Apr-2019
Stryker Canada Invests in Hamilton: New +$100M HQ
Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, together with their customers, is driven to making healthcare better. They offer innovative products and services in orthopaedics, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine, that help improve patient and hospital outcomes*. Since 1945, Stryker has grown to employ 33,000 people globally, generating $12.5B in annual sales. Stryker reinvests $767M in R&D annually, and has 6,560 global patents.
Stryker is committed to building an inclusive, engaging work environment, with a goal to encourage, value and leverage differences in people and perspectives to maximize business outcomes. Diversity and inclusion are business imperatives of the organization that align with Stryker’s mission and values.
Up until the 2018 relocation to a new building, Stryker Canada Inc. had been operating from three locations in the Hamilton region. By the year 2015, the company was bursting at the seams in all locations, due to strong growth and acquisitions. With the anticipated growth in healthcare, a decision was made to expand its real estate footprint within the same vicinity, and create a new head office facility that would consolidate all its functional departments under one roof.
Stryker’s employees were the main reason the Canadian business decided to consolidate into a newly built, $100M headquarters in Hamilton, Ontario. A new facility would not only provide the much-needed expansion space, it would also allow the company to create a new state-of-the-art workplace environment. The environment would be aligned with the needs of the employees and the culture, as well as with their business objectives. However, the company was reluctant about a move that could potentially uproot the lives of their 225 employees.
Read the full article, and see pictures of Stryker’s new home here