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Programme 07 / Security

Security uniforms that read as authority from thirty metres.

Tactical shirting, cargo trousers and outerwear with rank tabs, epaulette detailing and radio loops. Built for a twelve hour standing shift and for a rank system that has to survive three years of top up orders.

Security programme / rank system held on file
Minimum order
50 pcs per style
Sampling
7 to 10 days
Bulk run
21 to 30 days
Rank system
Held on file
Security uniforms sorted by rank before dispatch
12hr Standing shift the block is cut and tested for

A security uniform does its job before anyone gets close enough to read it.

The first function of a security uniform is recognition at distance. Somebody who needs help, or somebody thinking about causing trouble, makes a judgement from across a car park or a concourse. That judgement comes from silhouette, colour block and contrast rather than from a badge. A well specified security wardrobe gets the shoulder line, the tonal split and the high contrast identification panel right, and the detail work follows from there.

The second function is rank legibility, and this is where most programmes drift. Epaulette slides, rank tabs, contrast piping and embroidered titles form a system, and a system only works if it is held consistently. When a top up order arrives with a slightly different blue on the supervisor epaulette, the whole hierarchy stops being readable. Your rank system is recorded against your account, trim by trim, so an order in year three matches the original.

Then there is the shift itself. Security staff stand, walk, sit in vehicles, wear body armour or a radio harness, and work through weather. The garment has to accommodate a radio, a torch, a notebook and a pen without sagging, and it has to sit correctly over or under load carrying equipment. Those are pattern decisions, not accessory decisions.

  • Silhouette and tonal contrast specified for recognition at distance
  • Rank system recorded trim by trim and held for the life of the contract
  • Radio loops, pen slots and epaulette placement set around the kit actually carried
  • Blocks cut to sit correctly over or under a radio harness or body armour carrier
  • Outerwear built as a layering system so one shell covers several seasons
The range 8 styles

The security wardrobe, rank by rank.

Most contracts need six of these. Event and crowd operations usually need a seventh in a high visibility build. Everything runs on one size chart so staff can be reassigned between sites without being re issued.

01

Tactical shirting

Long and short sleeve shirts with epaulette loops, pen slots, radio loops and a reinforced placket. Cut with a shoulder that holds its line through a standing shift.

Epaulette loops Radio loops Pen slots Reinforced placket
02

Cargo and duty trousers

Multi pocket cargo trousers in a hard wearing poly cotton with a gusseted crotch, bar tacked pockets and a reinforced seat for staff spending shifts in a vehicle.

Gusseted crotch Bar tacked pockets Reinforced seat Belt loop for duty belt
03

Softshell and duty jackets

Wind and water resistant softshell with epaulette loops, radio access and a cut that sits correctly over a harness. Zip out lining option for cold weather posts.

Water repellent Harness compatible Zip out lining Radio access
04

Bomber and parka outerwear

Heavier outerwear for gate, yard and overnight posts, with a high contrast identification panel across the back that stays readable in poor light.

Back ID panel Storm cuffs Concealed hood Quilted lining
05

Polo shirts and base layers

Pique and performance polos for warmer posts and corporate security settings, plus thermal base layers for overnight and cold store work.

Pique or performance knit Thermal base layer Embroidered mark Colour coded
06

Event and crowd management kit

High visibility vests, tabards and bibs with role titles printed large enough to read across a crowd, built for repeat issue across a season of events.

Hi vis build Large role titles Fast reissue Numbered option
07

Corporate and covert security

A tailored capsule for lobby, executive protection and retail loss prevention roles where the brief is to look like staff rather than like security.

Tailored block Discreet identification Concealed radio routing Corporate palette
08

Rank tabs, badges and accessories

Epaulette slides, rank tabs, shoulder flashes, woven badges, ties, caps and duty belts. The identification layer, held as a recorded system rather than a shopping list.

Epaulette slides Woven badges Shoulder flashes Caps and belts
Explore Sub categories

Costing a single security line.

Sub pages carry cloth options, pocket layouts, rank detailing and price bands per garment, which is normally what a contract manager needs when responding to a client specification.

Materials Base cloths

Cloths for a standing shift and a visible post.

Security cloth has to hold colour under sunlight, hold shape through a long shift and take a bar tack without puckering. These are the base cloths that manage all three.

Cloth Weight Construction Where it is used
Poly cotton workwear twill 245 GSM 2/1 twill, 65/35 Cargo and duty trousers
Tactical shirting poplin 160 GSM Plain weave, easy care Tactical shirting
Ripstop 200 GSM Ripstop weave Hot climate duty wear
Pique knit 200 GSM Honeycomb face Duty polo shirts
Softshell 300 GSM Bonded three layer Duty jackets
Coated oxford 210 GSM Coated face Bomber and parka shells
Hi vis polyester 150 GSM Birdseye knit Event and crowd tabards

Dark navies and blacks are specified for sunlight fastness, because a security wardrobe that fades unevenly across a site is the fastest way to make a professional contract look like a casual one.

Watch 02:10

How a rank system is applied on the line.

Cutting, assembly, epaulette and badge placement, and inspection on a live security run. The placement stage is the one worth watching, since rank legibility depends entirely on it being measured rather than judged by eye.

Security run / assembly to badge placement
4Rank tiers commonly handled
AQL 2.5Inspection standard
72hrTop up dispatch for contract clients
Production 8 stages

Eight stages, starting with the post and the kit.

A security brief that begins with a shirt colour produces a shirt. One that begins with the post, the shift length and the equipment carried produces a uniform staff will still be wearing correctly in month nine.

Post and equipment audit

Post type, shift length, climate, equipment carried and whether staff wear a harness or armour carrier. This decides the blocks before any cloth is chosen.

Rank system design

Tiers mapped to epaulette slides, tabs, piping and embroidered titles. The system is recorded trim by trim so it survives every future top up order.

Pattern and grading

Blocks drafted to your size chart, cut to sit correctly over or under load carrying equipment, with ladies fit graded separately and extended sizes included.

Colour and contrast lock

Shades lab dipped on every cloth in the programme and approved physically, with attention to how the tonal split reads at distance rather than only in the hand.

Pre production sample

A real garment in the approved cloth with rank detailing applied, in seven to ten days. We recommend a short wear trial at a live post before sign off.

Bulk production

Assembled by operation with bar tacks at pocket corners, epaulette bases and loop attachments, then badge and tab placement measured against the signed spec.

Inspection

AQL 2.5 with measurement checks, plus a placement check on rank detailing, because a badge sitting ten millimetres out is visible on a line of twenty staff.

Pack and dispatch

Sorted by size, rank and site, carton marked to your deployment list, with buffer stock held for contract clients so new starters are issued quickly.

Why Benjima Buyer checks

Six things a security contract manager checks.

Security uniform problems are almost never about the garment in isolation. They are about consistency across a deployment.

The rank system stays intact

Every trim in your rank system is recorded against your account. A supervisor epaulette ordered in year three is the same blue and the same dimension as the original run.

Colour holds under sunlight

Navies and blacks are specified for light fastness, so a site running outdoor posts does not end up with two visibly different generations of uniform on the same shift.

Kit is designed in, not added on

Radio loops, pen slots, epaulette placement and pocket layout are set from your equipment list, so the garment does not sag or gape once staff are actually loaded.

Harness and armour compatibility

Blocks are cut to sit correctly under a harness or over an armour carrier, which affects shoulder width, hem length and where pockets can usefully be placed.

New starters are issued fast

For contract clients we hold cloth and an agreed size buffer, so a new officer is issued within seventy two hours rather than deployed in whatever is available.

Multi site consistency

Cartons sorted by site and rank against your deployment list, so a national contract does not turn into a redistribution job for your operations team.

Case notes Recent runs

Three security programmes and the problem behind each.

All three arrived as a uniform request and turned out to be a consistency request.

Facilities contractor / 18 sites

Sentinel Facilities

A rank system that had drifted across four top up orders until supervisors were no longer visually distinguishable. Rebuilt as a recorded trim system held against the account.

18Sites
4Rank tiers
Event security / seasonal

Crowdline Events

High visibility tabards with role titles that could not be read across a crowd. Retyped at a larger scale on a numbered build designed for repeat issue across a season.

2,200Pieces
1 seasonReissue cycle
Corporate security / lobby

Meridian Group

A lobby team that needed to read as corporate staff rather than as guarding. Delivered as a tailored capsule with discreet identification and concealed radio routing.

240Pieces
9 daysTo first sample
Before you ask 8 answers

What security contract managers ask first.

Can you build our existing rank structure into the uniform?
Yes, and this is the part of the programme worth spending time on. Send your rank structure with any existing epaulettes, tabs or flashes. We reproduce them, record every trim against your account with its dimensions and shade, and hold that system so an order three years later matches. That record is what stops a rank system quietly falling apart.
Will the garments work with body armour or a radio harness?
They will if we know about it at the brief stage. Wearing a harness or an armour carrier changes shoulder width, hem length and which pockets remain usable. Tell us what staff carry and how it is worn, and the block is cut for it. Retrofitting a garment that was patterned without that information rarely works well.
What is the minimum order for security uniforms?
Fifty pieces per style. Contract security firms usually clear that on shirting and trousers immediately, and reach it on outerwear by combining sites into one order. Rank trims have their own minimums which are much lower, so adding a rank tier later is not an expensive exercise.
Do you hold stock for new starters?
For contract clients, yes. We hold your cloth and an agreed size buffer against the account. New officer issues normally dispatch within seventy two hours in the correct shade and with the correct rank detailing, which matters more in security than in most sectors because deployment is often immediate.
Can you supply high visibility versions for event work?
Yes. Event and crowd management kit runs as part of the same programme, built to the hi vis class your client specification requires and with role titles scaled to be readable across a crowd rather than across a desk. Numbered builds are available where you need to track issue across a season.
Can you make a corporate or covert security wardrobe?
Yes. For lobby, executive protection and retail loss prevention roles, the brief is usually to read as staff rather than as security. That is delivered as a tailored capsule on your corporate palette, with discreet identification and concealed routing for radio equipment.
How do you handle multi site deployments?
Cartons are sorted and marked by site and by rank against the deployment list you supply, so garments arrive ready to issue. For national or multi country contracts we handle export documents and consolidated shipping so your operations team is not redistributing a pallet.
How long does a security order take?
Sampling is seven to ten days, and we recommend a short wear trial at a live post before sign off, which typically adds a week well spent. Bulk is twenty one to thirty days. Custom woven rank trims can carry their own lead time and, where they do, it is built into the quoted date.

Send your rank structure and post list.

With the headcount and what staff carry on shift, that is enough for a costing. If you already have epaulettes or flashes you want kept, send one of each and we will reproduce and record them.

Sales line
+92 329 6140058
Minimum order
50 pieces per style
Reply time
One working day