Custom FR Quarter-Zip Sweatshirts, Regular and Tall

Here's a mix-up we can clear up before you scroll: the section name says quarter and half-zip, but right now every sweatshirt listed here is a quarter-zip. No half-zip yet. So when we talk about custom FR quarter-zip sweatshirts on this page, we mean one Bulwark hooded design, flame-resistant (FR), sold in two cuts, regular and tall. Below: what the label says, how the two cuts differ, and how a logo goes on.

What's Actually in This Section?

Two listings. The Bulwark SEH8 in regular sizes and the Bulwark SEH8T in tall sizes. The supplier's full style name is Men's Flame Resistant Quarter-Zip Hooded Sweatshirt. So yes, there's a hood on it.

It's made for crews whose site rules put them in FR: jobs with flash-fire or arc-flash hazards, which is what the NFPA 2112 line and the arc rating on its label speak to.

People do ask us for the half-zip, mostly because of the page name. There isn't one listed today. If that changes, it'll show up in the grid above.

Both listings carry the same build lines, word for word:

• "Flame-resistant, 12.5 oz./yd² (425 g/m²), 95% Cotton/ 5% Spandex Brushed Fleece" (the oz./yd² number is how much one square yard of the fleece weighs, in ounces)
• "Two ply hood with drawcord closure and 1/4 zip front", two ply meaning two layers of fabric in the hood
• Raglan sleeves. The sleeve seam runs from the collar down to the underarm instead of across the shoulder.
• Rib knit cuffs and waistband
• Two side seam pockets
• Care line: "Home Wash"

And the line most buyers come for: "NFPA® 2112 Compliant CAT 2 Arc Rating EBT 17.0 calories/cm²."

Read it from the back. 17.0 calories/cm² is the arc rating: the bigger that figure, the more arc energy the fleece is rated to block. EBT is the kind of arc rating Bulwark lists. CAT 2, just before it, is the PPE (personal protective equipment) category, one level on the arc-flash scale.

NFPA 2112 at the front is the flash-fire standard.

Mind you, a label that reads well isn't the same as a label that fits your job. Get the standard and category your site requires from your safety lead, in writing if you can, and check it against this line before anybody wears one on a unit.

Custom FR Quarter-Zip Sweatshirts in Regular or Tall

Same fleece. Same label.

What changes is length, and only length. Bulwark's size charts list 53 1/2" of chest circumference for both the regular L and the LT. The body length at the back goes from 33 1/8" on the L to 34 1/2" on the LT, and the sleeve (measured from center back) goes from 38 1/4" to 39 1/4". That pattern holds up the chart: the tall adds 1 3/8" to the body and 1" to the sleeve, chest unchanged, from M against MT all the way to 3XL against 3XLT.

So the tall is not a bigger size. It's the same size, cut longer. Kind of like a long-bed and a short-bed version of the same pickup: same truck, more bed.

Sizes as listed:

SEH8 (regular): S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL. SEH8T (tall): MT, LT, XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT. Navy is the color on both.

The catch sits at the two ends of that run. There's no small in tall, and neither cut goes past 3XL. If someone on your list wears a 4XL, or wants a tall in small, this section can't cover them yet.

Your Logo and Your Order

Around the zip and the hood

The decoration profile on both listings names embroidery, printing and embroidered patches. On FR wear none of that is automatic. We check the sweatshirt, the artwork and the exact spot, and only a method the supplier supports for that spot gets the go-ahead. Logos stay compact. The label, the rating line and the zipper tape stay uncovered.

With a 1/4 zip front, the left chest is the natural home for a small mark, just beside the zipper. We'd keep the hood bare. When it's down on someone's back, nobody reads it anyway.

Color check: navy fleece swallows dark thread. If your logo has navy or black in it, look hard at those parts on the mockup before you say yes.

If it's stitched, the logo gets digitized first, meaning our team turns it into the stitch file the embroidery machine follows. Our embroidery digitizing page shows how that works. Then a mockup comes to you, a preview picture with your logo placed on the SEH8, and nothing gets stitched until you approve it. Will the SEH8 keep its rating once your logo is on it? We can't say yes to that until it's checked and confirmed for this sweatshirt and your decoration, so we don't.

For what we can work from art-wise, see our Artwork Acceptance Policy. Protective pieces like these are covered by our Spoilage Policy, same as anything else we decorate.

How long does a custom FR quarter-zip order take?

There's no minimum. One SEH8T for the one tall operator on the unit? We'll do it. Regular and tall can share one order too. Price depends on which cut and how many, the stitch count (the total stitches your logo needs), and how many places on the sweatshirt get decorated.

Timing goes like this. Mockup first, 2–3 working days from when your logo reaches us. After your yes, a smaller order is ready 7–10 working days later. Dressing a whole site at once? That's a large order, and its timeline comes from us directly. Ask first, then promise the crew a date.

Count your regulars and your talls, size by size, add the logo file, and drop it all into our quote page. We'll quote the regulars and the talls on the same reply.

Shopping around? Crews without an FR rule have more choice in the parent work quarter and half-zip sweatshirts section. A zipper all the way down is over in FR full-zips, and a pullover with no zip front in FR pullover hoodies. For FR shirts, see FR woven shirts. Other styles from the same maker are on our Bulwark page, and the rest of the work range sits under workwear.

Last tip: not sure if someone needs the tall? Order one SEH8 and one SEH8T in their size first. Let them try both on, then order the rest.