For the third time this year, a Burnaby company has been recognized as a great place to work.
Traction on Demand, a cloud consulting and software development company. Traction was recently named Best for Workers by B the Change Media, a media company that highlights work by B corporations, which is a certification bestowed on companies that use their influence to benefit society.
Traction was among 124 B-certified companies around the world named in the Best for Workers category that scored in the top 10 per cent of eligible companies in the impact assessment conducted by the B Lab, the non-profit that certifies B corporations.
“We are incredibly honoured to have a spot on the world’s best list for workers. From day one, it has been my intention to be an employee-first company. Take care of your team and they, in turn, will take care of the community and customers,” said Greg Malpass, CEO of Traction on Demand, in a press release.
Earlier this year, Traction on Demand was named the sixth best place to work in Canada, according to Great Place to Work Canada, a workplace research institute. In June, the company won Team of the Year at the 23rd annual 2016 Technology Impact Awards.
Urban Decay arrives in Canada
California-based cosmetics company Urban Decay has just opened its first-ever freestanding store in Canada and it’s right here in Burnaby.
L’Oréal-owned Urban Decay sells everything from lipstick and foundation to eyeshadow and tools and everything else in between. Until now, products could be found at the beauty counter at Shoppers Drug Mart or at cosmetic giant Sephora, but now fans of Urban Decay can browse its goods at Metropolis at Metrotown, according to a press release.
A grand opening was held on Saturday at the Burnaby mall. For more info, go to www.urbandecay.com.
Urban Decay plans to open a second Canadian location in the Toronto area in November.
Correction
In a Movers and Shakers column titled Female leaders set to speak at luncheon, published on Friday, Sept. 2, in the NOW, I referred to Life Labs CEO Sue Paish as Sue Parish.
Before joining Life Labs, Paish (as it’s spelled correctly) was managing partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and CEO of Pharmasave Drugs (National).
My apologies for the error.
