Decide who you sell to, pick one or two of our scrub styles, choose fabric and colours, add your labels and logo, approve a sample and place a first order of 50 pieces per style. That is how to start a scrubs brand with white label manufacturing: you put your effort into the brand and the selling, and we make the garment to an approved sample.
Plan the range
Step 1: Decide who you are selling to
Scrubs buyers fall into two groups, and they want different things.
- Employers and institutions such as clinics, care homes, dental practices and training colleges buy sets for a whole team. They care about consistent colour, a fit that suits everyone and easy reordering.
- Individual wearers such as nurses, therapists, vets and dental staff buy their own scrubs. They care about fit, feel, pockets and look.
You can sell to both, but your first collection should lead with one. A brand selling to individuals online needs good photos and a clear size chart. A brand supplying employers needs a reliable core range and a fast way to quote.
Step 2: Choose your styles
We make four scrub styles:
| Style | Suits |
|---|---|
| Unisex scrub set | Teams, uniform programmes, a broad core range |
| Women’s fit scrub set | Individual wearers who want a shaped fit |
| Jogger scrubs | Buyers who want a tapered, modern look |
| Scrub cap | Add-on or matching set piece for any range |
Start with one or two. Each style has a minimum of 50 pieces, so a smaller range lets you put more depth into each colour and size.
Step 3: Choose fabric and colour
Our scrubs are cut in poly-cotton or poly-viscose stretch. Poly-cotton is firm and holds its shape and colour through regular washing. Poly-viscose stretch is softer and moves with the body. Our post on poly-cotton or stretch scrub fabric covers the choice in detail.
For colour, start with shades your buyers already look for. Many workplaces set colours by role, so listen to what your buyers say they are allowed to wear. Choose a core colour you will always stock, then add two or three more. The colour split per style is confirmed at quotation.
Step 4: Build your brand into the garment
White label means the garment carries your brand, not ours. Decide:
- Brand name and logo. Keep the logo simple enough to embroider at chest size and on a cap.
- Neck label. Your brand name, inside the top and at the trouser waist.
- Wash-care label. Fibre content and care instructions. Labelling requirements vary by country and are confirmed at quotation.
- Hang tag. Style name, fabric, size and, if needed, a barcode.
- Logo method. Embroidery for a chest logo and a cap mark; heat transfer for small logos on stretch fabric.
- Packing. Bulk cartons for team supply; individual polybags or set packs for retail and online.
From quotation to first order
Step 5: Request a quotation and a sample
Send us your styles, fabric, colours, quantity per size, branding and packing needs, and the destination country. Your quotation confirms price per piece, the colour split, sample terms, lead time and shipping terms. We take enquiries from buyers worldwide.
We then make a sample in your chosen style and fabric, with your branding where possible. Wear it through a shift, wash it and check fit, pockets, waist, logo and labels. Ask for changes before you approve it, because bulk production follows the approved sample.
Step 6: Place your first order
After you approve the sample, an advance payment starts production. We cut and sew your order, run our quality check before packing and dispatch once the balance is paid.
A sensible first order is focused: one or two styles, a few colours, sizes weighted to the middle with some stock at each end. Keep track of what sells.
Think about cash as well as stock. You pay the advance before production and the balance before dispatch, and you only start earning once the scrubs are listed and selling. Leave room in your budget for photography, your website or marketplace listings, and the cost of getting stock to your door. A smaller first order that sells through is worth more than a larger one that sits in boxes.
Step 7: Sell, learn and reorder
Once stock arrives, check it against the approved sample, then list and sell. Watch three things:
- which colours and sizes sell first;
- what buyers ask about, such as pocket count or length;
- which channel brings repeat buyers.
Use that to shape the reorder. Buyer questions are especially useful: if several people ask whether the top has a pen pocket or how long the trousers are, add that to your listing and consider it for the next order. Increase what sells, drop what does not and add a second style once the first is steady. Reorders follow your approved sample, so fit and branding stay consistent.
A starting checklist
- Main buyer group chosen
- One or two styles chosen
- Fabric and core colours chosen
- Logo artwork ready as a vector file
- Label, tag and packing plan written down
- Destination country and selling channels known
- Budget for the first order and sample set aside
When your checklist is done, send it to us for a quotation. You can see the full scrub range, sizes and branding options on our white label scrubs page.