Every year the same question: what do you put in the Christmas hamper that will not vanish into a drawer? An engraved serving board has an unfair advantage there. It gets used, it sits on the table for months, and your logo or the employee's name sits right on it. But you will only make December if you start planning now.
Why a serving board works as a Christmas gift
A good corporate gift meets three requirements: it gets used, it feels personal and it does not feel like advertising. A wooden board with an engraving scores on all three. The engraving sits in the wood itself, so the logo never washes off, and European beech with a food-safe finish is a story you can tell along with it.
A practical detail if you ship to people working from home: the small 33 x 18 cm size fits through a letterbox. No pick-up appointments, no missed deliveries.
Company logo, or a name per person?
One company logo for the whole run is the cheapest option: you pay the set-up fee once and a fixed amount per engraving after that. Want to give every employee their own name on the board? That works too. Request a quote and send the list of names along; we will work out the sharpest way to price it.
Count backwards from December
Christmas hampers are almost always delivered in the same two weeks, and everyone who engraves or ships knows it. Start in November and you join the back of the queue. The safe route: send in your design in October, have a test engraving made, and confirm your final quantities as early as possible. The bigger the run, the more engraving time needs to be booked.
Orders leave our warehouse within five working days; engraving comes on top of that and is scheduled in order of assignment. Being early costs nothing and prevents December stress.
What does it cost?
The engraving costs are straightforward: a € 29 set-up fee per design and then € 1 to € 3.50 per engraving, depending on size. For a run of fifty boards with the same logo you pay that set-up fee only once, so the price per board drops by itself. The boards themselves you order at wholesale prices with tiered discounts; you see those rates after creating a free business account.
Not sure about the size or the quality? Order a sample pack with three boards for € 25 ex VAT and compare them side by side. And if you would rather give something branded all year round, also read our guide to private label serving boards.
