About this template
Employers, HR teams and boards reach for designs like this one when they want to honour years of loyalty: a formal 30 Years of Service Award that looks as good in a frame as it does in a folder. It is shown here in plum, with a fine border, Abril Fatface headings and Josefin Sans for the smaller text. Change a few words and it doubles as a competition award.
Suggested wording
Copy one of these lines into the certificate, then replace the words in brackets.
In grateful recognition of [Name]’s [25] years of loyal service to [Organisation], [Start year]–[Year].
For [Name], who has been part of our story since [Year]. Thank you for everything.
Presented to [Name] on retirement, with thanks for a career that shaped [Organisation].
How to customise it
Every word is editable, from the title to the signature line, including the years of service lines. Need portrait instead of landscape, or US Letter instead of A4? Change it in one click. Prefer another look? Switch to the Ink & Pearl or Emerald & Pearl colour scheme, or pick any colour you like. Fonts can be swapped too; the defaults are Abril Fatface and Josefin Sans. You can also upload a logo or a photo and place it anywhere on the page.
Printing tips
A cream, linen-textured paper of around 120 lb text (180 gsm) suits this classic layout. Download the PDF at the paper size you will print on (A4 or US Letter) and set the printer to “Actual size” or 100%. The background is dark, so a laser printer or a print shop will give the richest colour.
