Great Little Box Company
The Great Little Box Company (GLBC) is a Canadian company which manufactures custom and stock corrugated boxes, point-of-purchase displays, digital print and packaging, labels and flexible packaging, 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 . 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. 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. In  2020 Great Little Box Company acquired Ideon Packaging. In 2020 the Everett location expanded to a 28,000 sqft facility on Riverside Road. Awards. Awards won by The Great Little Box Company include: 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. As a Great Manufacturer: TLMI Annual Awards Competition Box Manufacturing Olympics (AICC/ TAPPI) o  2021 Gold – Folding Carton -Cosmetics (Routine Natural Soap) o  2021 Gold & Bronze – Corrugate Display Print & Structure (Strait & Narrow) o  2021 Gold – Corrugate Display Structure (Performatrin  Ultra) o  2021 Bronze – Corrugate replacing other substrate (BC Fresh Potato Basket & Tray)2021- Coupe Beverages - Duchess Cosmopolitan Box FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards o  2021- Coupe Beverages - Duchess Cosmopolitan Box Paperboard Packaging Council Competition o  2020 - Excellence Award in Sustainability (Big Marble Farms) o 2020- Excellence Award (Harken Coffee & VI Brewing Pod Pack) o  2018 - Boxmaker Award– Structural Design (Skinphoria) o  2016 - Gold Award (Little Belgians) o  2014 – Gold Award & Excellence Winner (Rocky Mtn/ Purdy's) ·       The Independent Packaging Association o   2019 – Innovative Structural Design & Judge's choice – 1st (Liquidity Winery) o   2019 – Folding Carton – Retail Food & Beverage & Judge's  choice – 1st (Harken Coffee) o   2017 - Innovative Structural Design, Con & Ind Focus – 3rd  (4-Pack Crate) o   2017 – Counter, Shelf Power Wing & PDQ displays – 3rd  (NASCAR display) o   2017 - Folding Carton – Confections - 1st & 3rd  (La Churreria/ Moonshine Donuts) o  2017 - Folding Carton – Family of Packages – 2nd  (Temper Pastry) o  2017 - Folding Carton – Improvement over former package – 2nd (Temper) o  2017 - Folding Carton – Judges’ Choice  (La Churreria) ·       Tappi Corrpak Corrugated Design Competition (2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003) o  2014 – Structure/ Floor Displays – 1 (Aritizia) o  2014 – Flexo Printing -Combined Brown Brd -1st & 2nd (Fiasco Gelato/ Aritizia) o  2014 – Combined Techniques – 1st  & 2 (Fiasco Gelato/ Aritizia) o  2014 – Structure - Best of Show  (Fiasco Gelato) o  2014 – Structure - Attendee's Favourite  (Aritizia) o  2012 – Structure – Shelf Shipper Displays – 2 (Brookside60) o  2009 - Floor display – 2nd o  2008 - Protective Packaging- 1st & 2nd ·       Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards o 2020 - Corrugated Offset - 1st (Victoria Distillers - Empress 1908 Gin Kit) o 2020 - Labels - Flexo - 2nd (Strathcona Beer Company) o  2019 - Corrugated Flexo- 1st (Tea Runners) o  2019 - Wine & Beer Labels – 1st (Red truck Lager) o  2019 -  Labels Digital – 3rd (Iggy's) o  2015 – Labels Flexo  - 2nd