When choosing a material for a name plate, it's a good idea to give it a little bit of thought - wood, for example, is organic (a growing company), warm (friendly and open staff), traditional (reliable and with a solid history)... Well you get the picture. Of course you could take it too far - no amount of creative name tags can really do anything if the company is rubbish, but still...
There are other choices that give a traditional and quality feel, of course. Brass work station nameplates have a similar effect and also have wood's craftsman connotations.
Wood can be used for the full gamut of naming options - from decorative exterior name plates through to desk top name tags, wood does the job with a certain hard-to-beat style. All of these options are within our easy reach these days, thanks to the wonder of the online market place. Just do your searching for a few minutes and you should have plenty of decent options that match what you had in mind all along.