Your work is important and what you wear while doing it is just as vital. But nobody wants to waste time hunting for uniforms to start their shift. Both employers and employees would rather focus on getting the job done. Time spent looking for the right uniform or the right size for the right wearer could be time spent servicing customers.

Let’s consider some real-world examples. What if an automotive customer waits longer for their car repair while their mechanic searches for the right workwear? Or what about the hospital patient who is told their procedure won’t be done because a doctor or nurse can’t find the appropriate scrubs? And let’s not discount the employee who depends on compliant safety gear to get their job done safely — they may not be able to work their shift without the proper workwear.

Misplaced or disorganized uniforms are a big deal and can affect employee efficiency and safety, as well as customer satisfaction. A neat, well organized employee locker room helps improve this — and a uniform rental company like Vestis™ can provide seamless, orderly service for your uniform lockers on a consistent basis.

Let’s look more closely at how a uniform rental company and employee lockers can help your employees prepare for their day.

Designated Location

All clean uniforms and workwear should be housed in a designated area in your workplace, whether it be an allocated closet or an entire room. Rooms can be organized by employee, departments, uniform style or sizes. Lockers for staff increase organization by giving each employee a place to store all of their individual workwear necessities. Vestis delivers clean uniforms directly to your specified area(s). We’ll arrange your workwear according to your instructions. Your experienced Route Sales Representative can work with the organization technique that you choose for your business.

Lockers for Staff

Designated uniform lockers for each employee help keep staff areas and locker rooms neat and organized. Individual lockers also prevent theft or misuse of uniforms. Vestis offers two different uniform rental lockers. They help provide 24/7 inventory control of uniforms and come with individual key access, as well as optional door access for supervisors.

Vestis garment lockers are an affordable option for businesses and are available in different sizes depending on your needs. Renting from Vestis means there are no large, upfront investments and all repairs and maintenance are provided by Vestis.

When uniforms aren’t assigned to a specific employee as is typical with chef coats, lab coats, outerwear and shirts, Vestis Z Racks are a great option. Garments hang neatly from the rail so that employees can easily and quickly grab their size before their shift. Heavy duty swivel casters make it easy to move full racks of uniforms with ease. The “Z” shape saves space and allows racks to be nestled into one another when empty.

Personalized Uniforms

In addition to lockers for staff, internal labels or bar codes that list an employee name, department or size help maintain order in the locker room. Vestis labels all uniforms for quick identification by individual employees. In addition, employee uniforms can be customized with embroidered employee names on the outside of uniforms.

Managing Soiled Uniforms

Just as clean uniforms need to have one centralized location, all soiled or worn uniforms should have a designated area to be deposited after wear. Vestis supplies laundry bags and laundry lockups to collect all dirty uniforms to be picked up on a scheduled day and transported back to our facility for the appropriate laundering.

Vestis laundry bags are inserted into bag stands to keep them upright and open. This system makes it easy to separate and store soiled uniforms, towels, aprons and more. Plastic clips click together to close bags when full.

Laundry lockups are commonly used in locker rooms with a large number of uniform-wearing employees. Worn uniforms are inserted into a secure, metal cabinet to help maintain locker room organization, as well as preventing theft and/or misuse of secured merchandise. Laundry lockups also help avoid sanitation hazards.

A central repository helps ensure that all dirty uniforms are picked up for laundering and that all employees are wearing clean, professional-looking uniforms. Vestis also provides repair tags that can be placed on uniforms that need mending or replacements so that things like missing buttons, broken zippers or damaged safety uniforms can be addressed with the appropriate care when turned in.

Hanger Stand

Loose hangers on locker room floors and benches not only present an untidy look but are also a safety hazard and could result in trips or falls. A hanger stand placed in the locker room provides a convenient solution for collecting, storing and reusing hangers.

Let Us Help You

Want more information about starting a rental work uniform program and locker room organization with Vestis? Our experts are here to answer any questions and provide you with a quote. Reach out today.