, recycled polyester blends and organic cotton bib aprons sit in the standard range rather than in a separate premium line, so choosing them does not mean changing supplier or waiting longer.
The Premier Range We Supply
We supply the Premier range and brand it to order. These are the categories Bradford and Yorkshire hospitality teams ask for most often.
Aprons
Priced to suit the style and quantityThe largest part of the range by some distance. Bib, waist, mid length, bar, cross-back barista and pocket styles, in cotton, denim, heavy canvas, chino and waterproof fabrics, plus Fairtrade organic and recycled options. The most visible garment in a hospitality uniform and the best one to embroider.
Chef wear
Priced to suit the garment and quantityChef trousers and kitchen garments cut for long shifts in heat, supplied alongside the front-of-house side so a whole venue can be kitted in one order rather than two.
Poplin shirts and blouses
Priced to suit the garment and quantityLong and short sleeve poplin shirts and ladies blouses, including fitted and supreme versions. The garment that carries a smarter front of house, and one that shows immediately if the fabric weight is too low.
CoolChecker polo shirts
Guide: around £7 to £18 per polo, supplied and brandedMoisture-wicking pique polos in unisex and ladies fits, including a heavier Plus version. The practical option for busy service, kitchens and anywhere a cotton polo would be uncomfortable by mid-shift.
Tabards and housekeeping
Priced to suit the garment and quantityPocket and long pocket tabards and wrap-around tunic aprons, including waterproof versions. Standard kit for housekeeping, cleaning, care and food production teams.
Salon and treatment wear
Priced to suit the garment and quantityWaterproof salon gowns and wrap-around tunics for salons, barbers, clinics and treatment rooms. A small category, but a genuinely distinct one that is usually specified badly by putting everyone in a polo shirt.
Prices are a guide only and depend on the exact garment, branding method and quantity. Send your list and we will return an exact quote, usually within 24 hours. Ask us for a quote.
Embroidery and Printing on Premier
Every Premier order is branded in-house at our Bradford facility. We embroider logos onto polos, sweatshirts and jackets, and use DTF or screen printing for t-shirts, large designs and full-colour artwork. Not sure which to choose? See our embroidery vs printed logos guide.
Aprons are the garment most people get wrong, and it is nearly always placement. A logo centred on a bib apron looks correct on a hanger and sits too high once the apron is tied and the fabric pulls. We set placement against how the garment is actually worn, and we will show you a proof before anything goes on the machine.
On this range we recommend embroidery over a transfer in most cases, because hospitality garments are washed hot and often, usually commercially. A transfer will survive that, but embroidery survives it better and looks better for longer. Where the artwork is full colour or the garment is too light to carry stitching, we use DTF instead and say why.
Where a venue carries several apron styles across different rooms, we keep thread colours consistent across all of them, so the bar and the kitchen still read as the same brand even though the garments are different.
Embroidery
Best for polos, sweatshirts, hoodies and jackets. A premium, hard-wearing finish that lasts through repeated washing.
- Minimum 6 garments per design
- Sizes can be mixed within a design
- 4 to 5 working day turnaround
- Artwork held on file for re-orders
DTF and Screen Printing
Best for t-shirts, large logos, full-colour artwork and high-volume runs.
- Minimum 10 garments
- Screen printing is best value at volume
- DTF suits detailed, full-colour designs
- No minimum on re-orders
Who Buys Premier Through BR Apparel
We brand Premier workwear for teams of all kinds across Yorkshire. A few of the sectors we supply most often:
Restaurants, cafes and bars
Embroidered aprons, polos and shirts for front of house, with chef wear for the kitchen in the same order.
See restaurants, cafes and bars workwearHotels and contract catering
Front-of-house shirts and blouses, housekeeping tabards and kitchen garments, all held on file for re-orders as staff change.
See hotels and contract catering workwearReception and corporate front of house
Poplin shirts, blouses and branded polos for reception, events and customer-facing office teams.
See reception and corporate front of house workwearBusinesses across Yorkshire
We supply Premier uniforms across West Yorkshire, including Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Harrogate and York.
See businesses across yorkshire workwear
Further reading: Uniform buyers guide: specifying a hospitality uniform, Embroidery vs printed logos: which suits hospitality garments.
Premier Workwear Across Bradford and Yorkshire
We are based in Bradford (BD7 1JZ) and supply branded Premier workwear to businesses across West Yorkshire, including Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield, York and Keighley. Most orders are delivered by next-day courier once they are produced.
See the full list of places we cover on our areas we support page, or for a local supplier across the wider region see our Yorkshire uniform supplier and Bradford workwear supplier pages.
Get a Quote on
Premier Workwear Today
Tell us the garments, quantities and your logo, and we will come back with a quote on supplied and branded Premier workwear, usually within 24 hours.
Premier Workwear FAQs
Common questions from Bradford and Yorkshire businesses ordering branded Premier workwear.
- Embroidery has a minimum of 6 garments per design, and you can mix styles and sizes within that, so bib aprons and waist aprons can count towards the same order. For DTF and screen printing the minimum is 10. There is no minimum on re-orders once your design is on file with us.
- They answer different questions. Premier is the front-of-house range: aprons, chef wear, poplin shirts and tabards for hospitality, catering, care and salons. Uneek is the value pick for everyday basics. Portwest is the safety-led choice for certified hi-vis. Regatta is where to go for serious outdoor jackets. Pro RTX is the one for kitting a whole team consistently in matching colours. We supply all five and regularly mix them in a single order, which is common in hospitality where the kitchen and the delivery driver need different things.
- Yes, and this is the main reason we recommend embroidery on this range. Hospitality garments get washed hot and frequently, often on a commercial contract rather than by the person wearing them. Stitching handles that better than a printed transfer does over the life of the garment. The thing that shortens either is repeated high-heat tumble drying rather than the wash itself.
- Yes. Chef trousers and kitchen garments come from the same range, so a venue can order the kitchen and the front of house together and have both branded to the same specification. If you need something the Premier range does not cover well, we will say so and suggest an alternative rather than making it fit.
- Yes, and they sit in the standard range rather than in a separate line. There are Fairtrade organic cotton bib and waist aprons, an organic cotton bib apron, a denim version, and a recycled polyester and Fairtrade organic cotton blend. Availability of specific colours varies, so it is worth asking at quote stage rather than assuming a given shade is in the sustainable version.
- On a bib apron, usually left chest or centre bib, but the correct height depends on the style and how it is tied. A logo positioned to look right on a flat garment often sits too high once it is worn. We set placement against how the apron actually hangs and send a visual proof for approval before production, so nothing is a surprise.
- Standard turnaround is 4 to 5 working days from artwork approval, with a quote back inside 24 hours. First orders include a one-off £15 digitising charge to turn your logo into a stitch file, usually done same or next day. After that the file is held on record, so re-orders skip that step entirely.
- Yes. We supply hospitality and front-of-house teams across West Yorkshire and beyond, including Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Harrogate, York, Skipton and Ilkley, normally by next-day courier once the order is produced.