Years of
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The number they wear
Years of steady work rarely earn a speech. A service pin shows that the company noticed each milestone, and the later years mean more than the early ones. HR teams, school districts, counties, hospitals, and companies order years of service pins. Many programs issue a pin every five years, so workers reach the top tier only after a long career. Some programs mark every year, and others begin at three months. Work anniversary pins come out at a department lunch, and retirement brings a final pin. Some employees wear service pins on a lanyard, and the number shows how long they have stayed.
One design can show a different number for each tier in a single order, and each year’s mold is kept on file for the next reorder. Another way to tell the periods apart is to give each one its own plating. High polish gold and silver keep a bright finish. Antique gold has an aged finish, and dual plating puts two metals on one pin. Die struck pins have a traditional all-metal look. Enamel pins in soft enamel or cloisonné can take special colors such as glitter or glow-in-the-dark enamel. When the pin should honor something other than time served, such as living out a company value or finishing a training program, you’ll want employee recognition pins.
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First
Year Pin
New employees earn service anniversary pins when year one closes. A supervisor sets one in the new hire’s hand at a short team gathering near the end of that week. Coworkers see that single digit for months.
A Color
Each Year
A company builds one pin per year and reserves a separate color for each anniversary. Year two has one shade, and year seven has another. Staff set the new pin beside the older ones, and each year is recognizable by its color.
Later Years
Stand Out
Later milestones can use a different plating or a larger size. A special enamel color can mark those years too. A velvet or acrylic case is set out at the employee’s place, and everyone sees the difference when it is opened.
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Buyers often have questions about years and quantities before they place an order.
Service pins display the number of years worked on the face. A school district orders them for staff and for its school bus drivers. A county orders a span from 10 to 45 years, and each pin carries its own year. Employees wear service pins clipped to a jacket during their shift.
The minimum order is 100 pins. Pins for different years can go in one order, and all of them count toward the 100-pin minimum. Larger quantities bring the price per pin down. A single design can come in several colors or finishes, and the versions can be combined in one batch no matter how many pins each one has.
A single order covers several milestone years, and every one of those years needs its own mold. Six designs covering 5 to 30 years can go into one purchase totaling 500 pins. A buyer who orders in this way can reorder using the same specifications.
A later milestone can look different from an early one. The 25-year pin might use gold plating and a deep blue enamel. Reorder that year and you get the same shape and size from the mold, and the same plating and enamel colors from the order on file.
Die struck pins are all metal with a traditional look. Soft enamel sets color in recesses below raised metal lines, so the face feels textured. Cloisonné fills color up to the metal lines and is polished smooth, which makes it the most durable style. The right style depends on whether the design needs color.
Yes, a government entity, a public school, or a hospital can pay with a purchase order. Counties pay that way when the pins must arrive before a longevity event. Other buyers pay by credit card, check, or wire transfer, and a tax-exempt organization can add its exemption certificate to its account.
Production takes 3½-4 weeks after the proof is approved, plus a few days in transit. A buyer with an event date should tell their rep the date up front. Pins with spinners, which have a moving part, take longer to produce than standard pins.