Gemilang Apparel, a school sportswear factory in Kajang, Selangor, makes custom track bottoms (seluar trek sekolah) to order. Send the school logo, the colours, a rough quantity and your date on WhatsApp. The logo goes on by in-house silkscreen, sublimation or embroidery. A free digital mockup and an approved physical sample come before mass production. The minimum order starts from 30 to 50 pieces per design.
Custom track bottoms — seluar trek sekolah — are not a stock item. Wikipedia's page on school uniforms in Malaysia describes the usual arrangement here: every school is free to design its own sports uniform, with the school's logo on the front of the shirt and an abbreviation of the school's name on the pants. That makes almost every order specific to one school: its colours, its artwork, its sizing spread. This guide covers what a teacher, a PIBG committee or a school vendor needs ready before asking for a quote, what to look at in the garment itself, and how an order with Gemilang Apparel runs.
Before you message anyone
- The logo, as the best file you have. A printable file beats a photo of a letterhead.
- The colours, named as precisely as you can — the body colour, the piping colour, the house colours.
- A rough quantity. It does not have to be final, but it decides whether the order clears the minimum.
- A target date, so it is in the conversation from the start rather than raised at the end.
- Who signs off. Sample approval is a decision; know whose decision it is before you start.
How do you order custom track bottoms for a school?
Gemilang Apparel publishes four steps. You send the logo, the colours, a rough quantity and a target date over WhatsApp. You receive a free digital mockup and a fabric recommendation chosen to fit the budget. A physical sample is made and approved before mass production starts. The finished order then goes by courier across Peninsular and East Malaysia, or you self-collect at the Kajang factory.
The physical sample is the step worth protecting. A digital mockup shows you the artwork and the colour placement; it cannot show you how the fabric feels, how the waistband sits or how the piping reads at arm's length. Gemilang Apparel puts the sample approval before mass production rather than after it, so make sure the person who signs off can see the sample in person.
Gemilang Apparel says the same four steps apply to the rest of what it makes — school trousers, house colour T-shirts (baju rumah sukan), co-curricular (koko) shirts and school ties. It describes track bottoms and trousers as its main products.
What does a school need ready before asking for a quote?
A school needs four things: a usable logo file, the exact colours, a rough quantity and the date it needs the order by. The logo and the colours are enough to get a mockup started; the quantity and the date are what turn a mockup into an order.
The logo file
Send the cleanest version the school has. A vector file or a high-resolution image with a transparent background reproduces far better than a photograph of a crest on a letterhead or a screenshot from the school website. If the badge exists only on paper, say so in the first message rather than at the sample stage.
The colours
Name the colours as specifically as you can, and say which part each one belongs to: the body of the bottoms, the piping down the side, the waistband. "Dark blue" and "navy" will not produce the same garment. If the design follows house colours, list them.
The quantity and the sizing spread
Give a rough total and the age range it covers. A primary school ordering for Standard 1 to Standard 6 and a secondary school ordering up to Form 6 are different sizing problems at the same quantity.
The date
Say when the order is actually needed — for a sports day, for the start of a school session, for a co-curricular camp. Putting the date in the first message keeps it in the conversation from the start.
What is the minimum order for seluar trek sekolah?
With Gemilang Apparel, the minimum order starts from 30 to 50 pieces per design. Gemilang Apparel does not publish which items sit at 30 and which at 50, so confirm the figure for your garment when you send the brief.
Gemilang Apparel sells to schools, PIBG committees and school vendors.
What should a school look at in the track bottoms themselves?
A school should check five things on the garment: the cut, the fabric, the waistband, the pockets and the side piping.
Cut
Gemilang Apparel offers the track bottoms in a straight or a tapered leg. Decide which at the mockup stage, because changing it later changes the pattern.
Fabric
Gemilang Apparel's track bottoms are made in heavy-duty interlock polyester. Ask what weight is being proposed, feel it in the sample, and judge it against how the bottoms will actually be used.
Waistband, pockets and piping
Gemilang Apparel's track bottoms carry a reinforced elastic waistband and deep zip pockets, and single or double side piping in the school's colours is optional. Ask for each by name when you send the brief, because an option not asked for is an option not quoted.
How does the school name or logo go onto the bottoms?
Gemilang Apparel applies the school name and logo by one of three in-house methods: silkscreen printing, sublimation or computerised embroidery. It also does its own pattern making, cutting and stitching, so the whole job stays in one factory.
Silkscreen printing suits bold, flat artwork in a small number of colours. Sublimation puts the design into the fabric itself rather than on top of it, which suits full-colour or edge-to-edge work on polyester. Embroidery suits crests and small marks where texture is wanted. Which one is proposed is part of what the mockup stage settles, so ask why a method was chosen if the artwork matters to the school.
Confirm your school's current requirement on placement with the school or your State Education Department before the artwork is approved.
What did the Ministry announce about sports attire days?
On 19 January 2024, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek announced that for the 2024/2025 school session, beginning in March, the pattern would be two days in school uniform, two days in sports attire and one day in co-curricular attire, with schools free to set which days are which. The Ministry gave easing the burden on parents as the reason for continuing the arrangement.
That announcement is dated: it was made for the 2024/2025 session. Confirm what applies to the current session with your school or your State Education Department before you size an order around it.
How do finished orders reach the school?
Gemilang Apparel delivers two ways: by courier across Peninsular and East Malaysia, or by self-collection at its factory in Kajang, Selangor.
If the order is going to East Malaysia, put that in the first message, in the same conversation as the quantity.
How do you start an order with Gemilang Apparel?
Message Gemilang Apparel on WhatsApp at +60 13-340 8183 with the logo, the colours, a rough quantity and a target date. Gemilang Apparel is open Monday to Saturday, 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, and closed on Sunday.
If any of the four are still being decided by a committee, send what you have. A mockup made from the logo and the colours gives the committee something to react to, and the quantity and date can follow. Gemilang Apparel says school trousers are made to order the same way, so a school ordering both can keep them in one conversation. More of these guides are collected on the Guides page.
Frequently asked questions
Is "seluar trek sekolah" the same as custom school track bottoms?
Yes. Seluar trek sekolah, seluar track sekolah, track bottom sekolah and seluar track sukan sekolah are the terms Malaysian buyers use for the same garment: the long sports trousers worn with a school's sports or co-curricular attire, made to each school's own colours and artwork.
Can a PIBG order directly from Gemilang Apparel?
Yes. Gemilang Apparel sells bulk custom apparel to schools, PIBG committees and school vendors. The route is the same for all three: a WhatsApp brief, a free digital mockup, then a physical sample approved before mass production.
Does a school see the track bottoms before the whole order is made?
Yes. Gemilang Apparel approves a physical sample with the buyer before mass production begins. Have the person who signs off present when the sample arrives.
How is the school name and logo applied?
Gemilang Apparel does silkscreen printing, sublimation and computerised embroidery in its own factory, so the school's artwork can be applied to the bottoms, the shirt or both. Which method is used is settled at the mockup stage.
Sources
- RTM Berita, "Kelonggaran pakai baju sukan ke sekolah diteruskan bagi sesi 2024", 19 January 2024 — the two days uniform, two days sports attire, one day co-curricular format announced for the 2024/2025 session, and schools' freedom to set the days.
- Wikipedia, "School uniforms in Malaysia" — every school free to design its own sports uniform, the school logo on the front of the shirt and an abbreviation of the school's name on the pants.