Personalized Ashford Medium Plaque Award

A walnut plaque award is a wall-mounted hardwood recognition piece with an engraved or printed plate carrying a name, date, and message. Companies present them for years of service, retirements, donor recognition, and sales milestones. The Personalized Ashford Medium Plaque Award takes either a laser-engraved plate or a full-color printed plate, so the same shape works for a formal service award or a branded achievement award.

A walnut plaque award hangs on a wall, while most acrylic and crystal awards stand on a desk or shelf and take up surface space. The wood face accepts 4-color process printing as well as laser engraving, so a full-color logo is possible instead of a single etched image. Walnut also has a matte surface that does not show the fingerprints that mark polished acrylic and glass.

The Ashford Medium Plaque Award accepts a company logo and custom text on either plate orientation, using laser engraving or 4-color process printing. Full color and custom color matching are both available, and the horizontal plate is the default setup. The vertical plate gives a 5.75 inch wide by 7.75 inch tall imprint area. An online PDF proof costs nothing, while artwork that needs rework runs $20 for logo resizing plus $10 per 15 minutes of art time.

Pricing starts at 1 piece, with volume breaks at 6, 10, and 25 units. A $40 less-than-minimum charge applies to runs below the standard order minimum. Setup costs $50 per order, and a repeat of the same approved artwork drops that to $25.

Production takes 5 to 7 business days after artwork approval for laser-engraved and 4-color process plaques. Blank plaques with no decoration ship in 1 to 3 business days. Transit time is separate from production, so count both when you set an award ceremony date.

Buyers order walnut plaque awards most often for employee years-of-service ceremonies, retirement send-offs, and sales achievement banquets. Nonprofits use them for donor walls and board recognition, schools for coach and teacher-of-the-year honors, and clubs for hall-of-fame displays. Real estate brokerages and financial firms also hand them out as top-producer awards.

The walnut plaque award carries no published safety or environmental certifications. Walnut is a solid hardwood used here for wall display with no food or skin contact, so food-safety standards such as FDA compliance do not apply. Ask us for a materials statement if your procurement team requires documentation on the wood.

Per-unit pricing runs from $83.21 at 1 piece down to $59.98 at 25 pieces, with tiers at 6 units for $75.72 and 10 units for $67.39. A $50 setup charge applies per order, and adding an individual recipient name to each piece costs $7 per unit. Quantity moves the price far more than the decoration method, since laser engraving and 4-color process print at the same rate.

Each carton holds 30 plaques and measures 27 by 15 by 18 inches. Split shipments to more than one address cost $8.50, and a drop shipment to a recipient or venue also costs $8.50. Order the exact quantity you need at no extra charge.

Wipe the walnut plaque award with a dry, soft cloth to lift dust, and skip ammonia or solvent cleaners that dull a wood finish. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from humid rooms, since both fade and warp wood over time. On a full-color printed plate, avoid abrasive pads that scuff the ink.