Ljeana Cartoon Design Ballet shirt

Fifth Column are best known for printing Ljeana Cartoon Design Ballet shirt. It’s where we started, all those years ago, and we still love it. But these days we also decorate a huge range of other merchandise. Garments for the workplace are included in that varied mix and so we thought we’d take a look at customised Hi Vis workwear. Those stand-out pieces of apparel which help keep working folk safer when they’re operating in potentially hazardous conditions.

High visibility clothing, often abbreviated to Hi Vis or Hi Viz, has been around for a surprisingly long time. Its origins stretch back to the Thirties in America. After suffering an industrial accident, Bob Switzer began researching the use of fluorescent materials. It’s slightly weird to think that the first piece of Hi Vis gear was Bob experimenting on his wife’s wedding dress.

Hi Vis didn’t reach the UK until the Sixties. But by 1974, this type of clothing had made its way onto the statute books. The 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act included regulations for the use of Hi Vis in relevant working situations. Enough history, let’s get into customised Hi Vis workwear.

Ljeana Cartoon Design Ballet shirt, hoodie, sweater, longsleeve and ladies t-shirt

It’s hard not to be impressed with kingteeshops t-shirts Ljeana Cartoon Design Ballet shirt. To say the selection is extensive is putting it mildly. Kingteeshops offer an enormous choice of tees, all manufactured from organic cotton and ethically produced fabrics. They cater for men, women and kids specifically and also offer a unisex range. Long and short sleeved, a wealth of different fits. Plus a wide range of colours, the Creator t-shirt alone has over sixty variations. You get the idea.