St. Joseph Communications celebrates top honour of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies program
February 16, 2010 - St. Joseph Communications, Canada’s largest privately owned communications company, has achieved Platinum Club member status with Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies by retaining its Best Managed designation for seven consecutive years.
“I want to congratulate St. Joseph Communications on becoming a Platinum Club member,” says John Hughes, Partner, Private Company Services group with Deloitte, a national sponsor of the Best Managed program. “This designation exemplifies consistency, commitment and the ability to be flexible in a changing marketplace. These qualities are what make St. Joseph such a great business success story and one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies.”
Starting as a small Toronto-based print company in 1956, today St. Joseph Communications is a leading provider of integrated communications and marketing solutions with locations across Canada. While upholding its founding core values of entrepreneurship and giving back to the community, St. Joseph strives for innovation and leadership in a rapidly changing communications industry.
In 2009, St. Joseph Communications created a 17-acre print communications campus to provide its customers with a full suite of print and document management solutions. Focusing on digital communications, St. Joseph also launched a new food-oriented website (www.20minutesupperclub.com), expanded its web-to-print capabilities and welcomed many new customers to its digital signage division, Alchemy.
“We are honoured to earn the top recognition of this prestigious award program, especially within a year that presented a unique set of challenges to the industry,” says Tony Gagliano, Executive Chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications. “To be recognized now for seven consecutive years is a testament to the partnerships we have formed with all our stakeholders and the talent and dedication of our employees across Canada.”
The winners of the Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies 2009 award, along with Requalified and Platinum Club members, will be honoured at the annual Best Managed gala in Toronto on March 8, 2010.
About Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies
Celebrating its 17th anniversary, Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. Each year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates management skills and practices. For more information, visit www.canadas50best.com.
About St. Joseph Communications
St. Joseph Communications is Canada’s leading provider of integrated communications and marketing solutions. Its business platforms specializing in Content, Print, Documents and Media deliver all of its customers’ communications needs, including packaging and in-store design; branding; digital signage; web design; mobile media; photography; custom publishing; digital on-demand printing; high-speed, high-quality commercial printing; and document solutions. St. Joseph is also owner and publisher of some of Canada’s leading consumer magazines, including Toronto Life and FASHION Magazine. The company is well recognized for its environmental leadership and commitment to the communities in which it operates.
