Institutions
Weekly batch delivery, explained
When a hospital or nursing college uses our institution ordering page, staff and students do not each get a separate courier parcel. Instead, all orders placed in a week are grouped into one batch and delivered together to the institution.
People sometimes ask why we do it this way, and how to plan around it. This post answers both.
What “weekly batch” means
- The private ordering page stays open for orders all week.
- At a fixed point each week, that week’s orders close and become one batch.
- The batch is stitched at our unit in Konni and delivered together to the institution’s chosen delivery point.
- Orders placed after the batch closes go into the following week’s batch.
Why we batch orders
Everything matches. Uniforms stitched together in one batch match in colour and finish. That is important when an entire ward or class wears the same set.
One delivery instead of fifty. The nursing office receives one consignment, not a stream of courier packets arriving at different times for different people.
Exchanges are easier. Because everyone receives their uniform at the same place on the same day, size exchanges happen right there. Nobody has to post a set back.
Nobody is forgotten. A new nurse who joins in the middle of the year orders from the same page and her uniform comes in the next batch, matching what everyone else already wears.
What it means for staff and students
- Order before the batch closes if you need your uniform in that delivery.
- You can cancel your order any time until the batch closes. After that it is in production.
- Collect it at your institution. Your uniform arrives at the delivery point with the rest of the batch; you do not need to be home to receive a courier.
- Try it on that day. If the size is wrong, exchange it at the delivery point on delivery day.
What it means for the nursing office
The office does not collect sizes or money; each person orders and pays online. What the office does is simple:
- Share the ordering link and the batch closing time.
- Remind people before the cut-off, especially at the start of a college year.
- Arrange a place and a person for the delivery day.
Planning around the batch
A few tips from how institutions use it well:
- New academic year: tell students to order in the first week, so the whole class is in one batch and receives uniforms together.
- Clinical postings: if students need uniforms before a posting starts, set the order deadline well ahead of it.
- New joiners: add the ordering link to your joining checklist so new staff order as soon as they join.
- Measurements: point people to the size chart before they order. Fewer exchanges on delivery day means a quicker handover.
Tracking an order
Staff and students who want to check the status of their order can use the track page with their order ID.
Is weekly batching right for us?
It suits hospitals and colleges where many people wear the same approved uniform and new people join through the year. For a large one-time requirement, bulk supply is also possible through customuniforms.in.
Wrapping up
Weekly batches keep uniforms matching, deliveries simple and exchanges easy, as long as people order before the cut-off. If you would like to set this up for your institution, start at the for institutions page.
