From its Olean, New York base, Sports Locker creates custom team and corporate apparel, with screen printing at the center of its work. The shop also runs personalized online team stores and sells St. Bonaventure gear, giving its decoration services a distinctly local sports focus. Its in-house team includes dedicated screen-printing, embroidery, heat-transfer, art and awards staff.
Contender UniformsSince 2016, Annapolis-based Contender Uniforms has outfitted teams nationwide with custom sports apparel while decorating branded clothing through screen printing and embroidery. Its work ranges from fully sublimated team uniforms to an online team-store model that lets players order their own sizes and personalized gear. The company also serves Maryland businesses and community organizations with branded merchandise.ANNAPOLIS, MD
Kampus KlothesKampus Klothes turns team and organization ideas into custom-decorated apparel, with in-house screen printing, heat pressing, embroidery and artwork support. Family owned and operated since 1984, the Warminster company grew from founder Tom Gonsiewski’s basement screen-printing side business into a shop that also supports online team stores and sporting-equipment needs. Its custom work ranges from small orders of 12 screen-printed shirts to larger runs, while embroidered orders have no minimum.WARMINSTER, PA
McKie SportsBased in Syracuse, McKie Sports runs a hockey shop and Central New York’s only full-service lettering shop, producing custom sportswear on premises. Its staff helps teams, organizations, and businesses bring apparel programs to life through logo design and custom decoration, from one-off pieces to fundraising webstores.SYRACUSE, NY
Creative Imprint SystemsRooted in the Erie community since 1974, family-owned Creative Imprint Systems produces custom screen-printed apparel and branded products for schools, teams, businesses, and events. The company grew from a sporting goods store into a regional operation with three Erie-area locations, combining two automatic screen-printing machines with five manual presses and an industrial printing service for hard parts. Its online Design Studio also lets customers build apparel designs themselves before the team takes them into production.MEADVILLE, PA