How are Trophies Made

Awards.com is a full-service manufacturer and decorator of recognition awards, with our own designers and artisans on staff. We handle the work in-house, from the first sketch to the finished piece.

Brands trust their recognition awards to us for a reason. We've spent 40 years designing and building awards for milestones large and small. We take the extra effort to make a piece your recipients will know is something special the moment they pick it up.

A custom made trophy reinforces what your brand stands for. Put one on a shelf and it becomes a permanent reminder of why the award was earned.

The hardest part of designing custom awards is picking a style that fits both your brand and the achievement you're honoring. Our designers have years of experience matching the award to the occasion. Bring us your ideas and we'll handle the rest.

Here is a list of our popular custom award manufacturing capabilities:

  • Metal Hand Casting, Metal Centrifugal & Die Casting
  • Resin Casting
  • Electroplating, Finishing, Polishing and Lacquering
  • Wood, Acrylic, Stone, Metal, Crystal and Glass Fabrication
  • Glass Molding and Art Glass Fusing & Slumping
  • World-Wide Sourcing
  • Package Design
  • Varied In-House Decorating Processes
Custom Trophy Emmy Custom Trophy PepsiMax Custom Trophy American Idol Custom Trophy London International Custom Trophy Effie Award Custom Trophy Pillsbury Dough Boy Custom Trophy Geico Gecko Custom Trophy Jolly Green Giant Custom Trophy Shoah Custom Trophy Eugene Cernan Safety Award Custom Trophy Cinemacon Custom Trophy Mother Teresa Award Custom Trophy Midas Grand Custom Trophy People Magazine Award

Hand cast, polished, and electroplated in our foundry. Milled, fabricated, and lacquered in our workshop. Kiln-fired, shaped, and fused in our hot shop. However your award comes together, the Awards.com stamp of quality matters as much to us as it does to you.

The Custom Award Design & Manufacturing Process

Start with an idea and we'll turn it into the finished piece, customizing a trophy you'd be proud to hand out.

  1. CONCEPT - Custom castings begin with a sketch or rendering, followed by a three dimensional model to develop exact specifications.
  2. TOOLING - Once a model is approved, a production pattern and steel tooling are created.
  3. CASTING - Figures are hand cast one at a time in molten metal, which solidifies in the steel mold after it is poured.
  4. POLISHING - Each award is polished to a mirror finish.
  5. PLATING - Then electroplated in 24K gold, silver, bronze or other finishes.
  6. FINISHING - Finally, the figure is assembled and imprinted for a one-of-a-kind recognition award.
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Budget, quantity, and the end result all shape how an award gets designed. A cast metal figure isn't always the right call. Our design team will weigh the options and recommend the approach that fits your goals and your budget. Whatever the route, a customer service rep walks you through the choices so the finished award reflects your organization the way you want it to.

Custom Awards Made for Decades

Awards.com has been designing and building custom recognition for 40 years, since 1985. A lot has changed in that time. We launched online in the early days of ecommerce, and today we use modern design software and manufacturing techniques to refine your award.

One thing hasn't changed. There's still no substitute for hand-craftsmanship. Our tradespeople learned their craft over years on the job, and many trained right here in our shop. Every award we make passes through their hands.

Contact us for information on how we can make custom trophies your organization will love handing out.