Thought2Reality: BC's Best Manufacturing Company to Work For Gives Back

Ideon Packaging has been named the 2012 BC's Best Manufacturing Company to work for by BC Business Magazine.

It started over 10 years ago; Rick and Dave sat down and had a conversation about boxes. Over many cups of coffee the vision started to unfold. How do we differentiate ourselves? Could a box company design, manufacture and deliver boxes in 5 days, consistently? Could a WOW culture exist that all team members believe in? Could a company prosper, while giving back to the community and being environmentally responsible?

Ideon’s growth over the past 10 years has been rapid. From its humble beginnings on Annacis Island to a custom facility in Richmond, Ideon has grown to 85,000 sq. ft. spanning over 2 buildings. And with our latest addition of an Industrial Digital Printing Press - the only one of its kind in Western Canada - Ideon's advancement continues.

All of Ideon’s amazing machinery is really nothing without Ideon’s most important asset: its People. Ideon was founded on an open culture where people are allowed to make decisions in an effort to always WOW the customer. Our growth hasn’t changed our values; we understand that all team members add value and are the core to our success. Moreover, the focus on our people is the reason for Ideon being named BC’s Best Manufacturing company to work for.

Another reason for Ideon being named BC’s Best Manufacturing Company to work for is our entire team’s commitment to our 4theKids charity. During the Holiday season is when our year-long employee bottle drive program pays it forward by taking all the money raised and purchase toys for less fortunate kids. This year, Ideon, our employees and customers joined forces to donate approximately $4000 of toys to three local organizations; Richmond Christmas Fund, Canuck Place and BC Children’s Hospital. We loaded up one of out trucks and delivered the toys today.