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Trade Trophies

Long Service Awards

Long service awards mark 10, 20, 25 or 40 years' service with something a colleague can keep on a shelf. This page is for HR teams and business owners, with 24 designs in glass, acrylic, wood and nickel plate. A single award is fine, and your wording goes on here in Cradley Heath.

24 trophies. Engraving included on all of them.

Matching the award to the years

Many employers step the award up with each milestone, so 40 years' service never looks the same as 10. This is a simple way to set it out:

Milestone Good starting points
10 years Jade Block Award, Keystone Acrylic Award
20 years Jade Shard Award, Optic Crystal Star Award
25 years Presentation Salver at 215mm or 250mm, Crystal Star Pillar Award
40 years Star on Glass, Obelisk Award at 350mm

Glass, acrylic or metal

Most of this range is glass: 16 designs, split between jade glass and optical and crystal. We laser engrave the glass itself, so there is no plate, and you can upload a logo on the product page. If your artwork needs redrawing first, we get in touch.

The six acrylic awards print in full colour, so a company crest can appear in its real colours, at 10cm, 15cm or 20cm. The Presentation Salver is nickel plated, with your words engraved on the tray. The Gold Star Presentation Award has a red wood column and a gold plate. Those two take text only.

What to say

Keep it to the person, the years and the date, and add the employer's name if there is room. A slash marks each new line:

  • Presented to Helen Marsh / In recognition of 25 years' service / March 2027
  • 40 Years' Service / David Okafor / With thanks from all of us
  • Karen Doyle / 20 Years / 2007 to 2027

Long service awards and tax

In short, a non-cash award can be exempt from tax if it marks at least 20 years with the employer, is worth no more than £50 for each year of service, and the employee has had no similar award from that employer in the previous 10 years. Cash does not qualify, and a 10-year award falls outside this exemption. Anything above the limit is taxable, and Class 1A National Insurance applies to that excess. An award that is part of a salary sacrifice arrangement must be reported.

This is general guidance, not tax advice, so check with your accountant. Our long service awards tax guide explains it in full.

Several milestones in one year

Glass and trophies count together for our quantity discount, starting at 5 pieces. Acrylic awards have their own deeper bands, so it pays to keep your acrylic pieces on one order.

Long Service Awards: your questions

Is a long service award taxable?
It depends on the award. A non-cash award can be exempt at 20 years or more, if it passes the value and 10-year tests. Our tax guide explains them, and your accountant can confirm your position.
What suits 25 years' service?
The Presentation Salver at 215mm or 250mm has a large engraving area on the tray, with room for names, dates and a line of thanks. For glass, try the Crystal Star Pillar Award at 240mm or 280mm.
Can you add our company logo?
On glass and acrylic, yes: upload it on the product page, and we get in touch first if it needs redrawing. The Presentation Salver and the Gold Star Presentation Award are engraved with text only.
Can we order just one award?
Yes, there is no minimum, so a single 40-year award for one colleague is fine. Glass stock is live on each page, and acrylic pieces are made to order here, so they have no stock limit.
Does a 10-year award count for the tax exemption?
It does not. The exemption needs at least 20 years of service with the employer, so a 10-year award falls outside it. That need not stop you giving one, but ask your accountant how to treat it.