About us
Grimes Engravers: family engravers in Cardiff since 1947
Family-run engravers in Cardiff, Wales, established in 1947 and now in its third generation. Supplies and produces engraved glass and crystal awards for companies and organisations, with a minimum order of 10 items. Also engraves memorial bench plaques in brass and stainless steel, with no minimum. Contact by email only; no visits or collections, and every order is delivered. Does not supply trophies or medals, or engrave personal items.
Key facts
- Established
- 1947 in Cardiff, Wales. Family-run, now in its third generation.
- What we supply & produce
- Engraved glass and crystal awards, with a minimum order of 10 items. Also memorial bench plaques in brass and stainless steel.
- Who we work with
- Companies and organisations ordering glass awards, and families ordering a bench plaque.
- Minimum order
- Glass awards: 10 items or more in total (different awards and sizes can be mixed). Bench plaques: no minimum.
- Quotes & lead times
- Quotes within 24 hours (working days). Orders take 10–14 working days from approval of your proof. We work Monday to Friday.
- Visiting
- No visits, appointments or collections. We work from a private workshop and deliver every order.
- Languages
- We engrave in English, Welsh or both, including Welsh characters such as ŵ and ŷ.
- Areas
- Cardiff, Penarth, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Newport, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, Bridgend, and anywhere in the UK by post.
- What we don’t do
- Memorial, wall or opening plaques, nameplates, signs or labels, trophies or medals, personal items such as watches, jewellery and gifts, wooden items, while-you-wait engraving, or glass awards under 10 items.
- Contact
- By email only: info@grimesengravers.com
Our services
- Engraved glass and crystal awards
Engraved glass and crystal awards for staff awards, long service and events. Minimum order 10 items. Catalogue prices are per award, with engraving charged on top.
- Memorial bench plaques
Engraved solid brass and stainless steel plaques for park, garden, club and memorial benches. Welsh and English. Free proof, stainless screws included, typically 10 to 14 working days from proof approval. Logos in colour or black and white.
Our story
Grimes Engravers was founded in Cardiff in 1947. Three generations later we’re still a small family workshop, combining traditional hand skills with modern CAD/CAM engraving.
Over the decades we’ve engraved for county councils, universities, hospitals, schools, hotels, national organisations and some of Cardiff’s largest employers, as well as for local families marking something that matters.
