Custom Awards Trophies & Plaques

Yes. You choose the shape, the material, the size, and how it's decorated, whether that's engraving, etching, or full-color print. If you can sketch it or describe it, our design team can build it.

Have an idea for a customized award? Share your vision, budget, quantity, timeline, and any inspiration, like sketches, brand elements, personalization needs, or messaging, and our design team will create a one-of-a-kind trophy for you.

We'll provide a free presentation of custom award options, including shapes, sizes, and colors, so you can make changes before production begins. Once finalized, we'll send you a detailed price quote.

If time and budget allow, we can produce a physical pre-production sample. Otherwise, you'll receive a detailed digital proof and product description for approval. Production begins only after every detail is confirmed.

A custom award shows you put real thought into the recognition. Built around the person's work and your brand, it's the difference between a piece they keep on the desk and one that ends up in a drawer. A custom piece works harder than a stock trophy:

• It reminds the recipient their organization noticed, which is what keeps good people around.
• It tells everyone who sees it that the company recognizes its people.
• It keeps working as a quiet referral every time someone spots it in an office or at home.

We offer custom awards in various materials such as crystal, glass, acrylic, metal, and wood. Our design team will guide you on the best materials for your design, budget, and timeline. Looking for something beyond stock options? We can customize a variety of glass, metal, and crystal awards to fit your exact needs.

Whether you're recognizing a small team or managing a company-wide program, we offer bulk pricing and quantity discounts. No order is too big or too small, and quantity moves the price, not the schedule. The price comes down because a larger run is more efficient to produce: one setup, one proof cycle, one production run spread across more pieces. That efficiency gets passed back to you in savings.

We typically deliver initial designs and renderings within 2 to 4 business days after your consultation. Whether you provide a high-resolution logo or a sketch on the back of a napkin, our team combines your ideas with our award design expertise to create a unique piece that fits your vision, budget, and timeline.

Production time for custom awards depends on the complexity of your design and choice of materials. Once you approve the finalized design, custom production runs 2 to 6 weeks depending on the material. Acrylic and metal are typically 2 to 3 weeks; crystal is closer to 6. Not in a rush? Opting for extended manufacturing timelines can help stretch your budget without sacrificing quality.

Yes, we can incorporate your company logo into the design of the custom award through techniques like engraving, etching, or printing. We often use your logo and brand elements as the starting point for a custom design.

There is no minimum order on custom awards, and we regularly produce single pieces. Custom projects are most cost effective at 10 or more, since design and setup are spread across the order.

Custom awards are built from scratch to fit your unique specifications, while standard (stock) awards are pre-designed and customized post-production.

Yes. We build custom awards for years of service, retirement, sales and performance, employee of the month, executive recognition, academic honors, and conference or event awards. Tell us the occasion and we'll match the award to it.

We offer rush services because we understand tight deadlines. A rush fee is a fast pass to cut the line. Your order moves ahead of orders with later event dates, so a piece that would ship in 7 days ships in 5, or overnight when it has to. When the deadline is tight, we can turn an award around in as little as 48 hours. We quote rush against your date and how full that week is, and a large quantity is rarely the obstacle people expect. Just tell us the date.

Yes, and nothing goes into production until you sign off. You get a free digital proof showing your engraving, logo, text, and layout exactly as it will be made, usually within 2 business days. Check the names carefully, because once you approve the proof it's final and we build it as shown.

Start online, by phone, or by email. For a custom project, the fastest path is to send a rep your idea, your quantity, and your in-hands date. You approve a proof and a price quote before anything goes into production.

Awards.com is a true manufacturer and decorator, not a reseller or middleman. That means factory-direct pricing, in-house engraving and printing, and faster turnaround than a middleman or a local trophy shop that has to order the work in. You get the personal service of a local trophy shop, backed by one of the largest corporate award manufacturing and decorating operations in North America.

You can order online, by phone, or by email, and we don't bill you until your order ships. After you approve your free art proof, most in-stock orders ship within 5 to 7 business days plus transit time. Some unique or made-to-order pieces have their own production times, which are shown on the product page. Every purchase is covered by our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and Lowest Price Guarantee. For full details on ordering, shipping times, payment options, returns, and our guarantees, visit our complete FAQ page.