Acrylic Award Plaque in Small and Medium Sizes

Cast Lucite acrylic resists chipping and shattering better than glass or crystal, which makes it safer to hand across a podium and cheaper to ship. A single boxed plaque weighs 1 pound, so freight and handling cost less than a comparable glass piece of the same size. Cast acrylic also shows casting character such as faint bubbles, while glass and crystal read optically uniform.

The minimum order is 3 units. Quantity breaks then step at 6, 25 and 50 units, so a single department award and a company-wide recognition program both qualify. A later reorder counts as a new order and repeats the setup charge, so running a full year of awards in one order lowers the cost per piece.

Per-unit pricing runs from $113.38 at 3 units down to $74.55 at 50 units, with tiers at 6 units ($98.59) and 25 units ($85.73). A one-time $45.00 setup charge applies per order, and that charge applies again on reorders. Quantity, artwork setup and freight from the Illinois shipping point are the three factors that move your final cost.

Place the order at least 2 weeks before the ceremony date. Production runs 5 to 7 days, and that clock starts at proof approval rather than at the time you place the order, so leave a day or two for artwork and proofing first. Ground transit from the Illinois 60646 shipping point adds to that window, so build in the delivery leg as well.

Send your logo art plus the exact recognition wording, and state portrait or landscape on the purchase order. Orientation has to be specified when you order, because the layout locks in at the proof stage. We return a proof for approval and production starts only after you approve it, so any wording change after approval restarts the proof step and adds days.

Lucite award plaques go out most often for years-of-service and retirement presentations, top-sales and president's club awards, donor and board recognition, safety milestone programs, and coach or volunteer banquets. Four color choices let one plaque design cover several award levels in the same program, with a different color for each tier.

Wipe cast acrylic with a soft microfiber cloth dampened with water and a drop of mild dish soap. Ammonia-based glass cleaners haze and craze acrylic, so keep them away from the face and the engraved panel. Dry with a second clean cloth, and display the piece out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources.

Small air bubbles and slight variation in color, pattern and surface texture are characteristic of cast Lucite, not defects. No replacement or refund is issued for characteristic variation on its own, so order only if that variation is acceptable for your presentation. Expect slight piece-to-piece differences when several awards from one order sit side by side.

Each plaque ships in an individual carton measuring 11 inches by 8 inches by 4 inches and weighing 1 pound. Bulk quantities pack five plaques to a 14 inch by 10 inch by 8 inch carton at 5 pounds. Orders leave from a shipping point in Illinois, zip 60646, and freight is quoted from there to your delivery address.