Brock Solutions Awarded One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 24 Years

Brock Solutions Best Managed Company Twenty Four Consecutive Years

May 26, 2021

BrockSolutions BestManagedBrock Solutions has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club Member in 2021 for its 24th consecutive year. The 2021 Best Managed program awards winners of the top privately-owned Canadian companies with annual revenues over $25 million. This year’s winners have demonstrated resilience to thrive, despite a challenging year, and have found success through organizational purpose, fostering remote work, and having a clear focus on employee well-being.

Now in its 28th year, Canada’s Best Managed Companies remains one of the country’s leading business awards programs recognizing Canadian-owned and managed companies for innovative, world-class business practices. Every year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies compete for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates the caliber of their management abilities and practices.

“In what may be the most challenging year for Canadian businesses since the program’s inception, the 2021 Best Managed winners are a shining example of the importance of leadership, innovation, and resilience in the face of uncertainty,” said Kari Lockhart, National Co-Leader of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program and Partner, Deloitte Private. “These companies should not only be extremely proud of this designation, but for their organizational grit, continued adaptability, and unwavering commitment to their people during a year when it was needed most.”

Brock Solutions won its initial Best Managed award in 1996 and has successfully retained its status since then, achieving Platinum Club status for the first time in 2003.

Applicants are evaluated by an independent judging panel comprised of representatives from program sponsors in addition to special guest judges. View a complete list of the 2021 Canada’s Best Managed winners, Gold Standard winners and Platinum Club winners here.

About Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Canada’s Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $25 million. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on four levels: 1) Canada’s Best Managed Companies new winner (new winners selected each year); 2) Canada’s Best Managed Companies winner (award recipients that have re-applied and successfully retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Gold Standard winner (after three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully retained their award for 4-6 consecutive years); 4) Platinum Club member (winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven years or more). Program sponsors are Deloitte Private, CIBC, Canadian Business, Smith School of Business, and TMX Group. For further information, visit http://www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.

About Brock Solutions

Brock Solutions works with Airports, Airlines, Manufacturers, Shipping Lines, Terminal Operators, Water Authorities, and Warehousing/Distribution centers all over the world. We provide industry-leading automation projects, software solutions, sustainment and consulting services that reduce operating costs and extend the life of existing systems, universally improving operations in a way that drives measurable value for each and every one of our customers.

We provide Powerful Systems that are Simple to use and inspire Meaningful Change.

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