Our Story
Award-winning school uniform & workwear specialists,
proudly serving schools and businesses since 2016.
Timeline
Background
10 years on the shop floor
Rachael Richards spends a decade working in a uniform shop, gaining hands-on expertise and building the high standards and customer-care ethos that would shape everything that followed. Throughout that time, she saw what was missing in the market and began forming a vision for something different: a service built for modern families, operating online rather than relying on in-person queues.
Foundation years2016
Uniform7 is founded
Rachael launches Uniform7 in East London, turning her vision into reality. Where others relied on packed shops and long queues, Uniform7 would operate online from day one, giving parents the freedom to shop 24/7 and receive orders straight to their door. In the early days, Rachael personally hand delivered every order herself, a true testament to the dedication and care behind the business from the very start.
Starting a small businessGrowth
Expanding across Essex and the UK
Uniform7 grows its reach, serving schools and SMEs across Essex and beyond. Rachael invests in in-house machinery, bringing embroidery and print production under one roof to maintain quality and turnaround times. Parents shop online with efficient home delivery, while businesses can have orders delivered to the office or on-site at their convenience.
Essex & UK-wideAward milestone
Recognised as award-winning
Uniform7 earns multiple industry accolades recognising its innovation, customer care, and commitment to inclusive business. Awards include Best New Business, Disability Confident, and Best Customer Focus Award. Rachael was also named a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year 2023.
Award winnerIn development
Our SMART Project
As a mother to a child with SEND and someone navigating her own journey with ADHD, Rachael understood first-hand how the uniform experience could be a real barrier for families. That lived experience became the driving force behind the SMART Project: an accessible, sensory, and adaptive school wear collection with branding, embroidery, and print. Designed in direct collaboration with the neurodiverse and disabled community to ensure their voices shape every part of it. Rachael is a passionate advocate for inclusive employment and proudly holds Disability Confident Employer status, embedding that commitment into the heart of how Uniform7 operates.
InnovationVision
UK's No.1 Sensory & Adaptive Schoolwear Specialist
The ultimate goal: to lead the school wear industry as the first independent company offering fully inclusive, tailored garments that include school branding, delivered as a complete service nationwide.
The goalOur vision & goals
- Lead the school wear industry as the first independent company to offer a fully inclusive and tailored service.
- Deliver the SMART Project: a sensory and adaptive collection co-created with the neurodiverse and disabled community.
- Operate as a truly inclusive employer, embedding lived experience into every product, service, and decision.
- Become the UK's No.1 Sensory and Adaptive Schoolwear specialist, delivering genuine innovation in school and workwear.