We all know that life - business life - is change. Order volumes are not constant from month to month, supply chains are not 100% stable and staff turnover is not a variable that can be accurately calculated in advance. Few companies today can predict with 100% accuracy what their fleet of machinery or company cars will look like in a year's time. That's why they rely on: Leasing.
Company cars or machines are leased to them - temporarily - for a pre-agreed period of time. In return, they pay a weekly or monthly (leasing) fee based on the purchase value of the leased asset.
Looking at car registration statistics, leasing seems to pay off: About half of all newly registered cars are leased.
What is less well known is that there are leasing models for workwear, similar to the well-known 'car leasing' or 'machinery leasing' models. However, the proportion of workwear leased compared to workwear purchased shows that there is still some work to be done to raise awareness. Not every company seems to be aware of the benefits of workwear leasing.
Let's start by clearing up a few misconceptions.
No: leased workwear is not second-hand
Do you associate workwear leasing with used clothing? Well, you're not alone, but you're wrong.
When you lease workwear from CWS Workwear, you get new items. We wash them for you beforehand. You would probably do the same thing privately.
Correctly, we only dispose of used workwear when it can no longer be used. If it can still be used, it goes into our second-hand store, where we keep an emergency supply. A working, hygienically clean pair of work trousers is always better than none at all. (It's also greener and more sustainable).
No: there's no need to worry about the small print in leasing contracts.
Are the tyres covered? Do you want additional passenger insurance? We are all familiar with the seemingly endless questions that arise when we go to pick up a rental car at our holiday destination: the terms and conditions are opaque, several pages long and full of exceptions.
This is not the case with your CWS Workwear leasing contract. Terms and conditions are a must, but they must be clear and easy to understand. We want you to know what you are signing. Period.
No: you are not trapped in a rigid corset.
The airlines have shown the way. Book and pay for what you need: extra hand baggage, coffee on board or more legroom.
Our FLEX service is based on this simple principle. You have the flexibility to add or remove service modules as and when you need them. You only pay for what you need. We would be happy to explain our 12 different service modules to you in a (no-obligation) discussion.
In 2025, there is no real reason to own every piece of workwear. Leasing models such as those offered by CWS Workwear not only save money, but also natural resources and a lot of worry. But more about that another time.
* By the way, it was priests who leased agricultural machinery to farmers in Babylon around 2000 BC. This is believed to be the first known leasing transaction in history.