Calian Named Recipient of 2016 Best Business Award
Ottawa, ON — Nov. 14, 2016 - Calian Group Ltd. (TSX:CGY) is pleased to announce that, the company was a recipient of the 2016 Best Business Award presented at the Best Ottawa Business Awards (BOBs) gala at the Westin Hotel on November 10th.
Organized by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Business Journal, the annual BOBs program seeks to recognize the most successful and innovative companies and business leaders who are driving economic growth and prosperity in the nation’s capital.
Calian has achieved unprecedented success, with over 60 consecutive profitable quarters and revenues growing to the highest levels in the company’s history in 2016. Calian’s strong leadership team coupled with its diverse service offerings have been key to this growth, which has allowed the company to reach new markets, including the corrections and oil and gas sectors, and secure notable contracts with several new organizations. In addition, Calian has continued to build upon 20+ year relationships with organizations such as the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Space Agency and several prominent satellite telecommunications companies.
“We are honoured to be in the company of so many great local businesses, and especially honoured to receive this year’s Best Business Award,” said Kevin Ford, President and CEO of Calian. “This award is a testament to Calian’s strength not only in our team and diverse service offerings, but also in our unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction.”
On April 1st, 2016, the company rebranded to Calian Group Ltd. (formerly Calian Technologies Ltd.) to better reflect the company’s diverse service offerings. As a company that started with a single employee in Ottawa in 1982, it has since evolved to employ more 2,500 people across the country in the health, training, IT, systems engineering and contract manufacturing services.
Calian continues to invest in its service lines to ensure it is well positioned for long term growth. Looking ahead, Calian remains driven by its vision to be the best Canadian company to work for, buy from and invest in.
About Calian
Calian employs over 2,700 people with offices and projects that span Canada, U.S. and international markets. The company's capabilities are diverse with services delivered through two divisions. The Business and Technology Services (BTS) Division is headquartered in Ottawa and includes the provision of business and technology services to industry, public and government in the health, training, engineering and IT services domains. Calian's Systems Engineering Division (SED) located in Saskatoon plans, designs and implements complex communication systems for many of the world's space agencies and leading satellite manufacturers and operators. SED also provides contract manufacturing services for both private sector and military customers in North America.