Personalized Ashford Large Plaque Award

A personalized large plaque award is a wall-mounted wood recognition piece engraved or printed with a recipient's name, achievement, and date. Organizations use it when the honor is meant to stay on public display for years, such as a retirement tribute, a donor wall, or a years-of-service milestone. The Ashford Large Plaque Award holds enough inscription copy for a full citation rather than a single engraved line.

A walnut plaque award hangs on a wall and carries a long inscription, while crystal and acrylic awards sit on a desk and usually hold a short engraved line. Wood will not chip if it is knocked, and it does not show fingerprints the way polished crystal does. Choose the Ashford Large Plaque Award for a wall of honor, and a crystal or acrylic piece when the recipient will keep the award on a desk.

The Ashford Large Plaque Award has three imprint areas: a 9.75 x 6.75 inch horizontal plate, a 6.75 x 9.75 inch vertical plate, and a 10 x 7 inch front area that is set as the default. Switching to the vertical plate turns the layout portrait without changing the board size. Decoration is available in full color, single color, or a custom color match.

Yes. Personalization adds $7 per piece and lets every plaque carry its own name, title, or date, and both laser engraving and 4 color process printing accept the variable copy. A text-only copy change costs nothing, while logo resizing runs $20 and additional art time runs $10 per 15 minutes. An online PDF proof is free before the run starts.

You can order a single plaque, and the price ladder starts at 1 unit. Quantity breaks fall at 6, 10, and 25 units, so the per-piece cost drops at each step. Orders placed under the standard production minimum carry a $40 less-than-minimum charge.

Decorated plaques take 5 to 7 business days in production after art approval, and blank plaques take 1 to 3 business days. Transit time is added on top of production, so plan backward from the ceremony date. A repeat of a previous order reuses the stored artwork for a $25 exact repeat setup instead of the full $50 setup.

Large walnut plaque awards are ordered most often for retirement and years-of-service recognition, sales achievement banquets, board and committee service tributes, donor and sponsor recognition walls, first responder and military commendations, and school or university hall-of-fame displays. Real estate brokerages, law firms, hospitals, and chambers of commerce use them because the piece stays mounted in a lobby or hallway. The 15-unit box quantity suits an annual awards night where several honorees are recognized at once.

Per-unit pricing runs from $104.31 at 1 unit down to $75.19 at 25 units, with breaks at 6 units ($94.92) and 10 units ($84.48). A one-time $50 setup applies to laser and 4 color process orders, and personalization adds $7 per piece. Quantity, decoration method, and art preparation are the three factors that move the final price, and shipping to a second address adds $8.50 per split or drop shipment.

Wipe a walnut plaque award with a dry or barely damp soft cloth and dry it immediately. Skip household sprays and solvent-based polishes, which can dull a laser-engraved surface and lift printed ink. Hang or store the plaque away from direct sunlight and heat vents, because sustained sun exposure fades the grain and shifts the finish color.

Plaques ship 15 per carton, and each carton measures 27 x 15 x 18 inches. A single plaque weighs 2.4 pounds, so a full carton runs roughly 36 pounds before packing material. Splitting an order across two addresses or drop shipping direct to a recipient adds $8.50 per shipment.