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Fantasy Football & The Imitation Game

Here at Tempe Trophy we like to think of ourselves as the ultimate trend setters when it comes to custom trophies and personalized gifts. Little did we know that we actually are. Turns out that little ole’ Tempe Trophy is being closely watched, and copied, by some big-time companies! And, this is not the first Read More…

August 20, 2016

The Mack Daddy of All Projects

The team here at Tempe Trophy is well-known for developing unique products on a daily basis. Every project that we complete is one-of-a-kind. That’s the business of custom awards and gifts; a creative platform which we have fully-embraced. Unique products are what we know, and we were recently given the Mack Daddy of all projects. One of Read More…

July 9, 2016

Custom Awards For QT

At Tempe Trophy we take our work pretty serious. But, we’ve got to admit that the business of creating custom awards and gifts is pretty fun. So recently, when our awesome friends at QuikTrip approached us about a few new projects, we made it our business to have some serious fun. When QT wanted a Read More…

April 23, 2016

Bringing Home the Oscar

So you want to know the how to bring home an Oscar. Well, I don’t know. But I do know the people that make them. The Oscar was a topic of conversation at my most recent visit with RS Owens, one of the manufactures that we work with. They also happen to make the Oscar. Read More…

March 4, 2016

Engraving with a Diamond

What is harder than metal? Well diamonds of course. Diamond Drag Engraving is a traditional and great way to engrave in metal. This is a quick video of one of our CNC machines engraving a piece of blue aluminum. One of the things that I love about Diamond Drag engraving is the “sparkle”. The cut Read More…

March 4, 2016

Hot Shot Bronze Memorial Plaque

When 19 Arizona Firefighters were killed battling a wildfire near Payson, it really struck all of Arizona. It made Phoenix feel like a small town. We all felt the loss. I think of my brother ‘n law, a firefighter from Queen Creek who with an entire engine company drove the nearly 100 miles to attend the memorial services Read More…

September 8, 2015