Founded by a team of sculptors and public artists, Masterwork Plaques is a U.S.-made metal signage studio creating custom bronze plaques and dimensional reliefs. Its work ranges from historic replications and donor recognitions to large public-art installations, with the studio helping clients translate artistic ideas into durable metal pieces and manage complex fabrication and installation needs. Masterwork Plaques has also held WBE certification from New York City and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey since 2016.
WBE (Women-owned Business Enterprise) certification from NYC and The Port Authority of NY & NJ
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Metal DesignsFamily-owned and operated for more than 35 years, Metal Designs creates custom cast bronze and aluminum plaques and metal lettering for memorials, dedications, recognition, and signage. Its specialty is turning supplied artwork and photographs into detailed tributes, including plaques with sculpted or photo-rendered portraits, with an in-house sculptor and complimentary design proofs guiding each project from concept to production.OCEANSIDE, NY
A.M. Tech PlaquesNow carried by fourth-generation Wheeler Emily Wheeler, A.M. Tech Plaques creates custom U.S.-made bronze and aluminum plaques along with architectural lettering for memorials, historic sites, and civic recognition. Its roots reach back to the Wheeler Brothers Brass Foundry, a family business founded in 1904 that once produced military components, locomotive alloys, and even bronze parts for the Apollo 15 Moon Rover. Although the original Troy foundry closed in the 1980s, the Wheeler family continues to oversee plaque design and production through a trusted U.S. foundry, including more than 100 specially approved San Diego historical plaques.NEW BALTIMORE, NY
Mark Metal WorksMark Metal Works is an art metal fabrication shop creating custom installations and architectural pieces for commercial and residential spaces. Owner Mark Lagergren brings a B.F.A. from the Columbus College of Art and Design together with more than 20 years of fabrication experience, giving the team an unusual blend of design training and hands-on metalworking. Its projects range from glazed steel partitions and custom range hoods to sculptural pieces such as a steel tree and handmade copper fish scales.
Franklin Bronze PlaquesFranklin Bronze Plaques grew out of one of Pennsylvania’s oldest continuously operating foundries, whose roots reach back to 1878. Established as an independent company in 2008, it is known for keeping most of its plaque-making work in-house, giving customers direct contact with the people shaping each project from concept through completion. The Franklin, Pennsylvania, operation also serves industrial supply chains with custom castings.331524FRANKLIN, PA