Team Hoodies

Team Hoodies: custom leavers hoodies printed in Wales

Team Hoodies produces printed and embroidered hoodies aimed at schools, colleges, universities, societies, sports teams and trip groups. The company operates from Unit 16 Little Castle Business Park in Raglan, Monmouthshire, and states that its garments are printed in Wales. Its catalogue covers leavers hoodies, ski trip and school trip hoodies, university and society hoodies, and club or team hoodies.

Orders are managed through a free online shop: each student or parent can choose style, size and colour and pay directly, while the organiser can log in to see who has ordered and who has not. Team Hoodies collects styles, sizes, colours and payments online on behalf of the school or group. The stated despatch target for bulk orders is five working days.

Hoodie styles in the range

The range includes both pullover and zipped hoodies. The College Hoodie is described as the most popular model; the Classic Hoodie is presented as the heaviest option; the Varsity Hoodie has contrasting hood and cords; the Baseball Hoodie follows a classic baseball cut; the Camo Hoodie is positioned as a fashion choice; and the Organic Hoodie is marketed as organic and vegan. On the zipped side, the College Zoodie is the best-known model, the Baseball Zoodie is suggested for clubs and teams, the Organic Zoodie is organic and vegan, and the Sports Zoodie is made from 100% polyester.

Printing, embroidery and personalisation

Front designs can be applied as a small print, a large print or embroidery, and the same three options are offered for chest prints. Back designs form a separate category in the catalogue. Personalisation extends to individual names, custom text, initials, glow-in-the-dark printing, sleeve prints and hood prints. The company also accepts customer-supplied design ideas and develops them for production.

Printing is handled in-house using both screen and digital methods, and the site includes a comparison of the two techniques. School badges can be embroidered as an optional extra.

Pricing for primary and secondary leavers

The published price for primary school leavers is £20.00 per hoodie, with more than 40 colours available, front and back printing, an optional embroidered school badge, and a fabric composition of 80% ringspun cotton and 20% polyester. The hoodies are described as AWDis or Cottonridge branded garments. The secondary school leaver package is priced at £24.00 per hoodie and raises the colour choice to up to 100 colours, with the same printing, optional embroidery and fabric specification. Both prices include VAT and delivery, and both carry low minimum quantities with discounts for bulk orders.

An early bird offer listed a starting price of £20.00 and a free gym bag with every leavers hoodie while stock lasts.

Ordering process and customer communication

Enquiries begin with a form requesting contact details, the organisation type, the enquirer's role (teacher, student, PTA, parent, staff, coach, committee member or other), the type of hoodie required and the date needed. Team Hoodies states that it replies within 24 hours and then confirms style, colours and quantities, issues a no-obligation quote, produces a free visual mock-up before manufacture and can send a sample on request.

The site quotes feedback from Monmouth Comprehensive in May 2021 praising on-time delivery for Year 11 and Year 13 celebrations, and from Charlestown Primary in September 2023 describing the online ordering link, the ability to track who has ordered, and the quality and service received.

Practical details

Team Hoodies can be reached by telephone on 01600 800 850 or by email at hello@teamhoodies.co.uk. The business address is Unit 16 Little Castle Business Park, Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP15 2BX.