Red Kap Industrial Workwear - Since 1923

What do you think makes for the ultimate work week (besides time off)? Free lunch…gas to get you to and from the job…some new work clothes? Well, all of that and more could be yours if you win our Work Week Done Right Sweepstakes, which starts on Oct. 30.

This exciting contest will award one lucky winner - AND up to nine of his or her coworkers - all of the makings of a great week on the job: $50 gas gift card for each person, lunch Monday through Friday, $500 Friday Happy Hour party, and $100 each in Red Kap apparel.

If that sounds like a good week to you, then head over to our Facebook page to enter. Only one entry per person is allowed, but you can increase your odds of winning by getting your coworkers to enter, too!

The Work Week Done Right contest runs through November 30. Good luck!

Drumroll, please… Here's the shirt design chosen for this year's SEMA show!

Thanks to everyone who voted on Facebook. These 3 lucky fans were chosen randomly to get one of their very own:
Rick Miliken, James Hines and Thomas Cole. If that's you, send an email to susan_strizek@vfc.com with your size and shipping info. Everyone else - we'll give you the chance to snag one of your own after the show.

Body sizing and fit preferences change over the years, and our research indicated that it was time for us to make some minor tweaks to the core lineup of Red Kap work shirts.

• First, we increased the length of the back by one inch. This makes it easier for our work shirts to be tucked in - and stay tucked in - through physical work days. For those who choose to wear their shirt untucked, the additional length will provide a neater, more modest appearance.
  
  
• Next, we added 1.25 inches to the sleeve length. This change will enhance the wearer's experience by allowing a greater range of motion and neater appearance.
  
  
• The final change we made was to increase the back yoke width by 1.5 inches. This modification also improves the wearer's range of motion, resulting in even greater comfort and flexibility while on the job.

Red Kap is continuously seeking ways to improve our garments and we're excited about this updated fit. The feedback from individuals involved in wear tests was nothing but positive and we feel certain you'll agree.

With over 4500 entries, our recent Powergear Giveaway on Facebook was most certainly a huge success! David Futrell from South Carolina was selected as the lucky grand prize winner. He won an autographed work shirt, which will be signed by Courtney Hansen and the hosts of Trucks!, his favorite Powerblock show. As an avid fan of Powerblock, David is looking forward to also receiving a $250 gift card for Powerblock's online store as well as $250 worth of Red Kap product.

Five first-prize winners were also awarded with an autographed Powerblock work shirt and 25 second-prize winners got a Red Kap baseball cap.

Thanks to all our fans for entering! Be on the lookout for more contests in the future!

We're proud to be a part of the automotive community and are continuously working to develop apparel that fits the unique needs of that industry. But that doesn't mean we can't have some fun, too! We've just launched a new interactive website where two cars are pitted against one another to see which will reign supreme. Who would you pick as the winner in a battle between a 1950 Chevy vs. a 2008 Mercedes? What about a Ford Model T vs. '58 Dodge Charger? Their fate is in your hands at www.mostrighteousride.com.

And if you're wondering how your own ride stacks up against the competition, you're in luck! From the site, you can upload a photo and it will be included in the battle. Plus, we'll send you a link that you can share with your friends so they can support your quest for righteousness.

Get all the latest Most Righteous Ride updates on Facebook - you never know what car will be in the top spot tomorrow.

We're excited to announce that Red Kap will be making a return appearance at the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, November 1-4. SEMA is the Specialty Equipment Market Association and their annual show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world.

As the leading manufacturer of automotive apparel, Red Kap garnered a lot of attention at last year's show with our products specifically designed for the automotive industry. This year, we're doubling our booth size and highlights include:

• Great giveaways including custom-designed work shirts and kaps (while supplies last)
• An area where show attendees can try on a variety of our work shirts
• Chance to rest your feet and play "Most Righteous Ride" (get a sneak-peek)
• Discount vouchers good for 25% off at Automotive Workwear

The Red Kap booth will be located in the North Hall, Tools & Equipment section, #10463.

Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep up-to-speed on our latest happenings with SEMA - before, during and after the show. You never know what we've got up our sleeve!

Red Kap will be exhibiting for the first time at the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) Event, October 6-8 in Orlando, Florida. CARS is the premier event for auto service professionals and was created to provide high-quality education and product information as well as networking opportunities.

As a new member of ASA - the Automotive Service Association - Red Kap is looking forward to attending this event and the opportunity to network with industry pros from across the country. Attendees will be able to check out our newest and best auto-specific apparel, like the Crew Shirt, in Booth C742. Stop by and say hello!

As the official work shirt of The Powerblock, Red Kap knows that show fans and other auto enthusiasts out there would love the chance to win some gear they can put to good use. So we're excited to announce our new contest - Red Kap's Powerblock Powergear Giveaway!

The grand prize includes an autographed work shirt (signed by Courtney Hansen and the hosts of the winner's favorite Powerblock series), $250 gift card to the Powerblock online store and $250 worth of Red Kap product. And there are lots of great first and second prizes, too!

Just visit us on Facebook to "Like" us and enter to win. The contest ends on August 28, 2011. Good Luck!

Red Kap is excited to announce our new store-within-a-store at All Uniform Wear in Miami, Florida. The family-owned business was established 25 years ago and has 12 retail stores throughout southern Florida. The location in Hialeah now features a 900 square foot space dedicated solely to Red Kap product.

Customers will find a wide selection of work pants and solid and striped work shirts in addition to selected styles of shorts, coveralls, jeans and other products. Specialty areas include shirts and pants for the automotive market as well as uniform garments for the culinary market.

If you're in the Miami area, be sure to check them out. Or visit their website: www.alluniformwear.com.

Our recent Fill the Cab contest was a huge success! Out of over 8000 entries, one winner was selected to win $5000 worth of Snap-on® tools. That winner, Kurt Schultz from St. Augustine, Florida was speechless when we called to tell him he'd won. After the reality set in, we had a chance to find out a little more about the lucky winner.

Red Kap: So, what kind of work do you do?
Kurt Schultz: I'm a service technician at my local Honda® dealership; I've been employed there since October of last year.

RK: That's great - you probably already wear Red Kap to work every day! Red Kap manufactures the products for Honda's official uniform program. How did you receive your training to be a tech?
KS: I went to First Coast Technical College in St. Augustine for a year and a half.

RK: How did you get into this field?
KS: Honestly I didn't get into cars until I got my first one from my girlfriend's (at the time) brother, who was a service tech for Chevy. Seeing him work and knowing how to fix almost anything made me really want to look into that. I enrolled in shop class in high school and then continued onto technical college afterward.

RK: What's your favorite part of the job?
KS: I'm big on electronics, I've always had a knack for working with electronics and being a service technician gives me a big opportunity to put that into a productive practice.

RK: What Snap-on tools are you most looking forward to receiving?
KS: Any kind of multimeters or other electronic diagnostic equipment is definitely what I'm looking forward to getting.

RK: What's your dream car?
KS: My dream car without any doubt is the Nissan GT-R - for so many reasons, mainly its affordability considering what they give you in the package (sleek styling, while managing to look extremely aggressive, a track computer built in to monitor lap times, lateral g-forces, etc, not to mention the twin turbo engine with plenty of power). It's a car I could see myself driving on the weekends and to the track to get the urge out of my system to unleash its power on the road!

Congratulations again, Kurt!

We've gotten tremendous feedback from our partnership with Powerblock and we're even more excited to be a part of their newest show, Search and Restore. The show's mission is to rebuild deserving viewers' vehicles, helping make their dream a reality.

As the Official Work Shirt of the Powerblock, we'll be outfitting not only the well-known and respected host, Tim Strange, but also the team of up to 50 volunteers on each episode. Be sure to tune in on the following dates:

• Build #1: May 7 and 8; May 14 and 15
• Build #2: June 11 and 12; June 17 and 18
• Build #3: August 20 and 21; August 27 and 28
• Build #4: September 24 and 25; October 1 and 2

You're never to old to make new friends. Now through April 19, if you like us on Facebook, you can enter for a chance to win $5000 worth of your choice of Snap-On® tools. That's right-a brand-spankin' new roll cab full of all the tools you need to get any job Done Right.

We know that our workwear speaks for itself, so we went with a simple concept: a man or woman working hard, wearing Red Kap. One real person doing real work in a real workplace-no actors, no pretending, no elaborate sets.

We captured a baseball bat maker covered in wood chips, a custom hot rod mechanic hovering over the engine of a '65 Comet, and a warehouse forklift operator harnessed to a cherry picker. The crew sterilized cameras to film the milk pasteurization process, and wore hard hats and safety glasses to film a concrete pour. They were out of the boundaries of simple filming techniques, and within new boundaries usually marked EMPLOYEES ONLY.

It was easy to see how the right people in the right workwear get the work done right. Their focus, drive and commitment to completing jobs the right way is what motivates us to keep doing ours. We've always known who wears the Red Kap name-but to see them in action made us that much prouder to be part of it all.

We figured the best way to show the real work was to get down and dirty where the real work happens. And when we did, the result was nothing short of Kaptivating.

Red Kap is proud to announce our new partnership with Rusty's Offroad to be their official workwear supplier. Rusty's designer and builds custom off-road components for the Jeep line of vehicles. Look for more details about our partnership in the future. In the meantime, check out www.rustysoffroad.com.

So as we began putting together our game plan for producing a series of 10 videos introducing consumers to the latest Red Kap workwear, naturally the subject of music came up. Typically, on a project like this you go with prerecorded production music.

Simply stated, we knew we could do better. After all, Nashville, home of our headquarters, is known as Music City. You can't swing a cat here without hitting some other cat who has played on all kinds of amazing albums. And country isn't the only flavor they serve here.

The game plan was actually pretty simple: assemble a roomful of killer musicians for an afternoon. Then stand back and let them do their jobs.

At the end of the day, we came away with exactly what we'd hoped for: a toolbox full of tracks perfect to set the tone in videos profiling everyone from a hardworking truck driver to a master woodworker.

We're thrilled with the results, and hope you will be too.

This is music done right.