The Great Little Box Company (GLBC) is a Canadian company which manufactures custom and stock corrugated boxes, point-of-purchase displays, labels, folding cartons, and protective packaging. The company also distributes shipping and moving supplies. GLBC's main manufacturing facility is located in Richmond, British Columbia and occupies over 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2). In addition to its Richmond head office, the company has distribution locations in Kelowna and Victoria, British Columbia, and in Everett, Washington. The Great Little Box Company has won a number of awards for business excellence.
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History
The company was founded in 1982, and began with three employees and some second-hand machinery.
As the company grew, it began selling moving supplies in 2004 and in 2006 a label and plastics division was added.
In 2007 the company acquired Boxstar Industries. By 2008 it employed 170 people and by 2012 it had about 250 employees.
In 2014 the Great Little Box Company merged with the Great West Paper Box Company; it was then the largest box-maker in Western Canada.
In 2015 the company operated from four locations in British Columbia and Washington state and employed about 270 people.
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Awards
Awards won by The Great Little Box Company include:
- Best Company to work for in BC (BC Business Magazine & Watson Wyatt): 1st place in 2006
- Financial Post's Top 10 Companies to work for in BC (2006, 2012)
- Canada's Top 100 Employers (Macleans: 2005-2007 and 2015)
- BC Top 30 employers (2005-2007)
- Canada's 50 best managed companies (1995, 1999, 2004)
- Quality Council of BC Award of Distinction: 1997 (for People Focus) and 1999 (for Customer Focus).
- Business Excellence Award for Outstanding Workplace by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce (2015)
Among the management policies which led to these awards were the practice of giving employees open access to the company's financial records, profit-sharing options and recreational facilities.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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