Leisure time

The leisure category is dominated by outdoor and wellness products. Top favourites include automatic-open folding umbrellas, reflective bands and safety accessories, collapsible sports bottles, fitness trackers and yoga mats. Demand is growing for picnic sets, folding chairs and outdoor bags. For corporate team-building events we recommend barbecue sets, frisbees and sports balls. These items offer high practical value — clients genuinely use them in their personal time, extending your brand's reach well beyond the workplace.

A promotional umbrella is an ideal gift thanks to the high visibility of your logo from a distance. For clients, choose automatic umbrellas with a sturdy 8- or 10-rib frame and a diameter of 105–120 cm — budget options tend to break after just a few uses, and customers will associate that with your brand negatively. For VIP partners, opt for golf umbrellas with a wooden handle and anti-shock construction. For mass events, simple folding umbrellas at an entry-level price point will do the job well. A top trend right now is umbrellas with reverse (inverted) closing — they keep interiors dry when you fold them.

For umbrellas we use screen printing — it delivers vivid single-colour and multi-colour coverage across the large surface of the panels. For full-colour designs including photographs, we opt for sublimation printing on 100% polyester. Sports bottles are printed using pad printing (single-colour logo) or UV printing (full-colour). Frisbees and plastic equipment are printed with pad printing. Yoga mats and textile outdoor gear are printed using screen printing. Reflective bands are printed with pad printing or laser engraving. The choice of technology has a significant impact on both the final result and the durability of the print — sublimation printing is more durable than screen printing.

Most leisure promotional products fall within the entry-level per-unit threshold defined by applicable tax regulations, meaning they can be included in tax-deductible expenses — provided they carry the company's logo or name. This applies to umbrellas, water bottles, frisbees, reflective accessories and most sports equipment. For higher-end VIP gifts — such as golf umbrellas, premium picnic sets or upscale sports gear — use the representation or gift expense category instead. For companies with 25 or more employees, sourcing from a supplier that fulfils the obligation to employ people with disabilities can be an attractive way to meet statutory requirements.

Eco-friendly variants of leisure promotional products have become a standard offering. We supply umbrellas made from recycled polyester (rPES from PET bottles) with bamboo handles, sports bottles made from recycled aluminium or stainless steel (an alternative to single-use plastics), bamboo frisbees and outdoor equipment, yoga mats made from natural cork or recycled TPE, and reflective bands with organic dyes. These products resonate strongly with the outdoor community, which is particularly sensitive to environmental issues. They come at a premium compared to conventional alternatives, but for companies focused on sport and an active lifestyle, this is a key differentiator.