At Steel City, we know that when you choose a premium brand like The North Face, you want that quality to reflect well on your business. We specify pieces where the fabric, zips, and seams do the hard work in bad weather and busy weeks. We select options that we know will behave properly once they’re worn daily, branded, and thrown in the back of vans or tucked under desks.
- Rain-shedding shells: We recommend DryVent 2L jackets with seam sealing and a DWR finish. That fabric stops rain pushing through at the shoulders and zip line, so your team can keep wearing the same shell in heavy weather without it looking tired or feeling damp after just one wet day.
- Warmth without puff: Because bulky insulation can sometimes make logos sit oddly and make movement feel clumsy, we suggest synthetic insulation like ThermoBall with wind-blocking WindWall fabrics. It keeps the jacket warm in gusty venues while ensuring your branding stays neat.
- Hard-wearing midlayers: We choose lightweight microfleece in 100% recycled polyester because it keeps its shape and handles repeat washing really well. It means you can layer it in the office, on-site, and on commutes without it losing that quality feel.
- Laptop-safe backpacks: Our range leans into 27-28L packs with structured laptop sleeves and tough 600D recycled polyester. That setup stops bags collapsing and protects devices from getting knocked when they’re being opened all day—something useful the recipient will appreciate.
- Consistent logo placement: We’ll always provide a proof before production to set the logo position and branding method up front (often within ~100mm Ø or 100×100mm areas). This ensures your embroidery or transfer print stays aligned across the order and doesn’t end up oversized or drifting off-centre on such premium kit.
- Date-led production: We generally work around a lead time of about 20 days from artwork approval on this range. This approval-to-production flow helps us avoid rushed branding decisions when you’re up against an event date.
- Evidence-led recycled choices: We’re careful to put forward items that state recycled inputs in the spec (recycled polyester, recycled nylon, recycled 600D polyester) so you can record clear material callouts internally rather than relying on vague “eco” wording.