Keystone Tees Inc

Keystone Tees Inc is a wholesale apparel and promotional products distributor located at 5 Chelsea Cir in Reading, Pennsylvania. The company sells blank and decorated clothing, corporate wear, uniforms, restaurant and service apparel, headwear, bags, writing instruments and imprinted giveaway items, and it operates its own custom screenprinting and embroidery services. Orders can be picked up at the Reading storefront or shipped to customers across the country. The sales department can be reached at (610) 779-7210.

The business serves a mix of customers: companies outfitting staff in logoed apparel, restaurants buying chef coats and aprons, schools and sports teams ordering spirit wear, organizations planning events that need imprinted promotional items, and buyers who simply want blank goods at wholesale pricing. Because the product catalog spans many suppliers and categories, not every item the company can source appears in printed or published listings, and customers are encouraged to call or email with their requirements for a quote.

History

Keystone Tees was founded in 1975 by Lillian, Morris and Don Abramson. It remains family-owned and family-operated, now in its second generation, and has grown into one of the more established family-run businesses in Berks County. The long tenure in the wholesale apparel trade has given the company working relationships with a broad group of manufacturers and promotional product suppliers, which is reflected in the range of brands it can order from.

Apparel and Clothing Lines

Tee shirts are a core category, available as basics, spirit wear and tie dye, and sold either blank or decorated. Beyond tees, the company handles corporate casual wearables drawn from its wholesale apparel catalogs, the kind of polos, knits, woven shirts and outerwear typically used for logoed company programs and employee apparel.

Work and active wear comes from recognized industry names including Red Kap, Dickies and Augusta Sportswear. Red Kap and Dickies cover industrial and trade uniform needs such as work shirts, work pants and shop apparel, while Augusta Sportswear supplies athletic and team styles. Boxercraft styles are among the options available for school and team spirit wear.

Restaurant and service apparel is handled as its own category, with chef coats, aprons and server clothing from Edwards Garment, Fame Fabrics and Uncommon Threads Chef Apparel. These lines are built for food service environments and are frequently paired with embroidery for restaurant logos and staff names.

Accessories, Headwear and Bags

Headwear and bags are available from Paramount Apparel, Otto Cap and BAG MAKERS. Caps are a common companion purchase to embroidered corporate programs and team orders, and bags, from totes to backpacks and coolers, are often used as event giveaways, conference handouts or employee gifts.

Promotional Products

Keystone Tees distributes imprinted promotional merchandise from Hit Promotional Products, Keystone Line, Leeds (PCNA), Prime Line, Gemline, Garyline and BIC Graphic. The company is an authorized BIC distributor. This side of the business covers the wide assortment of branded items used for trade shows, open houses, fundraisers, customer appreciation, recruiting and internal employee programs. Writing instruments are a specific focus, with imprinted pens available through Ultra Pens and Pens Line.

Decoration Services

Two decoration methods are offered:

• Custom screenprinting, used for tee shirts, spirit wear, event shirts and other garments where a printed graphic is appropriate. Pricing is quoted at discounted wholesale rates based on artwork and quantity.
• Custom embroidery, used for corporate clothing, uniforms, caps, chef coats and polos where a stitched logo is preferred for durability and a more formal look.

For either service, customers are asked to provide their artwork and intended quantities so the sales department can prepare a quote by phone or email. Buyers who do not need decoration can purchase blank merchandise at wholesale, with pricing also supplied by phone or email.

Ordering, Pickup and Shipping

Because the company carries such a broad range of merchandise across many suppliers, the published product selection does not represent everything that can be ordered. Contacting the sales department directly is the practical route for buyers who have a specific brand, style number, color range or budget in mind. Staff can also help match a product category to a use case, for example suggesting suitable uniform lines for a given work environment or appropriate giveaway items for a particular event.

Completed orders can be collected at the Reading storefront, which is convenient for Berks County customers and for anyone who wants to inspect goods in person. For customers outside the immediate area, merchandise ships nationwide, and the company's position in southeastern Pennsylvania allows many shipments to arrive within a few business days. The location places Keystone Tees within reach of Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley, Harrisburg, Lancaster and much of the mid-Atlantic corridor.

Supplier Relationships

The brands and suppliers Keystone Tees works with include Red Kap, Dickies, Augusta Sportswear, Edwards Garment, Uncommon Threads, Fame Fabrics, Boxercraft, Paramount Apparel, Otto Cap, BAG MAKERS, Gemline, Garyline, Hit Promotional Products, Leeds (PCNA), Prime Line, Ultra Pens, Pens Line and BIC Graphic. Having access to both apparel manufacturers and promotional product suppliers under one roof allows a customer to coordinate a single program, for instance matching embroidered polos, caps and imprinted pens for the same company or event, without dealing with multiple vendors.

Who the Business Serves

Typical customers include:

• Businesses outfitting employees in branded corporate casual apparel or work uniforms
• Industrial, construction and trade companies needing durable workwear
• Restaurants, cafes, caterers and institutional kitchens buying chef coats, aprons and server wear
• Schools, booster clubs, youth leagues and teams ordering spirit wear and tie dye
• Nonprofits and organizations running fundraisers or awareness events
• Marketing departments and event planners sourcing trade show giveaways
• Resellers and buyers purchasing undecorated blanks at wholesale

Practical Information

Keystone Tees Inc operates from 5 Chelsea Cir, Reading, PA 19606. The phone number is (610) 779-7210. Customers planning a decorated order should have artwork files and quantity estimates ready, since both factors affect pricing. For time-sensitive projects such as event shirts or seasonal uniform rollouts, calling early allows time for stock confirmation, decoration and either pickup or shipping. The company's stated goal is to supply apparel and promotional product needs from a single source, with quality merchandise at the lowest practical cost.