Richmond, BC , Nov. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Little Box Company Ltd. (GLBC) announced today that it has again been recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2018 in the mid-market category. The national awards program founded by Canada’s leading cultural talent management firm, Waterstone Human Capital, has selected GLBC as one of 42 companies to be recognized for this coveted award. Now in its 14th year, this annual award recognizes a select group of Canadian companies with a proven commitment to providing best-in-class corporate cultures.
“Great Little Box Company is proud to be a recipient of the Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures award for the second time. Our employees are our number one priority, and it’s a thrill to celebrate this accolade with them,” said Brad Tindall, President of Great Little Box Company. “We’ve brought on 40 new employees in 2018 alone and are pleased to be able to share our company culture with more people as we continue to grow.”
Headquartered in Richmond, B.C., GLBC has established itself as a one-stop-shop for innovative and custom packaging solutions. Founded 36 years ago, the company is now comprised of a diverse workforce of 300 employees and growing. GLBC’s commitment to providing its people with a rewarding, growth-inducing place of employment is at the very core of its vision, ‘Grow Our People; Grow Our Business.’ The leadership team is focused on developing corporate programs that empower its most important asset, its people, through ongoing skills training to ensure that they feel valued and appreciated in the workplace.
“GLBC’s success to date is a testament to the incredible people we have on our team,” said Tindall. “Respect for people is a value that is deeply rooted in our company culture and it informs the way employees interact with one another, whether that’s in the workplace or outside. We are a very inclusive and family-oriented company, and so we make it a priority to ensure that achieving work-life integration is possible. At our core, we believe that a strong culture makes for a strong bottom line.”
On the heels of the Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture award announcement, GLBC was also recognized as the winner of The Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s Outstanding Workplace of the Year Award on November 23, 2018.
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About Great Little Box Company
Great Little Box Company Ltd. (GLBC) began operations in 1982 in British Columbia, Canada and currently operates from its headquarters in Richmond, BC with additional offices in Victoria, BC, Kelowna, BC and Everett, Washington, as well as a satellite office in Alberta. Great Little Box Company is an award-winning manufacturer and distributor of custom and stock packaging solutions, specializing in corrugated boxes, custom displays, labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons, rigid boxes and specialty and protective packaging. With over 30 years of packaging experience and recognized for its excellence in customer service, GLBC can provide your business with an efficient, one-stop shopping service. Whether your business is looking for packing supplies or a complete packaging solution, GLBC has the tools, expertise and experience to deliver a cost-effective packaging program to suit your needs. For more information, please visit www.glbc.com.
About Waterstone Human Capital
Waterstone Human Capital is a leading cultural talent management firm. We see talent management as a continuum, inclusive of Executive Search and Recruitment, Cultural Measurement & Assessment and Cultural Alignment Advisory Services. Through these services we support entrepreneurial-minded, high-growth organizations across North America. We are also the founders of the Canada's Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures and Canada's Most Admired™ CEO programs. These national programs annually recognize best-in-class Canadian organizations, and CEOs, for fostering cultures that enhance performance and help sustain a competitive advantage.
About Canada's Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures
This national program annually recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations for having cultures that enhance performance and help sustain a competitive advantage. Forty winners are chosen across four categories; three are based on revenue (growth, mid-market and enterprise) and one not-for-profit category (broader public sector). Organizations' submissions are scored on six categories: vision and leadership, recruitment and hiring for fit, cultural alignment and measurement, retention, rewards and recognition, organizational performance and corporate social responsibility. The Canada's Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures program creates a benchmark of success for all those who are nominated.
For more information please visit waterstonehc.com or canadasmostadmired.com