Shop uniforms, FR-rated gear, shop rags, gloves, floor mats, parts cleaning, industrial linens. Manufacturing uniform programs are big, complex, and rarely audited — and the contracts that govern them are often written with very long terms and limited customer protections.
Manufacturing uniform contracts are typically 60-month terms that auto-renew for another 36 months. Miss the 90-day notice window and you're locked in.
FR-rated and shop uniforms run $40–$120 each at vendor replacement rates — 4–5× actual cost. With high turnover, this adds up fast.
If you open a second plant, that location may be technically subject to the existing exclusivity clause. We've seen this trigger expensive 'amendment' fees.
Cleaning solvent and parts washer service charges are often bundled into uniform invoices with no visibility. We unbundle them and benchmark.
A precision-parts manufacturer almost auto-renewed a 5-year uniform contract that contained three predatory clauses they didn't know existed.
Read the full story →Yes. We typically work with whoever signs the contract. We produce written analysis they can review and decide what to do with.
We handle these. They're typically the most expensive line items and the most lenient on vendor-side margins, which is exactly why they're worth auditing.
Yes. Our contract analysis is especially valuable pre-RFP because it gives you concrete data to negotiate with — average market rates, common clauses to demand, and red flags to reject.
Upload one invoice — your first recommendation is free. We'll show you exactly what we'd flag for a business like yours.