Board guide
Custom clipboards: what to confirm before you ask
What custom means for clipboards
A custom clipboard order is an order shaped around a particular use: a form of a particular kind, a team of a particular size, a journey of a particular shape. Ask which clipboard options are available for your forms and working conditions.
This page therefore lists confirmations, not specifications. It says what a buyer should be ready to describe, so the conversation about a custom order starts from the work rather than from a catalogue name.
Confirm the work first
The first confirmation is the work: what paper the board will carry, where it will be written on, and where it ends up. A board for indoor lists and a board for field notes face different days, and the discussion should start from those days.
The second confirmation is the team: how many boards, for how many people, and whether boards will be shared or assigned. Numbers here belong to the inquiry, not to this page, and they should reflect the real team rather than a round figure.
Confirm the journey of the paper
Paper has a journey: it starts somewhere, gets written on somewhere, and gets filed somewhere. A custom order should confirm each stop, because each stop asks something of the board: a flat writing surface, a firm clip, room for spare sheets.
If the journey includes rain, dust, travel or rough handling, say so. Those conditions change the conversation more than any other single fact about the work.
Confirm how the boards will be used up
Boards wear out, get lost and get replaced, and a custom order should confirm the expected life: whether boards are for a single project or for ongoing use, and whether spares should be part of the order.
A project order and an ongoing order are different conversations. Naming which one this is keeps the discussion honest about quantity and timing, both of which belong in the inquiry.
What to put in your inquiry
A useful custom clipboard inquiry describes the work, the paper, the journey, the team and the expected life of the boards. It also says whether boards are needed for one team or many.
Confirm the minimum order quantity and lead time for your order in your inquiry, and describe the work so the reply can be specific.
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Start a board inquiry
Tell the Sales Team about the rooms you are fitting out, the lines you need, and how the surfaces will be used. Confirm the minimum order quantity and lead time for your order in your inquiry.