What fabric is best for police & defence uniforms?

We recommend Officer Choice, Serze Italian Premium, Panto, Grado 1st, Boxer and Denim HV, each engineered for the demands of police & defence uniform wear. Every fabric ships with spec and MOQ.

What is the minimum order for police & defence uniform fabric?

50 m per shade from ready stock, and 500 m per shade for custom shades or constructions woven to order.

Can you match our police & defence shade or specification?

Yes. Custom shades and constructions are woven to order from 500 m per shade and matched to your approved standard, then held as a dye lot for consistent reorders.

What police & defence programs do you supply?

We supply Army Uniforms and Police Uniforms.

Industry

Police & Defence Uniform Fabric Manufacturer

Regulation law enforcement and police uniform suitings by Benny Cotts. High-strength, wash-fast, crease-retentive fabrics engineered for daily duty wear.

Force uniforms demand a precise shade, a structured handle and colour that survives sun and repeated laundering. Our law-enforcement fabrics are built to specification, holding their crease and their colour through the field conditions police and army wear is put through.

Fabric specifications

Typical ranges across the fabrics we recommend for this program. Exact composition, GSM, width and colour cards are available per fabric on request.

Composition: Poly-Viscose & polyester blends
Weight: 210-405 GSM
Width: 147-150 cm
Weave: Plain, Serge twill, Twill, Matty
Shades: Institutional palette + custom shades to your standard
Minimum order: 50 m from ready stock · custom weaves from 500 m

Specialisations

Uniform programs we supply

The specific uniform programs within police & defence that we weave fabric for.

Army Uniforms

Structured combat and service fabric in regulation shades.

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Police Uniforms

Crisp, wash-fast khaki suiting that holds a sharp line.

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Fabrics

Recommended fabrics

Suitings from our range best suited to this uniform program.

Officer Choice

Poly-Viscose (PV) blend · 210-230 GSM

Crisp, structured suiting engineered for officer uniforms.

Law enforcementSecurity

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Serze Italian Premium

Poly-Viscose blend, fiber dyed · 405 g/m

Heavy fiber-dyed serge suiting, 405 g per metre at 58 inch.

Formal attireCorporate

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Panto

Poly-Viscose blend · 215-235 GSM

Workhorse trouser fabric with consistent dye lots.

IndustrialHousekeeping

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Grado 1st

Poly-Viscose blend · 220-240 GSM

Tailoring-grade fabric built for everyday durability.

CorporateEducation

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Boxer

100% Polyester · 235 GSM

Firm matty-weave polyester built for heavy-duty uniform wear.

WorkwearSecurity

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Denim HV

Poly-Viscose 70/30 · 235 GSM

Poly-viscose denim-look uniform cloth with a rugged handle.

WorkwearUniforms

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Fabric types used in police & defence uniforms

Poly-Viscose Suiting Twill Suiting Plain-Weave Suiting

Case studies

Folded khaki uniform cloths in several tones, stacked for shade comparison

Police force

One Khaki, Two Constructions: Matching Shirt and Trouser Across a Force Rollout

Shirt and trouser now read as one uniform in daylight, and each reorder cycle is approved against the held references instead of against the previous shipment, so the two garments no longer drift apart between tenders.

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Taped and labelled fabric parcels stacked on a pallet in a dispatch bay with a clipboard on top

Tender supply

Winning a Uniform Fabric Tender and Then Actually Delivering It

Every consignment was inspected against the same submitted sample rather than against the delivery before it, no line in the schedule waited on a weaving slot and a dye lot together, and what we could and could not certify was on record from bid stage instead of becoming an argument at inspection.

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Wrapped fabric parcels staged in a mill despatch bay, one opened for pre-dispatch sampling, with a clipboard resting on the parcel beside it

Institutional supply

The Cloth Was Ready and the Consignment Still Could Not Ship

Later consignments left on their dates, because the report, the declaration and the inspection were finished before the rolls were, and the documents named the same lots the parcels contained. The buyer also stopped carrying a risk they had not priced: on a contract with a penalty for late delivery, a consignment held for paperwork costs exactly what a consignment held for fabric costs.

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From the blog

The Government Tender Calendar: When to Start If You Want to Bid

Police & Defence uniform fabric: common questions

What fabric is best for police & defence uniforms?: We recommend Officer Choice, Serze Italian Premium, Panto, Grado 1st, Boxer and Denim HV, each engineered for the demands of police & defence uniform wear. Every fabric ships with spec and MOQ.
What is the minimum order for police & defence uniform fabric?: 50 m per shade from ready stock, and 500 m per shade for custom shades or constructions woven to order.
Can you match our police & defence shade or specification?: Yes. Custom shades and constructions are woven to order from 500 m per shade and matched to your approved standard, then held as a dye lot for consistent reorders.
What police & defence programs do you supply?: We supply Army Uniforms and Police Uniforms.

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