Product Overview
The Uneek UC806 Children's High Visibility Waistcoat is a fundamental safety garment designed specifically for younger users who require enhanced visibility in outdoor environments. Produced by Uneek Clothing, this waistcoat prioritises simplicity and safety, ensuring that children are easily spotted during school outings, community events, or road-side activities. Constructed from a lightweight and breathable polyester, it provides a reliable layer of protection without adding unnecessary bulk to a child's outfit.
Key Features
- Retro-Reflective Strips: Featuring two bands around the body and two braces over the shoulders, these stitched-on strips ensure maximum visibility from all angles in low-light conditions.
- Velcro Fastening: The front closure utilises a simple Velcro mechanism, allowing children to secure the garment themselves and ensuring a quick release if the waistcoat should become snagged.
- Black Polyester Bound Edges: The edges are reinforced with polyester binding to prevent fraying, significantly increasing the garment's lifespan during active use.
- High Durability: This waistcoat is certified to maintain its reflective properties for up to 25 washes, providing long-term value for schools and clubs.
Design & Performance
This waistcoat is engineered from a lightweight 100% polyester fabric. While the material is light, it is deceptively resilient to the rigours of the playground or the roadside. The choice of polyester ensures the garment is quick-drying and resistant to stretching or shrinking, which is essential for clothing that will inevitably face the elements. The retro-reflective strips are stitched directly onto the fabric rather than heat-pressed, which prevents them from peeling or cracking over time, maintaining the safety integrity of the waistcoat throughout its use.
Customisation: Print & Embroidery
At MyWorkwear, we provide expert customisation services for the UC806. Embroidery is an excellent choice for school crests or club logos, offering a professional and permanent finish that withstands regular wear. For larger identifiers, such as the name of a school or a specific event title across the back, our high-quality printing process ensures bold, clear visibility that is easily readable from a distance. Our in-house team in Telford has been perfecting these techniques since 1976, ensuring your branding is applied with technical precision.
Use Cases
This garment is an essential requirement for school walking buses, educational field trips, and cycling proficiency courses. It is also highly suitable for junior sports clubs, equestrian activities, or any situation where children need to remain visible to motorists and supervisors in varied lighting conditions.
Why MyWorkwear
MyWorkwear has been a staple of the UK garment industry since 1976. Based in Telford, we combine decades of heritage with modern customisation techniques. We understand that workwear—even for children—must be fit for purpose, and we apply the same rigorous quality standards to this high-visibility waistcoat as we do to our heavy-duty industrial range.
Practical Advice
When selecting a size, consider the clothing that will be worn underneath. If the waistcoat is intended for winter use over heavy coats, we recommend choosing a size larger to ensure a comfortable fit and to allow the Velcro fastening to secure properly across the chest.
Caring for your product
To maintain the performance of the high-visibility elements, it is important to adhere to the wash cycle limitations. This garment is rated for 25 washes; exceeding this may result in the degradation of the reflective strips, which could compromise the safety of the wearer.
We recommend avoiding the use of biological detergents or bleaching agents, as these chemicals can break down the polyester fibres and dull the fluorescent orange pigment, making the child less visible. Always allow the garment to air dry naturally away from direct heat sources to prevent the reflective tape from becoming brittle.
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