GM Nameplate

GM Nameplate operates today under the Boyd corporate umbrella, and Boyd's published locations page lists a Seattle facility among its Americas locations: "Boyd Seattle, 2040 15th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119, Tel: +1(800) 366-7668." This is the location and phone number published for the Seattle area facility. The locations page also lists other Boyd Americas sites (including Beaverton, Chatsworth, Elkhart, Gaffney, Grand Rapids, Magnolia, San Jose, and Juarez) as well as Boyd Asia and Boyd Europe locations, each with its own address; the Seattle facility's published address and phone number above are specific to that site and should not be confused with these other locations. The page does not publish hours of operation for the Seattle facility or any other listed site. For general inquiries the company's contact page directs visitors to "Visit our global locations page for international customer service numbers" and states that a completed contact form receives a response "within two business days." No walk-in hours, appointment scheduling process, or booking system is published for the Seattle location; a customer in the Seattle area who wants current hours, a quote, or a cost estimate should call the listed Seattle phone number or use the company's contact form.

Lists Mission, Elkhart, Grand Rapids, Bay Village, Chatsworth, San Jose, Beaverton, and Seattle as a location. Names California and Washington as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

The company's published contact page states: "We appreciate your interest in Boyd. Want to learn more about what we do, have questions or need a quote? Fill out the form below and one of our customer service team members will respond to your inquiry within two business days." This is the only route to a quote or estimate that the site publishes; no price list, hourly rate, or cost range for nameplates or badging appears anywhere on the pages reviewed. The contact page also notes a Help Center for service-related questions and a distribution stock check tool for customers looking for a specific part number, and it points international customers to the locations page for regional customer service numbers. For the Seattle-area facility specifically, the phone number published on the locations page is +1(800) 366-7668, and the address is 2040 15th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119. The site does not publish minimum order quantities, standard lead times, or delivery timeframes for any nameplate or badging service, so none of those figures can be quoted to a customer; a customer asking about price, cost, rates, fees, or an estimate should be directed to fill out the contact form or call to request a quote.

GM Nameplate is now part of Boyd, described on the company's about page as "the trusted global innovator of sustainable solutions that make our customers' products better, safer, faster, and more reliable," with origins as "an industrial fabricator in the Bay Area of California in 1928." On its capabilities page, the company publishes the following certification statement verbatim: "Boyd is ISO 9001, AS 9100-D, IATF 16949, ISO 13485:2016 and ISO14001 Certified with additional facility-specific certifications." The same page states Boyd employs "Aerospace Qualified Welders, AWS Qualified Brazers, and Certified Welding Inspectors." These certifications are published at the company-wide (Boyd corporate) level; the page itself notes there are "additional facility-specific certifications," meaning not every certification necessarily applies to every individual site, including the Seattle facility, and the site does not publish a separate certification list specific to Seattle. The capabilities page also describes services spanning prototyping and samples, design engineering, sourcing solutions, manufacturing, and testing and validation, stating the company can "assist anywhere in your product life cycle, from initial conceptualization and design, prototyping and material samples, to fabrication and manufacturing." No specific licence numbers, headcounts, or years-of-experience figures beyond the 1928 founding date are published on this page.

The materials Boyd (formerly GM Nameplate) publishes for custom nameplates are, in the site's own words: "Aluminum: Aluminum nameplates are designed with multiple finishes and are durable and scratch resistant. Stainless steel: Stainless steel offers a strong, long-lasting nameplate option combined with multiple treatments and finishes. Acrylic: This clear plastic is durable and withstands moderate wear-and-tear. Polyester (Mylar): Polyester nameplates are very durable and survive extreme temperatures and chemical environments. Polycarbonate (Lexan): Polycarbonate is heat, water, chemical, and scratch resistant." On finishing, the site notes aluminum nameplates "incorporate embossing, die-cut shapes, screen or digital printing, and infinite custom textures and finishes," and that electroform nameplates "feature crisp edges, fine detail and deep relief used with or without colored inks," including domed nameplates using "Magni-lens technology." Flat plastic nameplates are described as "cost-effective, lightweight, durable and water-and-chemical resistant," made of polycarbonate (Lexan), polyester, and acrylic, with screen, digital, or litho-printing options and colors, halftones, brushed, matte, and glossy textures. Injection-molded plastic nameplates use polycarbonate (Lexan) and ABS, with engraved plastic and hot or pad stamping options. The page states plastic nameplates are "a lighter, often more cost-effective option" than metal or plated nameplates but publishes no specific prices, rates, or fees for any material or finish.