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Send us overflow on orders over 200 pieces during peak season, or the large runs your manual presses can't hit on time. Keep the customer and skip the equipment purchase.
Wholesale screen printing for the trade
Contract Screen Printing Services
Wholesale contract screen printing for print shops, promotional products distributors, agencies and apparel brands. Smooth, soft plastisol prints on automatic presses, printed in-house in Grandville, Michigan and blind shipped anywhere in the U.S.
4.9★Google & Trustpilot rating
Since 2012Contract printing focus
4 Auto ROQ®Automatic presses in-house
100% BlindUnbranded slips on every order
The basics
What is contract screen printing?
Contract screen printing is wholesale screen printing done on behalf of another business. A print shop, promo distributor, agency or brand sells the order to its client, a contract printer prints it (usually on blanks the reseller supplies), then ships it unbranded so the reseller keeps the relationship and the margin.
It's also called wholesale screen printing, print-only screen printing or trade printing. Unlike retail screen printing, where the shop sells finished shirts to the end customer and handles sourcing, art and quoting, contract printing is priced from a published price list and built around print-ready art and formal POs. That's how a good contract printer keeps per-piece costs low enough for you to mark up.
Who we work with
Built for businesses that resell printed apparel
We've focused on contract printing since 2012. Our best partners are the ones who need a production floor they can count on, not another vendor to babysit.
Promo Distributors
ASI, PPAI and SAGE distributors get trade pricing, formal-PO workflow and blind drop shipping straight to your client.
Agencies & Design Firms
Deliver event merch, campaign tees and employee apparel under your name while we handle production, finishing and fulfillment.
Apparel Brands
Retail-ready drops with printed neck tags, hang tags and fold & bag, plus consistent color on every reorder.
Capabilities
What we print for contract clients
We're known for smooth, soft-hand plastisol printing: crisp edges, solid coverage on darks and no gritty, heavy ink deposits. Every job runs on automatic presses with in-house screen making, so registration stays tight from the first shirt to the last.
Print styles
- Spot color plastisol matched to Pantone® Solid Coated on lights and darks
- Soft-hand inks: water-based, discharge and hybrid printing
- Simulated process & halftones for photographic and gradient art
- Special effects such as puff, metallic, glow-in-the-dark and crystalina
- Oversized prints and printing over seams
- Printed neck tags to replace or cover manufacturer labels
- Mixed-media orders with contract embroidery or heat transfers on one PO
Garments & print locations
| Category | Common contract items |
|---|---|
| T-shirts | Short and long sleeve, heavyweight, tri-blends, performance and youth tees |
| Fleece | Hoodies, crewnecks, quarter-zips, joggers |
| Corporate & workwear | Work shirts, safety apparel, polos (blended fabrics) |
| Athletic | Team tees, tanks, shorts, warm-ups |
| Accessories | Totes, aprons, drawstring bags |
| Print locations | Full front, left chest, full back, upper back, sleeves, inside neck tag |
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A contract printer that runs like your own shop
Most contract printers only print. Extreme® prints, embroiders, finishes and ships under one roof, so your whole order moves on one PO, one schedule and one invoice.
Blind shipping, always
Unbranded packing slips on every contract order and split shipping to multiple addresses. Your client only ever sees you.
Automatic press capacity
Four automatic ROQ® presses in a 22,000+ ft² facility handle large runs and peak-season overflow without pushing your dates.
Retail-ready finishing
Neck tags, hem tags, hang tags and fold & bag with size stickers. See apparel finishing.
A real rep, not a ticket
In-house customer service reviews every PO and responds within one business day. Art or count issues get flagged before they become late orders.
Trade pricing you can quote from
A published Contract Price List by quantity, colors and locations, so you can quote your client in minutes and protect your margin.
Fulfillment when you need it
Warehousing, pick & pack and company stores for repeat programs. See online stores.
How it works
How contract screen printing works at Extreme®
From application to delivery, the workflow is built around formal POs so nothing gets lost between your client and our press floor.
Apply for a contract account
Tell us about your business, typical order sizes and decoration mix. Approved accounts receive our Contract Price List.
Submit a purchase order
Include sizes and quantities, ink colors (Pantone), print size, placement and a garment mock-up for each design.
Send art & blanks
Send print-ready vector art. Ship blanks from your supplier labeled with your PO number, or have us source them.
Approve your proof
We check counts on arrival, separate and output films, and send a proof. Production is scheduled once art is approved and all goods are in.
We print, finish & blind ship
Orders are printed, cured, quality checked, finished as requested and shipped with unbranded slips to you or straight to your client.
Program guidelines
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Are we a good contract screen printing fit?
Clear guidelines keep pricing low and turnaround fast for every partner. Here's what we expect from contract clients.
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | 50 pieces per design |
| Average order size | About 150 pieces per design |
| Order frequency | At least 2 purchase orders per month |
| Pricing | Quoted from the provided Contract Price List |
| Purchase orders | Formal PO with sizes, quantities, ink colors, print size and placement |
| Artwork | Print-ready vector art (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG) or 300 dpi files at print size, fonts outlined, every color called out in Pantone® Solid Coated |
| Mock-ups | Garment mock-ups showing accurate print size and placement |
| Supplied garments | Counted, labeled with your PO and shipped direct from supplier. 2–3% overs recommended. |
| Turnaround | Currently 5–7 business days after approval and receipt of goods, plus shipping. Rush available for a fee. |
Not a reseller? Order printed apparel directly on our screen printing services page, or see wholesale screen printing for bulk-order pricing.
Pricing
How contract screen printing is priced
Every ink color needs its own screen and its own setup, so contract screen printing is priced mainly by quantity and number of colors. Larger runs spread that setup across more pieces, which is why per-shirt cost drops fast as volume grows.
- Quantity, with price breaks as volume grows
- Ink colors per location, including any white underbase on darks
- Number of print locations per garment
- Screen setup, charged per color per design
- Specialty inks like puff or metallic
- Finishing & shipping such as neck tags, fold & bag or split ships
Quoting tips for resellers
| To lower cost | Why it works |
|---|---|
| Reduce colors | Each color removed saves a screen, a setup and a print station |
| Print on light garments | Lights often skip the white underbase that darks need |
| Combine designs | One design across more pieces hits higher price breaks |
| Plan reorders | Repeat art with saved screens and separations cuts setup time |
| Order 2–3% overs | Covers blank defects without a costly second run |
General guidance for planning. Exact pricing comes from your Contract Price List.
