Jim Pattison Group, Inc. is Canada’s second-largest private company. It is a diversified conglomerate with over 30 operating divisions, including advertising and media, automotive and agricultural equipment, food, beverage and pharmacy, forestry products and packaging. Its entertainment division includes Guinness World Records and the Canadian rights to Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Headquartered in Vancouver, the company was founded by Jim Pattison in 1961 when he purchased his first General Motors dealership. Now, the Group owns 23 automotive dealerships nationwide.
The Group acquired its first Toyota dealership in 1980 and, today, owns six Toyota and two Lexus dealerships. The Group is also British Columbia’s largest Volvo dealer.
The Group entered broadcasting in 2000 with the acquisition of Monarch Broadcasting and numerous FM stations over the following years. It launched its outdoor advertising business in 1995 and, today, operates 229 billboards.
The company’s sign division is the second-largest signage and visual communications company in North America, and its Forest Products segment is the 2nd largest integrated forest products company in the world.
The Group generates annual sales of $10.6 billion and employs over 40,000 people.
- Family name: Pattison family
- Sector: Diversified Industrial Product
- Founded: 1961
- Founder: Jim Pattison
- Country: Canada
- Company headquarters: Vancouver, Canada
- Chairman and CEO: Jim Pattison
- Revenue: US$6.5 billion
- Family ownership: 100%
- Employees: 41,000
- Website: https://www.jimpattison.com/
