
11 3/4" x 15 3/4" Value Matte Black Finish Blank Perpetual Plaque for 18 Plates
11 3/4" x 15 3/4" Value Matte Black Finish Blank Perpetual Plaque for 18 Plates (item VAL3PPQ18) is in our Wood Plaques range of Awards & Recognition, with a 10 in x 10 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $46.81 each all-in: $37.56 for the piece plus $9.25 to engrave, setup included. It can be ordered from a single piece. Production is 3 to 5 business days after you approve a free digital proof.
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $46.95 | - |
| 12-23 | $43.19 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $40.38 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $37.56 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $34.74 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $31.93 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $29.11 | save 38% |
Sold loose or by the case of 8. Ask us if you want a full case: we will check the case price for you.
Drop your logo on, drag it where you want it and size it. You will see exactly what we engrave, and what it costs, before you pay. The personalization area on this item is 10in x 10in.
Confirming saves this exact layout as your approved proof, so nothing is engraved that you have not seen.
- No setup fee, at any quantity (most promo sites charge $40 to $63 per design)
- Free digital proof before anything is produced
- Free artwork check at the real imprint size
- Free ground freight on orders over $250
- Artwork kept on file for fast, matching re-orders
What is the 11 3/4" x 15 3/4" Value Matte Black Finish Blank Perpetual Plaque for 18 Plates?
The 11 3/4" x 15 3/4" Value Matte Black Finish Blank Perpetual Plaque for 18 Plates is what most buyers mean when they ask for a plaque that will not look cheap in six months. It measures 11 3/4"(L) x 15 3/4"(H). This is the matte black colorway.
In practice: wood carries a warmth that metal and acrylic do not, and that is why it keeps showing up on service awards and retirement pieces where the message is personal rather than corporate..
Wall-mounted recognition stays visible to everyone who walks past, not just the recipient. Laser engraving burns directly into the grain for a permanent mark. Expect slight tonal variation between pieces.
At this price the item is a statement about the recipient. Personalize every one, and keep the list to people you could name from memory. Concretely: $46.95 each at 1-11, $29.11 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | VAL3PPQ18 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Plaque |
| Material | Wood |
| Dimensions | 11 3/4"(L) x 15 3/4"(H) |
| Shipping weight | 3.1 lb |
| Color | Matte Black |
| Decoration methods | Laser Engraving, UV Printing |
| Standard imprint area | 10 in x 10 in |
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Durability | Very high. |
| Care | Dust with a dry cloth. Avoid prolonged direct sunlight. |
| Category | Awards & Recognition |
| Collection | Wood Plaques |
Decoration options
The decoration method is chosen to match the substrate, which is why the mark is permanent rather than printed on top of it. Standard imprint area on this item is 10 in x 10 in.
Laser Engraving
A focused laser removes the surface layer to expose the substrate beneath. A permanent, high-contrast, single-color mark with no ink involved.
Logos, names, dates and fine text. The default choice when the mark has to outlive the campaign.
Single color: the natural color of the material under the surface.
UV Printing
UV-cured ink is jetted directly onto the product and cured instantly under ultraviolet light. Full-color, photographic-quality artwork with hard edges and no dot gain.
Multi-color logos, gradients, photographs and exact brand-color matching.
Full color, including white ink on dark substrates.
Artwork requirements
- Convert all type to outlines so fonts do not substitute in production.
- We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.
- A digital proof comes back to you first, every time. Production starts on your written approval and not before.
- Vector artwork (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) reproduces best at every size and is what we ask for first.
- Name the PMS values for anything that has to match a brand standard; screen color is not a reliable reference.
Production schedule
| Artwork proof | 1 business day from receipt of usable art |
|---|---|
| Standard production | 3 to 5 business days after proof approval |
| Rush production | quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay |
| Ground transit | 1 to 5 business days depending on destination |
Common uses
Where this works best
The same item lands differently depending on who gets it and why. Here is how this one performs across the programs it sells into most.
Government, Military & First Responders
This segment is precise about protocol and unforgiving about quality. Protocol governs the object. Placement of insignia, order of precedence on a plaque and the wording of a commendation are conventions rather than preferences, and getting them wrong is the one error this segment does not overlook. $46.95 before breaks buys something that stays on a desk for years.
Faith & Community Organizations
Faith communities give to mark moments rather than to advertise. Baptisms, confirmations, ordinations, volunteer milestones and building dedications all call for keepsakes carrying a name and a date. Understated decoration outperforms bold branding almost every time in this segment. Give this to the handful of people who genuinely moved the number.
Sports Leagues, Tournaments & Clubs
Sport needs volume, deadlines and a clear hierarchy of awards. Awards are read as a hierarchy whether or not you intended one. If the participation piece and the champion piece look similar, the champion feels short-changed, and that is remembered longer than the result. Minimum order is a single piece, which suits how this segment tends to buy. At this price the recipient list should fit on one page.
Employee Recognition & Service Awards
Recognition fails when the object does not match the words. Consistency is what makes a recognition program credible. If a ten year award looks better this year than it did last year, everyone who got last year's version notices. Lock the specification and the supplier, and treat the item list as something you change deliberately rather than annually. Wall-mounted recognition stays visible to everyone who walks past, not just the recipient. Executive tier. Treat the engraving as carefully as the invoice.
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Every pound spent on a donor gift is a pound not spent on the mission, so the gift has to earn it. Recognition pieces for major donors and board members are the clearest win: they are relatively few, they are highly personal, and they materially affect renewal. For event merchandise, price the item to sell rather than to give. Laser engraving burns directly into the grain for a permanent mark. Expect slight tonal variation between pieces. Even at volume it holds $29.11, which tells you what tier this is.
Education, Schools & Universities
Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Departments buy separately even when the brand is shared, which is how a university ends up with nine versions of its own crest. A single approved item list with locked artwork solves more than any individual purchasing decision will. The plaque format earns its place here on keep-rate rather than headline price. Spend it where the relationship is worth more than the invoice.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | Free on every order, at any quantity |
| Freight | Orders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request |
| Rush service | Working to a date? Ask and we will confirm what is genuinely possible, priced up front |
| Proofing | Proof back to you next business day, and nothing runs until you approve it |
| Re-orders | Re-orders run from the file you already approved |
| Shipping | Orders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request |
What do buyers ask about VAL3PPQ18?
Do you keep this item in stock?
Yes. The warehouse shows 237 of VAL3PPQ18 in stock as of the last hourly sync. If a color is short we say so the day you order rather than the week before the deadline. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.
Can I get a sample before committing?
Yes: order one piece. VAL3PPQ18 sells from a single unit at $46.95, the first rung of its published ladder, so a sample is simply a normal order. A decorated single piece goes through the same proof as a full run.
Can I order more later and have them match?
Re-orders reproduce rather than reinterpret. We keep the approved artwork on file against the item number, so a re-order runs from the same file. On natural materials the base itself can shift a little between batches, so tell us if an exact match matters. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.
Is there a setup charge?
No. Setup is free on every order at every quantity. Art preparation, machine setup and your digital proof are built into the price, with nothing added for them later. Engraving is a separate line, shown per quantity in the cost table on this page, so the all-in figure is visible before checkout.
What if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?
The personalization area on VAL3PPQ18 is 10 in x 10 in. If your mark does not sit well in that shape we redraw or re-proportion it and show you the result on the proof before anything is produced. Engraving is charged on the share of the area your artwork covers, so a smaller mark costs less.
Do you ship to multiple addresses?
Yes, through a quote. Card checkout ships one order to one address, so for a split run send the address list with a quote request and we confirm the freight for every destination in writing before you pay. The artwork is proofed once and applied across the whole run. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.
Can you work to a fixed in-hand date?
Yes, and it is the right way to brief us. Tell us the date the box has to be open rather than the date you want it shipped, and checkout works the schedule backwards from there. It refuses a date it cannot keep rather than accepting it and missing it. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.
What is the minimum order for VAL3PPQ18?
VAL3PPQ18 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on VAL3PPQ18 runs from $46.95 a piece at 1-11 down to $29.11 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on VAL3PPQ18 is 10 in x 10 in.
See it with your logo first
Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of VAL3PPQ18 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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What VAL3PPQ18 costs at each quantity
The piece, the engraving and the freight, worked out at every break on this item's own ladder. Most suppliers publish the piece price and leave you to find out the rest at checkout.
| Quantity | Piece | Engraving | All-in each | Order total | Ground freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46.95 | $41.75 | $88.70 | $88.70 | Priced by weight |
| 12 | $43.19 | $11.25 | $54.44 | $653.28 | Free |
| 24 | $40.38 | $10.00 | $50.38 | $1,209.12 | Free |
| 48 | $37.56 | $9.25 | $46.81 | $2,246.88 | Free |
| 96 | $34.74 | $8.75 | $43.49 | $4,175.04 | Free |
| 250 | $31.93 | $8.75 | $40.68 | $10,170.00 | Free |
| 500 | $29.11 | $8.50 | $37.61 | $18,805.00 | Free |
- Ground freight is free from 12 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
- The personalization area is 10 in by 10 in. Engraving is charged on the share your artwork actually covers, so a smaller logo costs less. Place yours on the product above and the price updates as you size it.
- At 50 pieces this costs less than 43% of the 3,730 other priced items in Awards & Recognition.
- Setup is free at every quantity, including 1.