Gildan

About Gildan

Gildan is a Canadian apparel manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1984. The company is one of the world's largest blank apparel manufacturers and the dominant supplier in the North American decorator market.

Gildan's catalogue at Krublanks centres on the styles decorators rely on for everyday work: the Heavy Cotton 5000 t-shirt, the SoftStyle 64000 ringspun cotton, the 18000 Heavy Blend hoodie, the 18500 Heavy Blend pullover. These are the workhorses, with broad fabric weight options, broad colour ranges, and predictable sizing across XS through 5XL depending on the style.

Why Gildan

Gildan's strength is consistency. The same style purchased six months apart has the same fabric weight, the same fit, the same colour. For decorators running repeat orders for clients, sports teams, or fundraising programs, that consistency removes a class of "this batch looks different" problems.

Pricing is competitive at any volume. Gildan's value-tier styles, like the Heavy Cotton 5000 and Heavy Blend 18000, are typically the lowest cost-per-unit option in their category, which is why they dominate fundraising and merch programs where margin matters more than fashion-forward fits.

Decoration suitability

Gildan's cotton and cotton-blend styles take screen printing well. High-quality plastisol and water-based inks both perform reliably. The Heavy Cotton 5000 is a particularly common screen-printing substrate. SoftStyle 64000 with its ringspun cotton handles DTG printing better than the heavier cotton tees. Heavy Blend fleece (18000, 18500) accepts embroidery cleanly, though decorators often pre-test for hooping behaviour on individual hoodies.

What to expect at Krublanks

Krublanks stocks Gildan styles across the core catalogue. Inventory levels reflect what's currently in our Canadian warehouse. When a colour or size shows unavailable, it's out of stock at our supplier. Most Gildan SKUs restock within 1 to 2 weeks.