Farrow Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 13th Consecutive Year
Windsor, ON – Farrow is incredibly proud to announce that we have been awarded Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation for the 13th consecutive year – What an honour! Along with this notable recognition, Farrow has also achieved, for the seventh time, Platinum Club status, a membership that is exclusive to Canada’s leading organizations.
“We are absolutely thrilled to receive this designation, for the 13th year in a row. This acknowledgement exemplifies the phenomenal work of our dedicated employees over the past year which allowed us to drive innovative solutions in a very broken supply chain world,” said Farrow CEO, Grant Robinson. “Going forward, we will continue to adapt to an ever changing global landscape with the promise of peace of mind delivered, working together as One Farrow. The entire Farrow family is grateful to be presented with this distinction once again and we look forward to sharing our further growth in 2023.”
“It has become increasingly important for businesses to foster collaborative workplaces where employees are empowered to make valuable contributions to their organizations,” said Lorrie King, Partner, Deloitte Private and Co-Leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. “This year’s Best Managed winners embraced a people-first mentality, enabling employees to cultivate important capabilities and integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives into their core strategy. By prioritizing employee wellbeing and championing professional development, these companies have been able to harness an engaged talent pool to explore new ventures and set the course for continuous improvement and growth.”
“The pandemic has changed the way businesses operate and these winners have responded by transforming and pivoting their companies so that they are leading the way forward for the future,” said Dino Medves, Senior Vice President and Head, CIBC Commercial Banking.
Every year, hundreds of companies compete for this prestigious designation in a rigorous formal application process that evaluates overall business performance, including the applicant’s areas of leadership, strategy, core competencies, and talent.
Now in its 29th year, Canada’s Best Managed Companies remains one of the country’s leading business awards programs recognizing Canadian-owned and managed companies for its innovative, world-class business practices.
For further information, please contact:
Walter Pizzolitto
Manager, Marketing
(519) 252.7775 ext 10590
Email: walter.pizzolitto@farrow.com
About Farrow
Farrow is a customs broker and logistics provider with over 110 years of expertise in international trade. Owned and operated by the third generation of the Farrow family, with the fourth generation now involved on a day-to-day basis as well. With over 700 employees and 29 offices and warehouse locations, Farrow is among the largest private and family-owned customs brokers in North America.
In addition to providing customs brokerage services, Farrow also operates four divisions under the Farrow brand. These include Farrow Logistics (North American Logistics), Farrow Global Logistics (International Freight Forwarding and Global Supply Chain), Farrow Express (Expedited Deliveries), and Farrow Consulting (Import/Export and Trade Management Consulting).
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 $50 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 (one of the 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, The Globe and Mail, Salesforce and TMX Group. For more information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.
