The Great Little Box Company (GLBC) is a Canadian company that manufactures custom and stock corrugated boxes, point-of-purchase displays, digital print and packaging, labels and flexible packaging, folding cartons, and protective packaging. [1] The company also distributes shipping and moving supplies. GLBC's main manufacturing facility is located in Richmond, British Columbia [2] and occupies over 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2). In addition to its Richmond head office, the company has distribution locations in Kelowna and Victoria, British Columbia, Everett, Washington, and a satellite office in Alberta. [3] The Great Little Box Company has won a number of awards. [4] Most recently, they have been honored as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers and Canada's Best Managed designation. [5]
The company was founded in 1982, [6] and began with three employees and some second-hand machinery. [7]
As the company grew, it began selling moving supplies in 2004 and in 2006 a label and plastics division was added. [8]
In 2007, the company acquired Boxstar Industries. [9] By 2008 it employed 170 people [10] and by 2012 it had about 250 employees. [6]
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. [11] [12]
In 2015, the company operated from four locations in British Columbia and Washington state and employed about 270 people. [13] [14]
In 2020 Great Little Box Company acquired Ideon Packaging. [15] That same year, the Everett location expanded to a 28,000 sqft facility on Riverside Road. [16]
In 2021 Great Little Box Company opened a warehouse in Abbotsford and expanded to include a location at Eburne Way in Richmond.
In 2023 Great Little Box Company added the addition of a print plate division.
In 2024 Great Little Box Company achieved G7 Master qualification. [17]
The Great Little Box Company (GLBC) is a Canadian company that manufactures custom and stock corrugated boxes, point-of-purchase displays, digital print and packaging, labels and flexible packaging, folding cartons, and protective packaging. [1] The company also distributes shipping and moving supplies. GLBC's main manufacturing facility is located in Richmond, British Columbia [2] and occupies over 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2). In addition to its Richmond head office, the company has distribution locations in Kelowna and Victoria, British Columbia, Everett, Washington, and a satellite office in Alberta. [3] The Great Little Box Company has won a number of awards. [4] Most recently, they have been honored as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers and Canada's Best Managed designation. [5]
The company was founded in 1982, [6] and began with three employees and some second-hand machinery. [7]
As the company grew, it began selling moving supplies in 2004 and in 2006 a label and plastics division was added. [8]
In 2007, the company acquired Boxstar Industries. [9] By 2008 it employed 170 people [10] and by 2012 it had about 250 employees. [6]
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. [11] [12]
In 2015, the company operated from four locations in British Columbia and Washington state and employed about 270 people. [13] [14]
In 2020 Great Little Box Company acquired Ideon Packaging. [15] That same year, the Everett location expanded to a 28,000 sqft facility on Riverside Road. [16]
In 2021 Great Little Box Company opened a warehouse in Abbotsford and expanded to include a location at Eburne Way in Richmond.
In 2023 Great Little Box Company added the addition of a print plate division.
In 2024 Great Little Box Company achieved G7 Master qualification. [17]